Arranger(s): Bernard, Émile
Artist(s): Delcamp, Robert
Label: Naxos
Series: Organ Encyclopedia
Genre: Instrumental
Period: Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.557285
Barcode: 0747313228522
Release Date: 02/2005

SAINT-SAENS: Organ Music

From childhood until the last year of his life, Camille Saint-Saëns enjoyed international renown as a piano and organ virtuoso. Although he composed prolifically, “as an apple tree produces apples”, much of his output remains relatively unknown. His published organ works consist of pieces for solo organ, organ and orchestra, chamber works and transcriptions. Highlights of this disc include the Fantaisie in E flat, Saint-Saëns’ most popular work for the instrument, and the conductor Émile Bernard’s colourful transcription of the Adagio from Saint-Saëns’ most popular orchestral work, the Organ Symphony.

Tracklist

Saint-Saëns, Camille
Delcamp, Robert (organ)
1 Prelude and Fugue in E-Flat Major, Op. 99, No. 3 08:25
Delcamp, Robert (organ)
Delcamp, Robert (organ)
2 Rhapsody on Breton Melodies in F Major, Op. 7, No. 3 08:42
Delcamp, Robert (organ)
Delcamp, Robert (organ)
3 I. Molto lento 10:59
Delcamp, Robert (organ)
4 II. Feria Pentecostes 04:52
Delcamp, Robert (organ)
5 III. Poco adagio 06:24
Delcamp, Robert (organ)
6 IV. Allegretto 03:03
Delcamp, Robert (organ)
7 V. Pro Martyribus 05:14
Delcamp, Robert (organ)
8 VI. Pro Defunctis 06:58
Delcamp, Robert (organ)
9 VII. Allegro giocoso 04:29
Delcamp, Robert (organ)
Saint-Saëns, Camille
Bernard, Émile - Arranger
Delcamp, Robert (organ)
10 Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78, "Organ": I. Poco adagio (arr. É. Bernard for solo organ) 10:47
Delcamp, Robert (organ)
Saint-Saëns, Camille
Delcamp, Robert (organ)
11 Fantaisie in E-Flat Major 06:44
Delcamp, Robert (organ)

Total Playing Time: 01:16:37