Label: Naxos
Genre: Chamber Music
Period: 20th Century; Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.574314
Barcode: 747313431472
Release Date: 09/2021

SAINT-SAËNS, C.: Violin and Piano Music, Vol. 3 - Transcriptions (Clamagirand, V. Cohen)

Saint-Saëns composed many original works for the violin. He also took the art of arrangement to new heights of refinement, believing his transcriptions were independent of their models, following the precedent of composers such as Liszt. This album presents early or alternative duo versions of some of Saint-Saëns’s most popular works, in which the declamatory style of the originals—such as the ever-popular Danse macabre or the habanera-infused Havanaise—is made more intimate and subtle. Composed for the exclusive use of Queen Elisabeth of Belgium in 1918, the Air de Dalila here receives its world premiere recording.

Tracklist

Saint-Saëns, Camille
Clamagirand, Fanny (violin)
Cohen, Vanya (piano)
1Danse macabre, Op. 40 (version for violin and piano)07:13
Clamagirand, Fanny (violin)
Cohen, Vanya (piano)
Clamagirand, Fanny (violin)
Cohen, Vanya (piano)
2Jota aragonese, Op. 64 (version for violin and piano)04:18
Clamagirand, Fanny (violin)
Cohen, Vanya (piano)
Clamagirand, Fanny (violin)
Cohen, Vanya (piano)
3Le déluge, Op. 45: Prélude (version for violin and piano)06:40
Clamagirand, Fanny (violin)
Cohen, Vanya (piano)
Clamagirand, Fanny (violin)
Cohen, Vanya (piano)
4Havanaise in E Major, Op. 83 (version for violin and piano)10:09
Clamagirand, Fanny (violin)
Cohen, Vanya (piano)
Saint-Saëns, Camille
Bizet, Georges - Arranger
Clamagirand, Fanny (violin)
Cohen, Vanya (piano)
5Introduction et rondo capriccioso in A Minor, Op. 28 (arr. G. Bizet for violin and piano)09:34
Clamagirand, Fanny (violin)
Cohen, Vanya (piano)
Saint-Saëns, Camille
Clamagirand, Fanny (violin)
Cohen, Vanya (piano)
6Prière, Op. 158bis (version for violin and piano)04:26
Clamagirand, Fanny (violin)
Cohen, Vanya (piano)
Clamagirand, Fanny (violin)
Cohen, Vanya (piano)
7Caprice andalous, Op. 122 (version for violin and piano)11:27
Clamagirand, Fanny (violin)
Cohen, Vanya (piano)
Clamagirand, Fanny (violin)
Cohen, Vanya (piano)
8Samson et Dalila, Op. 47, Act I: Printemps qui commence (version for violin and piano)04:27
Clamagirand, Fanny (violin)
Cohen, Vanya (piano)
Saint-Saëns, Camille
Ysaÿe, Eugène - Arranger
Clamagirand, Fanny (violin)
Cohen, Vanya (piano)
96 Études, Op. 52: No. 6. En forme de valse (arr. E. Ysaÿe for violin and piano as Caprice d'après l'étude en forme de valse)09:00
Clamagirand, Fanny (violin)
Cohen, Vanya (piano)

Total Playing Time: 01:07:14