Saint-Saëns: Complete Symphonies (CD)

Saint-Saens wrote five symphonies between the years 1850 and 1886. The cycle began with the Mozart-influenced Symphony in A but as a precocious composer of 17 he wrote his first numbered symphony, a work much admired by Berlioz and Gounod. He progressed to his most popular piece in the genre, the ground-breaking Symphony No. 3 with it's inclusion of organ and piano. This critically admired cycle includes a sequence of atmospheric and dramatic symphonic poems, including Phaeton and the ever-popular Danse macabre.

Track List

1. *Symphony No. 1 in E-Flat Major Op. 2
2. I. Adagio - Allegro
3. II. Marche - Scherzo: Allegretto Scherzando
4. III. Adagio
5. IV. Finale: Allegro Maestoso
6. *Symphony No. 2 in a Minor Op. 55
7. I. Allegro Marcato - Più Allegro - Tempo Primo - Più Allegro - Tempo Primo - Allegro Appassionato
8. II. Adagio
9. III. Scherzo: Presto - Un Poco Meno Mosso
10. IV. Prestissimo - Andantino - Tempo Primo
11. Phaeton Op. 39
12. *Symphony No. 3 in C minor Op. 78 "Organ"
13. I. Adagio - Allegro Moderato -
14. I. Poco Adagio
15. II. Allegro Moderato - Presto -
16. II. Maestoso - Allegro
17. *Symphony in a Major
18. I. Poco Adagio - Allegro Vivace
19. II. Larghetto
20. III. Scherzo: Allegro Vivace
21. IV. Allegro Molto - Presto
22. Le Rouet D'omphale Op. 31
23. *Symphony in F Major "Urbs Roma"
24. I. Largo - Allegro
25. II. Molto Vivace
26. III. Moderato Assai Serioso
27. IV. Poco Allegretto
28. La Jeunesse D'hercule Op. 50
29. Danse Macabre Op. 40