This week we spend the hour with the organ music of French 19th century organist and composer, Camille Saint-Saëns.
Playlist
Title: Fantasie in D-flat, op. 101
Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns
Organist: Ken Cowan
Album: Art of the Symphonic Organist – JAV JAV 141
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Organ: 1921 IV/59 EM Skinner/Thompson-Allen, St. Luke Episcopal Church, Evanston, Illinois USA
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Title: Prélude and Fugues, op. 109, no. 2
Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns
Organist: David Baskeyfield
Album: David Baskeyfield – Oeuvres pour orgue – Atma Classique ACD2 2719
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Organ: 1955 IV/119 Casavant, St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Toronto, Canada
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Title: Seven Improvisations, op. 150 – I. Molto Lento, IV. Allegretto
Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns
Organist: Paul Derrett
Album: Laudate Dominum – Benchmarks Records 806835CD
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Organ: 1901 III/40 Henry Willis and Son/GOArt, Giggleswick School Chapel, Giggleswick, England
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Title: Bacchanale – Air de Ballet from Samson et Dalila, op. 47
Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns
Organist: Thomas Heywood
Album: The Living Tradition – Pro Organo CD 7257
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Organ: 1929 V/111 Hill, Norman and Beard, Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne, Australia
Title: Le Cygne (The Swan) from ‘Carnival of the Animals’
Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns
Organist: Thomas Trotter
Album: The Grand Organ of Birmingham Town Hall – Hyperion CDA66216
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Organ: 1837 V/112 Hill/Mander, Birmingham Town Hall, Birmingham, England
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Title: My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice from Samson et Dalila, op. 47
Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns
Organist: Peter Richard Conte
Album: My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice – Gothic G-49294
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Organ: 1904 VI/457 Los Angeles Art Organ, Wanamaker Grand Court Organ, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA
Title: Dance Macabre
Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns
Organist: John D Schwandt
Album: Tapestries –
Organ: 2006 IV/87 Russell, First Presbyterian Church, Ithaca, New York USA
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