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Neeme Järvi|Saint-Saëns: Cello Concertos, Le Carnaval des Animaux, Africa & Wedding Cake

Saint-Saëns: Cello Concertos, Le Carnaval des Animaux, Africa & Wedding Cake

Neeme Järvi, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Truls Mørk, Louis Lortie, Helene Mercier

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The essence of Camille Saint-Saëns' music comes through perhaps most clearly in his music for solo instrument and orchestra, which exemplifies his elegant combination of melody and conservatory-generated virtuosity. The two cello concertos are here, plus a pair of crowd-pleasing short works for piano and orchestra, and the evergreen Carnival of the Animals, with pianists Louis Lortie and Hélène Mercier joining forces along with a collection of instruments that includes the often-omitted glass harmonica. There are all kinds of attractions here: the gently humorous and not over-broad Carnival, the songful cello playing of Truls Mørk, and the little-known piano-and-orchestra scene Africa, Op. 89, with its lightly Tunisian flavor (sample this final track). But really, the central thread connecting them all is the conducting of Neeme Järvi and the light, graceful work of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; French music is the nearly 80-year-old Järvi's most congenial environment, and in this recording, perhaps his last devoted to Saint-Saëns, he has never been better. Chandos contributes idiomatic sound from the Grieg Hall in Bergen, and even if Saint-Saëns has little to say about life's deep questions, you won't care.

© TiVo

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Saint-Saëns: Cello Concertos, Le Carnaval des Animaux, Africa & Wedding Cake

Neeme Järvi

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Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 33 (Camille Saint-Saëns)

1
Allegro non troppo
00:06:00

CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Neeme Järvi, Conductor, MainArtist - Truls Mørk, Cello, MainArtist

2016 Chandos Records 2016 Chandos Records

2
Allegretto con moto Cadenza
00:05:05

CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Neeme Järvi, Conductor, MainArtist - Truls Mørk, Cello, MainArtist

2016 Chandos Records 2016 Chandos Records

3
Tempo I
00:09:10

CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Neeme Järvi, Conductor, MainArtist - Truls Mørk, Cello, MainArtist

2016 Chandos Records 2016 Chandos Records

Cello Concerto No. 2, Op. 119 (Camille Saint-Saëns)

4
I. Allegro moderato e maestoso
00:11:43

CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Neeme Järvi, Conductor, MainArtist - Truls Mørk, Cello, MainArtist

2016 Chandos Records 2016 Chandos Records

5
II. Allegro non troppo
00:06:26

CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Neeme Järvi, Conductor, MainArtist - Truls Mørk, Cello, MainArtist

2016 Chandos Records 2016 Chandos Records

Le Carnaval des Animaux, R. 125 (Camille Saint-Saëns)

6
I. Introduction - Marche Royale Du Lion
00:02:04

CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Louis Lortie, Piano, MainArtist - Neeme Järvi, Conductor, MainArtist - Helene Mercier, Piano, MainArtist

2016 Chandos Records 2016 Chandos Records

7
II. Poules et coqs
00:00:41

CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Louis Lortie, Piano, MainArtist - Neeme Järvi, Conductor, MainArtist - Helene Mercier, Piano, MainArtist

2016 Chandos Records 2016 Chandos Records

8
III. Hémiones (Animaux véloces)
00:00:37

CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Louis Lortie, Piano, MainArtist - Neeme Järvi, Conductor, MainArtist - Helene Mercier, Piano, MainArtist

2016 Chandos Records 2016 Chandos Records

9
IV. Tortues
00:01:42

CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Louis Lortie, Piano, MainArtist - Neeme Järvi, Conductor, MainArtist - Helene Mercier, Piano, MainArtist

2016 Chandos Records 2016 Chandos Records

10
V. L'Elephant
00:01:24

CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Louis Lortie, Piano, MainArtist - Neeme Järvi, Conductor, MainArtist - Helene Mercier, Piano, MainArtist

2016 Chandos Records 2016 Chandos Records

11
VI. Kangourous
00:00:53

CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Louis Lortie, Piano, MainArtist - Neeme Järvi, Conductor, MainArtist - Helene Mercier, Piano, MainArtist

2016 Chandos Records 2016 Chandos Records

12
VII. Aquarium
00:02:18

CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Louis Lortie, Piano, MainArtist - Neeme Järvi, Conductor, MainArtist - Helene Mercier, Piano, MainArtist

2016 Chandos Records 2016 Chandos Records

13
VIII. Personnages à longues oreilles
00:00:49

CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Louis Lortie, Piano, MainArtist - Neeme Järvi, Conductor, MainArtist - Helene Mercier, Piano, MainArtist

2016 Chandos Records 2016 Chandos Records

14
IX. Le Coucou au fond des bois
00:02:08

CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Louis Lortie, Piano, MainArtist - Neeme Järvi, Conductor, MainArtist - Helene Mercier, Piano, MainArtist

2016 Chandos Records 2016 Chandos Records

15
X. Volière
00:01:20

CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Louis Lortie, Piano, MainArtist - Neeme Järvi, Conductor, MainArtist - Helene Mercier, Piano, MainArtist

2016 Chandos Records 2016 Chandos Records

16
XI. Pianistes
00:01:15

CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Louis Lortie, Piano, MainArtist - Neeme Järvi, Conductor, MainArtist - Helene Mercier, Piano, MainArtist

2016 Chandos Records 2016 Chandos Records

17
XII. Fossiles
00:01:15

CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Louis Lortie, Piano, MainArtist - Neeme Järvi, Conductor, MainArtist - Helene Mercier, Piano, MainArtist

2016 Chandos Records 2016 Chandos Records

18
XIII. Le Cygne
00:02:33

CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Louis Lortie, Piano, MainArtist - Neeme Järvi, Conductor, MainArtist - Helene Mercier, Piano, MainArtist

2016 Chandos Records 2016 Chandos Records

19
XIV. Final
00:02:02

CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Louis Lortie, Piano, MainArtist - Neeme Järvi, Conductor, MainArtist - Helene Mercier, Piano, MainArtist

2016 Chandos Records 2016 Chandos Records

20
Caprice-Valse, Op. 76 "Wedding-cake"
00:05:58

CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Louis Lortie, Piano, MainArtist - Neeme Järvi, Conductor, MainArtist

2016 Chandos Records 2016 Chandos Records

21
Africa, Op. 89
00:09:54

CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Louis Lortie, Piano, MainArtist - Neeme Järvi, Conductor, MainArtist

2016 Chandos Records 2016 Chandos Records

Album review

The essence of Camille Saint-Saëns' music comes through perhaps most clearly in his music for solo instrument and orchestra, which exemplifies his elegant combination of melody and conservatory-generated virtuosity. The two cello concertos are here, plus a pair of crowd-pleasing short works for piano and orchestra, and the evergreen Carnival of the Animals, with pianists Louis Lortie and Hélène Mercier joining forces along with a collection of instruments that includes the often-omitted glass harmonica. There are all kinds of attractions here: the gently humorous and not over-broad Carnival, the songful cello playing of Truls Mørk, and the little-known piano-and-orchestra scene Africa, Op. 89, with its lightly Tunisian flavor (sample this final track). But really, the central thread connecting them all is the conducting of Neeme Järvi and the light, graceful work of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; French music is the nearly 80-year-old Järvi's most congenial environment, and in this recording, perhaps his last devoted to Saint-Saëns, he has never been better. Chandos contributes idiomatic sound from the Grieg Hall in Bergen, and even if Saint-Saëns has little to say about life's deep questions, you won't care.

© TiVo

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