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The third volume in Marc Soustrot's series on Naxos of the five symphonies of Camille Saint-Saëns presents one of his least familiar works, the Symphony in F major, "Urbs Roma," an early effort from 1856, written when the composer was 21 years old. The symphony won a prize at a competition held by the Bordeaux Société Ste Cécile, no doubt in recognition of Saint-Saëns' skillful orchestration and many striking passages that, by turns, evoke Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Schumann. However, Saint-Saëns thought so little of the piece that he didn't publish it, and it subsequently suffered from decades of neglect. With little coverage in the concert hall or on CD, this symphony deserves a break-out recording, and Soustrot's performance with the Malmö Symphony Orchestra may be the one to secure this symphony a place in the standard repertoire. Programmed with the somewhat obscure tone poem, La jeunesse d'Hercule, and the extremely popular Danse macabre, the symphony has a fine presentation, and if Soustrot has performed a service for Saint-Saëns' music, it may be in giving new life to this long forgotten work.
© TiVo
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Symphony in F Major, R. 163 "Urbs Roma" (Camille Saint-Saëns)
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - Marc Soustrot, Conductor - Malmo Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - Marc Soustrot, Conductor - Malmo Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - Marc Soustrot, Conductor - Malmo Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - Marc Soustrot, Conductor - Malmo Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
La jeunesse d'Hercule, Op. 50, R. 172 (Camille Saint-Saëns)
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - Marc Soustrot, Conductor - Malmo Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Danse macabre, Op. 40, R. 171 (Camille Saint-Saëns)
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - Marc Soustrot, Conductor - Malmo Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Marika Fältskogh, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
Album review
The third volume in Marc Soustrot's series on Naxos of the five symphonies of Camille Saint-Saëns presents one of his least familiar works, the Symphony in F major, "Urbs Roma," an early effort from 1856, written when the composer was 21 years old. The symphony won a prize at a competition held by the Bordeaux Société Ste Cécile, no doubt in recognition of Saint-Saëns' skillful orchestration and many striking passages that, by turns, evoke Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Schumann. However, Saint-Saëns thought so little of the piece that he didn't publish it, and it subsequently suffered from decades of neglect. With little coverage in the concert hall or on CD, this symphony deserves a break-out recording, and Soustrot's performance with the Malmö Symphony Orchestra may be the one to secure this symphony a place in the standard repertoire. Programmed with the somewhat obscure tone poem, La jeunesse d'Hercule, and the extremely popular Danse macabre, the symphony has a fine presentation, and if Soustrot has performed a service for Saint-Saëns' music, it may be in giving new life to this long forgotten work.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 6 track(s)
- Total length: 01:06:55
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Malmö Symphony Orchestra Marika Fältskogh Marc Soustrot
- Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns
- Label: Naxos
- Area: France
- Genre: Classical
- Period: Romantic Music
(C) 2015 Naxos (P) 2015 Naxos
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