Saint-Saëns: Symphonic Poems - Le Carnaval des animaux - L'Assassinat du duc de Guise
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Saint-Saëns: Symphonic Poems - Le Carnaval des animaux - L'Assassinat du duc de Guise
Les Siècles, François-Xavier Roth
[ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Friday 17 November 2023
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François-Xavier Roth and Les Siècles offer us a double-sided portrait of Saint-Saëns here. On one side, some of the most fascinating symphonic poems of French Romanticism are revealed in all the shimmering timbres of the period. On the other, we rediscover a composer who enjoyed a good laugh (The Carnival of the Animals also returns to its original colours!), when he was not involved in the early days of the cinema, with the very first music ever composed for a film!
"One of his many virtues is that he's not afraid of making his orchestra play very, very quietly; another is that, where a composer has not noted dynamics, Roth feels free to invent them, and does so with finesse." BBC Music
"As anticipated, Roth and Les Siècles bring sparkle and panache to these colourful scores. The four tone poems are packed with drama." Gramophone Editor's Choice Dec 2023
Tracks:
Phaéton, Op. 39
La jeunesse d'Hercule, Op. 50
Le Rouet d'Omphale, Op. 31
Danse macabre, Op. 40
Samson et Dalila, Op. 47: Bacchanale
Le carnaval des animaux
L'assassinat Du Duc De Guise, Op.128
