The Expatriate
After his first visit to Algiers in 1873 Saint-Saëns sought increasingly to escape the 'horrible North', partly for health reasons, and partly to find himself. Donald Macleod looks at how the composer incorporated the sound of the exotic into his works.
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
Melodies persanes Op.26 for voice and piano
Performer: Francois LE ROUX(Baritone) Performer: Graham JOHNSON(Piano)
- HYPERION.
- cda-66856.
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
Havanaise Op.83 for violin and orchestra
Conductor: Daniel HARDING Performer: Nicola BENEDETTI(Violin) Performer: London S O.
- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
- DG 987-057-7.
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
Suite algerienne Op.60
Conductor: Francis TRAVIS Performer: Jody LEVITZ(Viola) Performer: Italian Swiss Orchestra
- CHANDOS.
- chan-9837.
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
Concerto no. 5 in F major Op.103 (Egyptian) for piano and orchestra
Conductor: Sakari ORAMO Performer: Stephen HOUGH(Piano) Performer: City Of Birmingham S O.
- HYPERION.
- CDA-67331/2.
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