The Reactionary
Donald Macleod looks at Saint-Saens's critical views on emerging trends in music in the final decades of his life when he was condemned as a reactionary for his outmoded attitudes.
Donald Macleod looks at Saint-Saëns’ critical views on emerging trends in music in the final decades of his life. The man who’d been criticised for his progressive ideas at the beginning of his career was later condemned as a reactionary for his unfashionable opinions. Saint-Saëns may have been out of step with the times but in the years leading up to his death aged 86 he was feted all over the world and continued to perform for audiences who welcomed him with open arms.
L’Assassinat du Duc de Guise (5th tableau)
Ensemble Musique Oblique
Fantaisie for violin and harp
Renaud Capuçon, cello
Marie-Pierre Langlamet, harp
Piano Concerto No 5 (1st mvt)
Louis Schwizgebel, piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins, conductor
Romance for flute and piano
Jeffrey Khaner, flute
Hugh Sung, piano
Organ Symphony (2nd mvt)
Olivier Latry, organ
Philadelphia Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Produced by Deborah Preston for BBC Wales
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
Tableau 5 (L' Assassinat du Duc de Guise)
Ensemble: Musique Oblique Ensemble.- Harmonia Mundi HMC901472.
- Harmonia Mundi.
- 1.
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
Fantaisie for violin and harp
Performer: Renaud Capuçon. Performer: Marie‐Pierre Langlamet.- Erato 5456032.
- Erato.
- 15.
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
Piano Concerto No 5 in F major 'Egyptian' (1st mvt)
Performer: Louis Schwizgebel-Wang. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.- APARTÉ AP112.
- APARTÉ.
- 4.
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
Romance, Op 37 arr. for flute and piano
Performer: Jeffrey Khaner. Performer: Hugh Sung.- Avie AV2131.
- Avie.
- 16.
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
Symphony No 3 in C minor 'Organ Symphony' (2nd mvt)
Performer: Olivier Latry. Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach.- ONDINE : ODE10945.
- ONDINE.
- 11.
Broadcast
- Fri 7 Dec 201812:00BBC Radio 3
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