Saint-Saëns: Organ Symphony; Poulenc: Organ Concerto

Saint-Saëns: Organ Symphony; Poulenc: Organ Concerto

Saint-Saëns: Organ Symphony; Poulenc: Organ Concerto
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Composer: Francis Poulenc
Composer: Camille Saint-Saens
Conductor: Charles Dutoit
Orchestra: Montréal Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra of London
Performer: Peter Hurford
Edition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2007-02-13
Music Label: Decca
Soundtracks:
  1. Symphony No. 3 in C minor ('Organ'), Op. 78: 1. Adagio - Allegro moderato
  2. Symphony No. 3 in C minor ('Organ'), Op. 78: Poco adagio
  3. Symphony No. 3 in C minor ('Organ'), Op. 78: 2. Allegro moderato - Presto
  4. Symphony No. 3 in C minor ('Organ'), Op. 78: Maestoso - Allegro
  5. Concerto for organ, strings & timpani in G minor, FP 93: Andante
  6. Concerto for organ, strings & timpani in G minor, FP 93: Allegro giocoso
  7. Concerto for organ, strings & timpani in G minor, FP 93: Subito andante moderato
  8. Concerto for organ, strings & timpani in G minor, FP 93: Tempo allegro, molto agitato
  9. Concerto for organ, strings & timpani in G minor, FP 93: Très calme. Lent
  10. Concerto for organ, strings & timpani in G minor, FP 93: Tempo de l'allegro initial
  11. Concerto for organ, strings & timpani in G minor, FP 93: Tempo introduction. Largo

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Free Music Review: Delightful Performances of these Saint Saens & Poulenc Works for Solo Organ and Orchestra
Hit: 5 Stars

Newly reissued by Decca for its "The Originals" series of legendary recordings, this recording of the Saint-Saens Organ Symphony and the Poulenc Organ Concerto, merely emphasizes the excellent chemistry between conductor Charles Dutoit and organist Peter Hurford. Both were recorded in the interiors of cathedrals; the former in Montreal, Canada and the latter, in Britain, presumably, in London. For both the acoustics are quite simply exemplary, adding immensely to the lush, warm performances of the Orchestre symphonique de Montreal (Saint Saens) and the Philharmonia Orchestra (Poulenc). But what is most intriguing is the vast study in contrasts between the richly textured score of Saint-Saens, which can be seen as a posthumous homage to his mentor Liszt, especially in its grand Romantic flourishes of intensely vivid orchestral color, especially from the winds and strings, and Poulenc's own Modernist sensibilities featuring ample shading of the organ's many distinctive colors. In Saint-Saens' majestic Symphony No. 3 in C minor op. 78 "Organ", nearly three-quarters of the score pass onward in often grandly dramatic fashion, before the organ makes its presence felt in the approximately final seven minutes of the score. In stark contrast with the Saint-Saens symphony, the Poulenc Organ Concerto begins with the organ as it announces the start of this work with a thunderous reverberation, and this is soon followed by repeated instances of tranquility and joyful, electrifyingly, loud passages from the organ itself. I'm not sure whether these are definitive recordings of either work, but they are excellent recordings nonetheless, with both orchestras led capably by conductor Charles Dutoit. For anyone seeking an inexpensive digital recording of these works, then I think you'll be as delighted as I was upon hearing it.
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