Fantaisie No 3, Op 157 (Saint-Saëns)
from Saint-Saëns: Organ Music, Vol. 1 - La Madeleine, Paris (CDA67713)
13 minutes 30 seconds 1 track
‘Saint-Saëns has an originality and charm all his own … Smith's warm and sympathetic rubato is a consistent delight, and his inspired choice to make the recording on an instrument played regularl ...
‘Andrew-John Smith's reappraisal of Saint-Saëns' organ works is a real winner. The Trios Préludes et Fugues, three Fantasies and other works are performed with great sensitivity on the organ of the Ma ...
‘The charm and elegance of these preludes, fugues and fantasies … brilliantly played by the hugely talented Smith on the great Cavaillé-Coll instrument that Saint-Saëns knew’ (The Observer)