Saint-Saëns: Symphony No 3 & other works

The prospect of a little-known Saint-Saëns orchestral work might not set the heart racing, but just wait until you hear ‘La foi’. Ample amends for a century’s unaccountable neglect are made with this magnificent new recording—so much more than a prelude to the ‘organ’ symphony.

CDA68201  75 minutes 12 seconds
‘Thierry Fischer leads a superb, thoroughly enjoyable reading of Saint-Saëns’s Organ Symphony … there’s tremendous rhythmic vitality and verve in what serves as the scherzo, while the finale has ...
‘If the prospect of yet another ‘Organ’ Symphony leaves you yawning, then this is one you really do need to hear. From the way Fischer and his orchestra dig into the opening Allegro moderato, it's obv ...
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