Camille Saint-Saëns: Orchestral Works
With the recording of the orchestra works included in this copy the NAXOS label has covered the totality of the works by the French composer, Camille Saint-Saëns. This is a compendium of four works written by the composer at different times of his creative period. The cellist from Granada, Guillermo Pastrana, also joins the recording, lending voice to the ‘Suite Op16bis’ for cello and orchestra. Jun Märkl, a great specialist in the French repertoire, leads the conducting of this new and magnificent album.
Suite Algérienne, Op. 60
- Prélude
- Rhapsodie Mauresque
- Rêverie du soir (A Blidah)
- Marche militaire française
Suite in D major, Op. 49
- Prélude
- Sarabande
- Gavotte
- Romance
- Final
Suite in D minor, Op. 16bis, for cello and orchestra
- Prélude: Moderato assai
- Sérénade: Andantino
- Gavotte: Allegro non troppo
- Romance: Molto adagio
- Tarentelle: Presto non troppo
Serenade in E flat major, Op. 15, for orchestra
Basque National Orchestra
Guillermo Pastrana, cello
Jun Märkl, conductor
Recorded in Miramon (Season 16/17)
Naxos Records