Camille saint saens, composer alberto ferro, piano, mainartist gennaro cardaropoli, violin, mainartist. His requiem and pavane remain among the bestloved classical pieces. Saintsaens circa 1880 charlescamille saintsaens was a french composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the romantic era. Requiem partsongs licensed to youtube by naxosofamerica on behalf of chandos. As jeremy summerly points out in his notes to faures requiem, the intimacy of the original scoring was a deliberate reaction against berliozs requiem, which faure detested because of its use of massed forces to emphasise the horror of purgatorial suffering. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
The organ symphony was famously used as the main theme in the 1995 film babe and its sequel, babe. For the fourth festival, held in 1902, saintsaens composed music to accompany jane dieulafoys play about a murderous ancient persian queen, entitled parysatis. Streaming and by permanent download to your computer. The orchard music on behalf of isis, and 1 music rights societies. Piano quintet piano quartet barcarolle fine arts quartet, cristina ortiz naxos. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems.
Note that saintsaens omits the first half of the offertory domine jesu christe, beginning instead at hostias. Requiem by camille saintsaens 18351921 and camille. Its dedicatee was a friend named albert libon, who had made a bequest to the composer of 100,000 francs on condition that saintsaens should write a requiem to be performed after libons death. Saintsaens requiem opus 54 is an inspired work but four movements therein are masterpieces. Download mp3 carnival of the animals album of saintsaens. Original text and translations may be found at requiem. For example 602 m128 means that this performer offers a mp3 file of 128kbps that takes 6 minutes and two seconds. Saintsaens kept his composition in a size, length, and style that would make it completely appropriate for performance in an actual requiem mass in church. Saintsaenss requiem is a highly appealing work with beautiful and complex harmonies. Saintsaens was 51 when he produced two of his most famous works, the carnival of the animals and the symphony no. His bestknown works include introduction and rondo capriccioso, the second piano concerto 1868, the first cello concerto 1872, danse macabre 1874, the opera samson and delilah 1877, the third violin concerto 1880, the third. And if something doesnt work properly, please let me know see the comments section of my homepage.
Camille saintsaens, composer alberto ferro, piano, mainartist gennaro cardaropoli, violin, mainartist. Well, he did and it is absolutely breathtaking on this chandos recording. Saintsaens often stated that he was not a virtual disbeliever but an utter disbeliever. Described as the french mendelssohn, camille saintsaens 18351921 was acclaimed as the epitome of french genius. This is the only available recording of the requiem mass. He played a unique role in transforming french musical taste from grand opera to the classical symphony and led the charge as the first composer to blend resources of french folk song and music from the arab world into the classical tradition. Charlescamille saint saens 9 october 1835 16 december 1921 was a french composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the romantic era. You can freely and lawfully download a printable score for this work. He composed it in memory of his friend and patron, albert libon, and conducted the first performance on 22 may 1878 at saintsulpice in paris, with charlesmarie widor as the organist.
The composer dedicated it to his patron, albert libon. The oriental, macabre subject matter gave saintsaens ample opportunity to infuse the work with the kind of exotic flavoring that was a favored part of his musical language. In the spring of 1877, following twenty years as organist for leglise saintemariemadeleine in paris, saintsaens resigned his prestigious post after being reprimanded. Click on the button to go to the page where you can download the music. Apr 30, 2015 respite comes with the adagio, the gorgeous theme of which is described by saintsaens as extremely quiet and contemplative. The acclaimed combination of diego fasolis and swiss radio present camille saintsaenss partsongs and requiem mass. Mariepaule dotti soprano, guillemette laurens mezzosoprano, luca lombardo tenor, nicolas teste bass, coro della radio svizzera, lugano, orchestra della svizzera italiana, diego fasolis. He composed it in memory of his friend and patron, albert libon, and conducted the first performance on 22 may 1878 at saint sulpice in paris, with charlesmarie widor as the organist. Camille saintsaens composer 18351921 play or download midi files from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. This contrasts with his rich legacy of church music. His bestknown works include introduction and rondo capriccioso, the second piano concerto 1868, the first cello concerto 1872, danse macabre 1874, the opera samson and delilah 1877, the third violin concerto 1880, the third organ symphony 1886 and. Public domain camille saintsaens le cygne 1886, or the swan, was one of his most popular pieces of music during the span of his life, although the general public was not aware that it was actually just a part of a larger suite, at the time.
Requiem by camille saintsaens 18351921 and camille saint. It is a sorrowful piece, without the theatricality some church leaders were finding in some requiems of the period. At the end of each line you find more information about the music of that specific performer. The swan is actually the th movement of a suite called the. Note that saint saens omits the first half of the offertory domine jesu christe. Gabriel faure 18451924 was one of the most influential of french composers, linking the end of romanticism with the beginnings of the modern era. Immediately following is a variation of the theme for organ, punctuated. Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content. Gorgeous requiem never knew it existed december 23, 2012 by l. He is known especially for the carnival of the animals, danse macabre, samson and delilah, piano concerto no.