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Ongoing Naxos series of Saint-Saens orchestral cycle

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« on: March 29, 2018, 08:41:38 pm »

Naxos is producing an impressive series and made me go back and listen to some old recordings of good old Saint-Saens. 
The latest dish is the SAINT-SAËNS Piano Concertos, Vol. 3 - Nos. 4 and 5 with the Malmö Symphony, another top notch orchestra.
Enjoy...   and please can we have some unsung composers???
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« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2018, 02:44:20 am »

I am not quite sure that is entirely fair. Naxos actually has a remarkable history of recording the music of a very considerable number of "unsung composers"
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« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2018, 12:13:06 pm »

and please can we have some unsung composers???

Saint-Saens wrote twelve operas. Other than Samson et Dalila they are uniformly 'unsung', and recordings are sparse or non-existent.

Although I realise that the musical form of opera is mostly unsung on this message-board.
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« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2018, 02:59:56 pm »

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Other than Samson et Dalila they are uniformly 'unsung', and recordings are sparse or non-existent.

I agree, although Henry VIII was recorded by Chant du Monde in 1991 (I think) and more recently Ediciones Singulares have released excellent recordings of Proserpine and Les Barbares, and I understand Le timbre d'argent may follow. I think there was a 2008 recording of Helene on the Melba label, if memory serves me right - don't know what it is like or if it is still available. So he is not doing too badly - at least of late.
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« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2018, 03:58:45 pm »

Yes,  you are correct Colin. Naxos does have a lot of unsung releases.
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« Reply #5 on: March 30, 2018, 08:52:40 pm »

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Other than Samson et Dalila they are uniformly 'unsung', and recordings are sparse or non-existent.

I agree, although Henry VIII was recorded by Chant du Monde in 1991 (I think) and more recently Ediciones Singulares have released excellent recordings of Proserpine and Les Barbares, and I understand Le timbre d'argent may follow. I think there was a 2008 recording of Helene on the Melba label, if memory serves me right - don't know what it is like or if it is still available. So he is not doing too badly - at least of late.

There is a recording of Le Timbre d'Argent on UC.... And someone here or there said there is a plan afoot to record Ascanio.
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