Charles Wooler Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Can any one recommend a recording of the Six Preludes and Fugues of Saint-Saens? I have the scores, but would also be interested to know who else plays them, and which are the best starting points. Is there a good reason that they are not as widely known as the two Fantasies, or is it unjust neglect and should we all be slapping our wrists and tut-tutting at our repertoire lists Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Powell Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Can any one recommend a recording of the Six Preludes and Fugues of Saint-Saens? I have the scores, but would also be interested to know who else plays them, and which are the best starting points. Is there a good reason that they are not as widely known as the two Fantasies, or is it unjust neglect and should we all be slapping our wrists and tut-tutting at our repertoire lists Charles You could try here http://www.margaretphillips.org.uk/discography.htm where the 6 Preludes & Fugues are spread across two discs. I have one of these, and I enjoyed the playing very much. Recorded on the Exeter Cathedral organ before the recent work. Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest acc Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Can any one recommend a recording of the Six Preludes and Fugues of Saint-Saens? My favourites: Vincent Genvrin, complete organ works of Saint-Saëns, Hortus (4 CDs) Stephen Tharp at St-Sulpice, JAV (only the three P&Fs op.109) Odile Pierre has recorded all six at her (then) organ of La Madeleine in 1972, but that one never made it to CD, sadly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Wooler Posted March 24, 2007 Author Share Posted March 24, 2007 Thanks. Will get on to that straight away. Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roffensis Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Thanks. Will get on to that straight away. Charles Partington from Tewkesbury Abbey (Grove) on Priory. Very good too. R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Treloar Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 I have a four-CD box set, Saint-Saens Complete Organ Works played by Stefan Johannes Bleicher on the low price Arte Nova label, I don't know if it's still available. Its interest to me is that it includes works which are rarely if ever played, maybe in a few cases justifiably, but overall I think it's a good set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vox Humana Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 I have a four-CD box set, Saint-Saens Complete Organ Works played by Stefan Johannes Bleicher on the low price Arte Nova label, I don't know if it's still available. Its interest to me is that it includes works which are rarely if ever played, maybe in a few cases justifiably, but overall I think it's a good set.We discussed that set a while back here. Although I am not particularly gripped with the set, I think the Preludes and Fugues are among the most successful tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giwro Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 I recorded these at one point.... apologies for the recording quality - I was just experimenting with microphone placement and such... my further efforts are somwhat better, I hope http://orwig.blackiris.com/Saint-Saens/S-SBPandF.mp3 http://orwig.blackiris.com/Saint-Saens/S-SCPandF.mp3 http://orwig.blackiris.com/Saint-Saens/S-SDPandF.mp3 http://orwig.blackiris.com/Saint-Saens/S-SEbPandF.mp3 http://orwig.blackiris.com/Saint-Saens/S-SEPandF.mp3 http://orwig.blackiris.com/Saint-Saens/S-SGPandF.mp3 Like I said, not perfect (but hey, they're free!) Cheers, -G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest acc Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 I think you're being a bit too modest about your description. May I ask you to please check the second of these links, viz. http://orwig.blackiris.com/Saint-Saens/S-SCPandF.mp3 While I have successfully downloaded the five others, I'm getting a "Not found" message on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giwro Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 I think you're being a bit too modest about your description. May I ask you to please check the second of these links, viz. While I have successfully downloaded the five others, I'm getting a "Not found" message on that one. Oops... :angry: The link should work now - the file on the server was misspelled. (a pity, too, since the Cmaj is one of my favorites!) Enjoy, -G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest acc Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Works now - thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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