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“Classic moments” N ° 57: we will never be done with Saint-Saëns

2021-09-20T17:12:29.569Z


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Dear subscribers,

Camille Saint-Saëns

has not yet revealed all his secrets. While the centenary of his death, which will be commemorated on December 16, promises to make the pleasure last at least until the beginning of the year 2022, the discographic news continues to celebrate the genius of a composer that the 'we still too often limit to a few key works, from his opera

Samson and Delilah

to his piano concertos, including the unmissable

Carnival of the Animals

. Of which act:

Geneviève Laurenceau

, who had already approached it four years ago on the album

Paris 1900

dedicates a new opus to him, dedicated to pages still little known, but which testify to the organic relationship that the pianist maintained with the string instrument.

Between refinement and sentimentalism, a beautiful invitation to rediscover.

He does not seem to need a birthday to occupy the space in a recording market increasingly saturated with minimalism of all kinds.

Arvo Pärt

is the subject of two new

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Source: lefigaro

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