Notes and Editorial Reviews
"Here is an important historical sound document... Cécile Louise Stéphane Chaminade (1857-1944) virtually invented French salon music and to be able to hear her complete recordings for the first time since they were made a century ago is an illustration of the medium of the Compact Disc at its best... To hear Saint-Saëns himself in an extract from the first movement of the G minor Concerto (sans orchestre) is truly wondrous... Saint-Saëns is every bit as facile and dextrous as contemporary reports suggest, constantly pushing the music forward sometimes impatiently in playing of great character and finesse...The compilations, transfers production and notes are...a class act."
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Works on This Recording
1.
Air de ballet, Op. 30 by Cécile Louise Chaminade
Performer:
Cécile Louise Chaminade (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: France
Date of Recording: 1901
Venue: London, England
Length: 2 Minutes 47 Secs.
2.
Pas de écharpes, Op. 37 "Scarf Dance" by Cécile Louise Chaminade
Performer:
Cécile Louise Chaminade (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: France
Date of Recording: 1901
Venue: London, England
Length: 1 Minutes 34 Secs.
3.
The Fauns, Op. 60 by Cécile Louise Chaminade
Performer:
Cécile Louise Chaminade (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: by 1892; France
Date of Recording: 1901
Venue: London, England
Length: 2 Minutes 13 Secs.
4.
Danse crèole for Piano, Op. 94 by Cécile Louise Chaminade
Performer:
Cécile Louise Chaminade (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: France
Date of Recording: 1901
Venue: London, England
Length: 2 Minutes 6 Secs.
5.
La lisonjera, Op. 50 by Cécile Louise Chaminade
Performer:
Cécile Louise Chaminade (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: France
Date of Recording: 1901
Venue: London, England
Length: 2 Minutes 40 Secs.
6.
Air de ballet, Op. 41 "Pierrette" by Cécile Louise Chaminade
Performer:
Cécile Louise Chaminade (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: France
Date of Recording: 1901
Venue: London, England
Length: 2 Minutes 17 Secs.
7.
Improvised Cadenza on "Africa" by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:
Camille Saint-Saëns (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1904; Paris, France
Date of Recording: 06/26/2004
Venue: Paris, France
Length: 2 Minutes 43 Secs.
8.
Valse mignonne in E flat major, Op. 104 by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:
Camille Saint-Saëns (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1896; France
Date of Recording: 11/24/1919
Venue: Paris, France
Length: 2 Minutes 21 Secs.
9.
Valse nonchalante in D flat major, Op. 110 by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:
Camille Saint-Saëns (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1898; France
Date of Recording: 06/26/2004
Venue: Paris, France
Length: 3 Minutes 4 Secs.
10.
Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 22: Excerpt(s) by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:
Camille Saint-Saëns (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1868; France
Date of Recording: 06/26/2004
Venue: Paris, France
Length: 3 Minutes 47 Secs.
11.
Ascanio: La, la, la, la (Scozzone's Aria) by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:
Meyriane Héglon (Mezzo Soprano),
Camille Saint-Saëns (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1890; France
Date of Recording: 06/26/2004
Venue: Paris, France
Length: 2 Minutes 19 Secs.
Language: French
12.
Rêverie by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:
Camille Saint-Saëns (Piano),
Meyriane Héglon (Mezzo Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1851; France
Date of Recording: 06/26/2004
Venue: Paris, France
Length: 2 Minutes 59 Secs.
Language: French
13.
Samson et Dalila, Op. 47: Printemps, qui commence by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:
Meyriane Héglon (Mezzo Soprano),
Camille Saint-Saëns (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1877; France
Date of Recording: 06/26/2004
Venue: Paris, France
Length: 3 Minutes 28 Secs.
Language: French
14.
Mélodies persanes (6), Op. 26: no 3, La solitaire by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:
Meyriane Héglon (Mezzo Soprano),
Camille Saint-Saëns (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1870; France
Date of Recording: 06/26/2004
Venue: Paris, France
Length: 2 Minutes 17 Secs.
Language: French
15.
Rhapsodie d'Auvergne for Piano and Orchestra in C major, Op. 73 by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:
Camille Saint-Saëns (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1884; France
Date of Recording: 06/26/2004
Venue: Paris, France
Length: 1 Minutes 47 Secs.
16.
Le déluge, Op. 45: Prelude by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:
Camille Saint-Saëns (Piano),
Gabriel Willaume (Violin)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1875; France
Date of Recording: 11/24/1919
Venue: Paris, France
Length: 3 Minutes 24 Secs.
17.
Elegie for Violin and Piano, Op. 143 by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:
Gabriel Willaume (Violin),
Camille Saint-Saëns (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1915; France
Date of Recording: 11/24/1919
Venue: Paris, France
Length: 4 Minutes 25 Secs.
18.
Suite algérienne in C major, Op. 60: 3rd movement, Rêverie du soir by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:
Camille Saint-Saëns (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1880; France
Date of Recording: 11/24/1919
Venue: Paris, France
Length: 3 Minutes 42 Secs.
19.
Marche Militaire Française by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:
Camille Saint-Saëns (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1880; France
Date of Recording: 11/24/1919
Venue: Paris, France
Length: 3 Minutes 35 Secs.
20.
Mazurka for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op. 21 by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:
Camille Saint-Saëns (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1862; France
Date of Recording: 11/24/1919
Venue: Paris, France
Length: 2 Minutes 53 Secs.
21.
Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra in E major, Op. 83 by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:
Camille Saint-Saëns (Piano),
Gabriel Willaume (Violin)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1887; France
Date of Recording: 11/24/1919
Venue: Paris, France
Length: 7 Minutes 59 Secs.
22.
Trois danses anciennes for Piano, Op. 95: no 3, Courante by Cécile Louise Chaminade
Performer:
Cécile Louise Chaminade (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1899; France
Date of Recording: 1901
Venue: London, England
Length: 1 Minutes 16 Secs.
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