Camille SaintSaens Stefan Johannes Bleicher - Camille SaintSans Complete Organ Works (41 tracks)

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Camille Saint-Saens, Stefan Johannes Bleicher
Camille Saint-Saëns: Complete Organ Works
Genres: Special Interest, Classical

Track Listings (10) - Disc #1
1. Fantasie No. 1 for organ in E flat major
2. Bénédiction nuptiale, for organ in F major, Op. 9
3. Pieces (2) for organ: Offertoire E major
4. Elévation, ou Communion, for organ or harmonium in E major, Op. 13
5. O Salutaris hostia, chorale prelude for organ (after Henry DuMont's motet)
6. Pieces (2) for organ: Prélude C major
7. Rhapsodies (3) on Breton themes, for organ, Op. 7: 1ère Rhapsodie
8. Rhapsodies (3) on Breton themes, for organ, Op. 7: 2me Rhapsodie
9. Rhapsodies (3) on Breton themes, for organ, Op. 7: 3e Rhapsodie
10. Prédication aux oiseaux de St.-François d'Assise, arrangement for organ (after Liszt)
Track Listings (8) - Disc #2
1. Preludes and Fugues (3) for organ, Op. 99: 1er Prélude
2. Preludes and Fugues (3) for organ, Op. 99: 2me Prélude
3. Preludes and Fugues (3) for organ, Op. 99: 3e Prélude
4. Prélude, for organ in F major
5. [Deux Pièces brèves or Versets], for organ or harmonium: No. 2. Verset
6. [Deux Pièces brèves or Versets], for organ or harmonium: No. 1. Verset
7. Deux Pièces, for organ: Thème, Variations et Choral de Dies irae
8. Fantasie No. 2 for organ in D flat major, Op. 101
Track Listings (10) - Disc #3
1. Preludes and Fugues (3) for organ, Op. 109: 1er Prélude
2. Preludes and Fugues (3) for organ, Op. 109: 2me Prélude
3. Preludes and Fugues (3) for organ, Op. 109: 3e Prélude
4. Improvisations (7) for organ, Op. 150: Improvisation 1
5. Improvisations (7) for organ, Op. 150: Improvisation 2 - Feria pentecostes
6. Improvisations (7) for organ, Op. 150: Improvisation 3
7. Improvisations (7) for organ, Op. 150: Improvisation 4
8. Improvisations (7) for organ, Op. 150: Improvisation 5 - Pro Martyribus
9. Improvisations (7) for organ, Op. 150: Improvisation 6 - Pro Defunctis
10. Improvisations (7) for organ, Op. 150: Improvisation 7
Track Listings (13) - Disc #4
1. Marche religieuse, for organ in F major, Op. 107
2. Marche-cortège, for harmonium or organ in E flat major
3. Interlude fugué, for organ or harmonium in G minor
4. Offertoire, for harmonium or organ in F major (after the opera 'Henry VIII')
5. Procession, for organ or harmonium in C major
6. Morceaux (6), for harmonium: Elévation
7. Offertoire, for organ or harmonium in D major
8. Morceaux (6), for harmonium: Ave verum
9. Morceaux (6), for harmonium: Offertoire
10. Morceaux (6), for harmonium: Élévation
11. Praeludium et Fuga, for organ in C minor (incomplete): Prélude C minor
12. Fantasie No. 3 for organ in C major, Op. 157
13. Cyprès et lauriers, for organ & orchestra, Op. 156

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The remarkable organ works of Camille Saint-Saëns (1835?1921) were long neglected as being rather too classical compared to the prevailing taste for French organ romanticism. The utmost clarity of the voices, the elegance and natural melody ? as well as the research of form perfection ? are characteristic of his work and confer to his compositions for organ a refinement of great subtlety. As a result of his successful concert performances, radio & television productions and more than 30 CD recordings (all of which have been well received), Stefan Johannes Bleicher (b. 1962) is considered one of the leading organ soloists of his generation. Bleicher studied concert organ with Lionel Rogg in Geneva and Ewald Kooiman in Amsterdam. He also studied historical performance practice with Nikolaus Harnoncourt at the Mozarteum in Salzburg.

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