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485pp inc. index. former library, Stamped on page edges + 2 other stamps. Clean With tight binding no other marks noticed . mylar protected dj. illustrated with photographs Biography, 8vo.

(Amadeus). This is a study of Saint Saens's concertante works - five concertos for piano, three for violin, two for cello, and shorter works.

Camille Saint-Saëns began as a child prodigy and was acclaimed in his lifetime as the incarnation of French genius. His was one of the longest careers in musical history, stretching from the traditions of Beethoven to the innovations of the twentieth century, including one of the earliest film scores. As a virtuoso pianist he achieved international fame, while Liszt proclaimed him the world's greatest organist. A prolific composer, there is much more to him than his best-known work, the witty Carnival of the Animals, of which he forbade performances in his lifetime. Among his most notable achievements are the opera Samson et Delila and the Organ Symphony, while the Danse Macabre, second piano concerto and first cello concerto remain much loved. As a young man, he supported the 'new music' of Liszt, Wagner and Berlioz and introduced the symphonic poem into French music. He championed an up-and-coming generation of French composers, most notably Fauré, and played a unique part in transforming French taste from grand opera and operetta to the classical forms of symphony and chamber music, at the same time reviving interest in the music of Bach and Rameau. His personal life was combative, tragic and surrounded by rumour: as a boy during the Revolution of 1848, serving as a National Guard in the war of 1870, and eventually becoming something of an icon of the Third Republic, used in diplomacy as a symbol of French culture. This fascinating book (Chatto & Windus 1999) places his long and controversial career in a turbulent period when music, no less than politics, was undergoing sensational and often stormy change.

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De 1870 à sa mort en 1921, le compositeur Camille Saint-Saëns mêle son existence et son art à des enjeux collectifs majeurs. Cet ouvrage analyse en profondeur la nature multiforme des engagements politiques du musicien français. Souvent citoyen avant d'être artiste, Saint-Saëns côtoie la classe dirigeante en tant qu'académicien, affirme non sans nuances son nationalisme, participe avec fracas à l'effort de guerre en 14-18, contribue à l'élaboration d'une culture coloniale. Le musicien aide autant la Troisième République à se légitimer qu'elle l'honore à son tour par un statut public et une reconnaissance exceptionnelle. Patriarche de la musique française à la Belle Époque, Saint-Saëns incarne « le compositeur national ». Cet ouvrage dont la démarche est volontairement thématique rompt avec la longue tradition des biographies de compositeurs. Il a pour objectif d'aider à l'élaboration d'une nouvelle histoire politique et culturelle de la musique. Il démontre enfin l'entremêlement des problématiques artistiques et politiques engagées dans un même processus où l'histoire n'est pas réduite à un simple contexte et où le musicien devient pleinement un acteur historique.

Camille Saint-Sans was a man of exceptionally wide-ranging talents, a truly universal genius. Yet as a poet, dramatist, philosopher, astronomer, biologist, archaelogist, ethnologist, artist and caricaturist, and even as a pianist, he is completely forgotten; indeed even as a composer he went through a period of neglect. Yet the piano was his constant companion in a matchless career lasting more than three-quarters of a century, from his beginnings as a child prodigy to the last day of his life.

Saint-saens Chausson Ravel Chung Kyung-Wha - LP 8808678161137

The protagonist of Saint-Sans' Proserpine, premiered at the Opra-Comique on March 14, 1887, is no reincarnation of the ancient goddess, but a Renaissance courtesan well versed in culpable amours. According to the composer, she is a "damned soul for whom true love is a forbidden fruit; as soon as she approaches it, she experiences torture". Yet for all the innocence of her rival Angiola, the unexpected happens: "It is the bloodthirsty beast that is admirable; the sweet creature is no more than

Tribute To Gregor Piatigorsky - Works By Brahms, Saint-Saens And Bloch Gregor Piatigorsky - CD 3149028107920

Siecle - Works By Dutilleux, Messiaen, Ravel, Debussy And Saint-Saens Leonard Elschenbroich - CD 880040417323

Violinist Michele Auclair performs compositional works by Bela Bartok and Camille Saint-Saens. She is joined by pianist Jean-Claude Ambrosini for the Bartok performance and conductor Rogert Albin with the Orchestre Radio Symphonique de Strasbourg for the Saint-Saens recording. 180 Gram Pure Virgin Vinyl. Japanese Import. Limited Edition - 500 Copies! Previously Unissued Live Recording! Mono/Stereo. 24bit/192kHz Digital Restoration from the Original Master Tape.

Camille Saint-Saëns was a brilliant French composer from the nineteenth century. In SAINT-SAËNS'S DANSE MACABRE, readers are transported to France in 1872 when Saint-Saëns visited the catacombs beneath the streets of Paris, known best as the final resting place of victims of the French Revolution. It was in this underground graveyard that Camille found the inspiration to compose Danse macabre, his spooky, mischievous masterpiece.Early performances of what would become Saint Saëns’s most well-known piece were met with brutal criticism. However, the composer paid the naysayers no mind—to him, the choice of instrumentation perfectly captured his vision of dancing skeletons, of Maestro Death coming to life. A true story of creativity and belief in one’s own ideas, SAINT-SAËNS'S DANSE MACABRE will inspire the innovative thinker in all of us.Back matter includes an author’s note with a brief summary of the historical events and figures mentioned in the text. A CD recording of Danse macabre is also included.

The stage works of Saint-Saëns range from grand open-air pageants to one-act comic operas, and include the first composed film score. Yet, with the exception of Samson et Dalila, his twelve operas have lain in the shadows since the composer's death in 1921. Widely performed in his lifetime, they vanished from the repertory - never played, never recorded - until now. With four twenty-first-century revivals as a backdrop, this timely book is the first study of Saint-Saëns's operas, demonstrating the presence of the same breadth and versatility as in his better known works. Hugh Macdonald's wide knowledge of French music in the nineteenth century gives a powerful understanding of the different conventions and expectations that governed French opera at the time. The interaction of Saint-Saëns with his contemporaries is a colourful and important part of the story.

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A 55-minute CD of music and poetry included inside! Ladies and gentlemen, take your seats for CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS! Tap your feet, clap your hands, let the words flow and the music swell, and allow these poems and pictures to transport you. Inspired by Saint-Saëns’ famous "zoological fantasy," this magnificent book combines specially commissioned work by thirteen acclaimed modern poets with bold and glorious illustrations by Satoshi Kitamura. The accompanying fifty-five-minute CD, performed by the Apollo Chamber Orchestra, features a reading of each of the fourteen poems followed by the appropriate musical passage, beautifully evoking for young listeners each of the animals in Saint-Saëns’ famous 1886 fantasy for two pianos and orchestra. Exciting poems by an international array of poets and riotous images by the award-winning Satoshi Kitamura illustrate CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS by Camille Saint-Saëns.

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This book provides the fullest account yet to appear in English of the composer's long life and huge musical output. The struggle for recognition, the crucial role played in the formation of a French national school after 1871, his controversial views on such questions as modern music and the influence of Wagner, his character and outlook are extensively discussed, with analysis and comment on the principal compositions.

15 x 24 cm broché, 424 pages. Dos droit sans pli de lecture. Un angle corné 6 cm au premier plat. Très bonne tenue du brochage. Intérieur très légèrement jauni sans fragilité, bon état. A PROPOS DE L'OUVRAGE : L'auteur passe au crible de l'analyse marxiste les opinions, les idées et l'esthétique de quatre musiciens représentatifs de la société bourgeoise en France.

The stage works of Saint-Saëns range from grand open-air pageants to one-act comic operas, and include the first composed film score. Yet, with the exception of Samson et Dalila, his twelve operas have lain in the shadows since the composer's death in 1921. Widely performed in his lifetime, they vanished from the repertory - never played, never recorded - until now. With four twenty-first-century revivals as a backdrop, this timely book is the first study of Saint-Saëns's operas, demonstrating the presence of the same breadth and versatility as in his better known works. Hugh Macdonald's wide knowledge of French music in the nineteenth century gives a powerful understanding of the different conventions and expectations that governed French opera at the time. The interaction of Saint-Saëns with his contemporaries is a colourful and important part of the story.

The Saint-Saens Cello Concerto No. 1 Study Book, Volume One helps you learn and perfect every measure of the first two "movements" of this major cello concerto. The Concerto is broken down into short sections and taught through carefully graded exercises. Skills that would otherwise be difficult, such as shifts, fast scale patterns, and double stops can now be mastered. You can be free to concentrate on artistic expression by solidifying your cello technique. The Saint-Saens Cello Concerto No. 1 Study Book, Volume One gives you essential tools to be a better cellist. The entire cello part to the first two "movements" of the Concerto is presented at the end of the book (the piano accompaniment is not included). This book could be studied along with The Popper High School Study Book for Cello, Volume One.