Camille Saint-Saëns Edition
Contents

CD 1 [79.08] – Orchestral Works
Symphony in A major, R 159
1. I. Poco Adagio – Allegro Vivace [7.21]
2. II. Andantino [9.05]
3. III. Scherzo: Vivace [2.52]
4. IV. Allegro Molto – Presto [5.48]
Symphony No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 2
5. I. Adagio – Allegro [8.49]
6. II. Marche – Scherzo: Allegretto Scherzando [4.31]
7. III. Adagio [9.56]
8. IV. Finale: Allegro Maestoso [7.25]
Symphony No. 2 in A minor, Op. 55
9. I. Allegro Marcato – Allegro Appassionato [7.06]
10. II. Adagio [3.56]
11. III. Scherzo: Presto [4.24]
12. IV. Prestissimo [7.17]
Orchestre National de L’O.R.T.F. / Jean Martinon (conductor)
Recorded: 11-12.VI & 29-30.IX.1972 (5-12), 18-20, 23.IX.1974 (1-4), Salle Wagram, Paris
Producer: René Challan - Balance Engineer: Paul Vavasseur
0190296746048 · A Warner Classics/Erato Release, ℗ 1973 (5-12) & 1975 (1-4), Remastered 1989 Warner Music France

CD 2 [76.18] – Orchestral Works
Symphony in F major “Urbs Roma”, R 163
1. I. Largo – Allegro [11.27]
2. II. Molto Vivace [6.28]
3. III. Moderato Assai Serioso [11.21]
4. IV. Poco Allegretto – Andante Con Moto, [11.38]
Symphony No. 3 in C minor “Organ Symphony”, Op. 78
5. I. (a) Adagio – Allegro Moderato, [10.06]
6. I. (b) Poco Moderato, [10.03]
7. II. (a) Allegro Moderato – Presto – Allegro Moderato [7.27]
8. II. (b) Maestoso – Più Allegro – Molto Allegro [7.44]
Marie-Claire Alain (organ) (Danion-Gonzales, Studio 104, Radio France, Paris)
Orchestre National de L’O.R.T.F. / Jean Martinon (conductor)
Recorded: 18-20, 23.IX.1974, Salle Wagram, Paris (1-4); IX.1970, Studio 104, Radio France, Paris (5-8)
Producer: René Challan (1-4), Michel Garcin (5-8) - Balance Engineer: Paul Vavasseur (1-4)
0190296746048 · A Warner Classics/Erato Release, ℗ 1975/Remastered 1989 Warner Music France (1-4). A Warner Classics/Erato Disques Release, ℗ 1971 Warner Music UK Limited (5-8)

CD 3 [77.00] – Orchestral Works
1. Danse Macabre, Symphonic Poem, Op. 40 [6.51]
2. La Jeunesse d’Hercule, Symphonic Poem, Op. 50 [17.53]
3. Phaéton, Symphonic Poem, Op. 39 [10.06]
4. Le Rouet d’Omphale, Symphonic Poem, Op. 31 [9.15]
La foi, Three Symphonic Pictures, Op. 130
5. I. Poco Allegro [12.25]
6. II. Andantino [8.14]
7. III. Allegro Moderato E Maestoso [12.11]
Luben Yordanoff, violin (1)
Orchestre de Paris / Pierre Dervaux (conductor) (1-4)
Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse / Michel Plasson (conductor) (5-7)
Recorded: 10, 18-19.X.1971, Salle Wagram, Paris (1-4); 7-9.VII.1995, Basilique Notre-Dame La Daurade, Toulouse (5-7)
Producers: René Challan (1-4), Étienne Collard (5-7) - Balance Engineers: Paul Vavasseur (1-4), Daniel Michel (5-7)
0190296746048 · A Warner Classics/Erato Release, ℗ 1972/Remastered 2006 (1-4), 1997 (5-7) Warner Music France

CD 4 [60.51] – Orchestral Works
Le carnaval des animaux, grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125 (The Carnival of the Animals, Grand Zoological Fantasy) (Orchestral Version)
1. I. Introduction Et Marche Royale Du Lion (Introduction and Royal March of The Lion) [2.00]
2. II. Poules Et Coqs (Hens and Roosters) [1.14]
3. III. Hémiones (Ou animaux véloces) (Wild Asses) [0.41]
4. IV. Tortues (Tortoises) [2.08]
5. V. L’Éléphant (The Elephant) [1.31]
6. VI. Kangourous (Kangaroos) [0.49]
7. VII. Aquarium [2.11]
8. VIII. Personnages à longues oreilles (Persons with Long Ears) [1.07]
9. IX. Le coucou au fond des bois (Cuckoo in The Depths of The Wood) [2.20]
10. X. Volière (The Aviary) [1.17]
11. XI. Pianistes (Pianists) [1.14]
12. XII. Fossiles (Fossils) [1.24]
13. XIII. Le cygne (The Swan) [3.15]
14. XIV. Finale [2.06]
Suite for Orchestra, Op. 49
15. I. Prélude [2.35]
16. II. Sarabande [2.56]
17. III. Gavotte [3.14]
18. IV. Romance [6.16]
19. V. Finale [3.43]
20. Une nuit à Lisbonne, Barcarolle, Op. 63 [4.06]
21. Spartacus, Overture, R 166, After the Tragedy by Alphonse Pagès [14.37]
Brenda Lucas & John Ogdon (pianos) (1-14)
Anthony Moroney (flute) (10), Hilary Robinson (cello) (13)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Louis Frémaux (conductor) (1-14)
Ensemble Orchestral de Paris / Jean-Jacques Kantorow (conductor) (15-21)
Recorded: 17-18.VI.1971, De Montfort Hall, Leicester (1-14); 22 & 24.IX.1993 (15-20), 20-22.IV.1995 (21), Salle Wagram, Paris
Producers: Brian B. Culverhouse (1-14), Étienne Collard (15-21) - Balance Engineers: Stuart Eltham (1-14), Daniel Michel (15-21)
0190296746048 · A Warner Classics Release, ℗ 1971/Remastered 2017 Parlophone Records Limited (1-14). A Warner Classics/Erato Release, ℗ 1994 (15-20), 1995 (21) Warner Music France

CD 5 [79.20] – Concertante Music
Piano Concerto No. 1 In D major, Op. 17
1. I. Andante – Allegro Assai [12.31]
2. II. Andante Sostenuto Quasi Adagio [9.35]
3. III. Allegro Con Fuoco [6.50]
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22
4. I. Andante Sostenuto [11.14]
5. II. Allegro Scherzando [5.55]
6. III. Presto [6.31]
Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor, Op. 44
7. I. Allegro Moderato – Andante [12.54]
8. II. Allegro Vivace – Andante – Allegro [13.36]
Jean-Philippe Collard (piano)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / André Previn (conductor)
Recorded: 11-12.XI.1985 (4-8), 14-15.IX.1987 (1-3), No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Producers: David Groves (1-3), John Fraser (4-8) - Balance Engineer: Mike Clements
0190296746048 · A Warner Classics Release, ℗ 1987 (4-8), 1988 (1-3) Parlophone Records Limited

CD 6 [77.29] – Concertante Music
Piano Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 29
1. I. Moderato Assai – Più Mosso (Allegro Maestoso) [14.13]
2. II. Andante [8.55]
3. III. Allegro Non Troppo [7.47]
Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major “Egyptian”, Op. 103
4. I. Allegro Animato [11.41]
5. II. Andante – Allegretto Tranquillo Quasi Andantino [11.14]
6. III. Molto Allegro [6.03]
7. Wedding Cake, Caprice-Valse, for piano and orchestra, Op. 76 [6.18]
8. Africa, Fantasy, for piano and orchestra, Op. 89 [10.48]
Jean-Philippe Collard (piano)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / André Previn (conductor)
Recorded: IX.1986 (1-6), 14-15.IX.1987 (7-8), No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Producer: David Groves - Balance Engineer: Mike Clements
0190296746048 · A Warner Classics Release, ℗ 1987 (1-6), 1988 (7-8) Parlophone Records Limited

CD 7 [79.43] – Concertante Music
Violin Concerto No. 1 In A major, Op. 20
1. I. Allegro [4.17]
2. II. Andante Espressivo [2.22]
3. III. Tempo Primo [5.10]
Violin Concerto No. 2 In C major, Op. 58
4. I. Allegro Moderato E Maestoso [13.23]
5. II. Andante Espressivo [8.25]
6. III. Allegro Scherzando Quasi Allegretto [6.38]
7. Romance in C major, for violin and orchestra, Op. 48 [6.55]
8. Romance in D-flat major, for violin and orchestra, Op. 37 [5.54]
9. Morceau de Concert in G major, for violin and orchestra, Op. 62 [9.45]
10. Caprice Andalou in G Major, for violin and orchestra, Op. 122 [9.24]
11. Prélude pour “Le déluge” In D Major, for violin and orchestra, Op. 45 [7.2]
Ulf Hoelscher (violin)
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Pierre Dervaux (conductor)
Recorded: III & IV.1977, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Producer: David Mottley - Balance Engineer: Stuart Eltham
0190296746048 · A Warner Classics Release, ℗ 1977/Remastered 1993 Parlophone Records Limited

CD 8 [72.25] – Concertante Music
Violin Concerto No. 3 In B minor, Op. 61
1. I. Allegro Non Troppo [8.46]
2. II. Andantino Quasi Allegretto [8.17]
3. III. Molto Moderato E Maestoso – Allegro Non Troppo [10.49]
4. La Muse et le Poète, for violin, cello and orchestra, Op. 132 [16.36]
5. Introduction et Rondo Capriccioso in A minor, for violin and orchestra, Op. 28 [8.50]
6. Havanaise in E major, for violin and orchestra, Op. 83 [10.52]
7. Valse-Caprice, for violin and orchestra, After Étude en forme de valse, Op. 52, No. 6, Arr. Eugène Ysaÿe [8.12]
Ulf Hoelscher (violin) (1-3)
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Pierre Dervaux (conductor) (1-3)
Renaud Capuçon (violin) (4-7); Gautier Capuçon (cello) (4)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France / Lionel Bringuier (conductor) (4)
Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen / Daniel Harding (conductor) (5-7)
Recorded: III & IV.1977, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (1-3); 29-30.XI & I.XII.2000, Gutsscheune Stuhr-Varrel, Bremen, Germany (5-7); 11 & 15.I.2013, Salle Pleyel, Paris (4)
Producers: David Mottley (1-3), Arnaud Moral (4), Étienne Collard (5-7) - Balance Engineers: Stuart Eltham (1-3), Christian Lahondes (4), Frédéric Briant (5-7)
0190296746048 · A Warner Classics Release (1-3) & Warner Classics/Erato Release (4-7), ℗ 1977/Remastered 1993 (1-3), 2001 (5-7) & 2013 (4) Parlophone Records Limited

CD 9 [78.16] – Concertante Music
1. Odelette in D major, for flute and orchestra, Op. 162 [7.29]
2. Tarentelle in A minor, for flute, clarinet and orchestra, Op. 6 [6.24]
3. Romance in D-flat major, for flute and orchestra, Op. 37 [5.22]
4. Romance in F major, for horn and orchestra, Op. 36 [4.14]
5. Morceau de Concert in G major, for harp and orchestra, Op. 154 [13.24]
6. Morceau de Concert in F minor, for horn and orchestra, Op. 94 [9.01]
Cyprès et lauriers, for organ and orchestra, Op. 156
7. I. Cyprès: Poco Adagio (solo organ) [7.03]
8. II. Lauriers: Allegro Non Troppo [8.45]
9. Rhapsodie d’Auvergne in C major, for piano and orchestra, Op. 73 [10.19]
10. Allegro Appassionato In C-Sharp Minor, for piano and orchestra, Op. 70 [6.11]
Clara Novakova (flute) (1-3) · Richard Vieille (clarinet) (2) · Radovan Vlatković (horn) (4, 6) ·
Marielle Nordmann (harp) (5)
Ensemble Orchestral de Paris / Jean-Jacques Kantorow (conductor) (1-6)
Matthias Eisenberg (organ) (Eugène Puget, Basilique Notre-Dame La Daurade, Toulouse) (7-8)
Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse / Michel Plasson (conductor) (8)
Jean-Philippe Collard (piano) (9-10), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / André Previn (conductor) (9-10)
Recorded: 14-15.IX.1987, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (9-10); 22 & 24.IX.1993 (1-3), 20-22.IV.1995 (4-6), Salle Wagram, Paris; 7-9.VII.1995, Basilique Notre-Dame La Daurade, Toulouse (7-8)
Producers: Étienne Collard (1-8), David Groves (9-10) - Balance Engineers: Daniel Michel (1-8), Mike Clements (9-10)
0190296746048 · A Warner Classics/Erato Release, ℗ 1994 (1-3), 1995 (4-6) & 1997 (7-8) Warner Music France. A Warner Classics Release, ℗ 1988 Parlophone Records Limited (9-10)

CD 10 [68.20] – Concertante Music & Chamber Music
Concertante Music
Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33
1. I. Allegro Non Troppo [5.29]
2. II. Allegretto Con Moto [4.56]
3. III. Allegro Non Troppo [8.52]
4. Allegro Appassionato in B minor, for cello and orchestra, Op. 43 [3.59]
Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) (1-3), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (1-3)
Paul Tortelier (cello) (4), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Louis Frémaux (conductor) (4)
Chamber Music
Violin Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 75
5. I (a). Allegro Agitato [6.43]
6. I (b). Adagio [5.47]
7. II (a). Allegro Moderato [3.58]
8. II (b). Allegro Molto [6.14]
Violin Sonata No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 102
9. I. Poco Allegro Più Tosto Moderato [7.17]
10. II. Scherzo: Vivace [3.50]
11. III. Andante [6.01]
12. IV. Allegro Grazioso, Non Presto [5.11]
Renaud Capuçon (violin); Bertrand Chamayou (piano) (5-8)
Olivier Charlier (violin); Jean Hubeau (piano) (9-12)
Recorded: 29-30.V.1974, De Montfort Hall, Leicester (4); 29-30.IV & 1.V.1977, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (1-3); 2-4.VII.2020, Studio, Cité de la Musique et de la Danse, Soissons (5-8); VIII.1987, Studio 104, Maison de Radio France, Paris (Coproduction Erato/Radio France), (9-12)
Producer: David Mottley (1-3), John Willan (4), Michael Fine (5-8), Daniel Zalay (9-12)
Balance Engineer: Neville Boyling (1-4), Erdo Groot (5-8), Didier Gervais (9-12)
0190296746048 · A Warner Classics Release (1-4) & Warner Classics/Erato Release (5-8), ℗ 1975/Remastered 2003 (4), 1978/Remastered 2017 (1-3) & 2020 (5-8) Parlophone Records Limited. A Warner Classics/Erato Disques Release, ℗ 1990 Warner Music UK Limited (9-12)

CD 11 [71.52] – Chamber Music
1. Berceuse in B-flat major, for violin and piano, Op. 38 [5.09]
2. Élégie No. 1, for violin and piano, Op. 143 [4.52]
3. Élégie No. 2, for violin and piano, Op. 160 [4.39]
4. Romance in D-flat major, for violin and piano (Originally for flute or violin & orchestra), Op. 37 [5.26]
5. Fantaisie, for violin and harp, Op. 124 [12.53]
Cello Sonata No. 1 In C minor, Op. 32
6. I. Allegro [9.08]
7. II. Andante Tranquillo [5.18]
8. III. Allegro Moderato [6.41]
9. Romance in F major, for cello and piano, Op. 36 [4.07]
10. Allegro Appassionato in B minor, for cello and piano, Op. 43 [3.59]
11. Romance in D major, for cello and piano, Op. 51 [4.21]
12. Prière, for cello and piano, Op. 158 [5.14]
Olivier Charlier (violin), Jean Hubeau (piano) (1-4)
Renaud Capuçon (violin), Marie-Pierre Langlamet (harp) (5)
Roland Pidoux (cello), Jean Hubeau (piano) (6-11)
Gautier Capuçon (cello), Frank Braley (piano) (12)
Recorded: VIII.1987, Studio 104, Maison de Radio France, Paris (Coproduction Erato/Radio France, 1-4); 29.I-2.II.1991, Studio 104, Maison de Radio France (Coproduction Erato/Radio France, 6-11); 14.XII.2002, Fondation Musica-Théâtre, La Chaux-de-Fonds (5, 12)
Producers: Daniel Zalay (1-4), Étienne Collard (5, 12), Philippe Pelissier (6-11)
Balance Engineers: Didier Gervais (1-4), Frédéric Briant (5, 12), Madeleine Sola (6-11)
0190296746048 · A Warner Classics/Erato Release, ℗ 2003 Parlophone Records Limited (5, 12). A Warner Classics/Erato Disques Release, ℗ 1990 (1-4), 1993 (6-11) Warner Music UK Limited

CD 12 [76.23] – Chamber Music
Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 123
1. I. Maestoso [9.12]
2. II. Scherzo Con Variazioni [8.28]
3. III. Romanza [8.01]
4. IV. Allegro Non Troppo [6.58]
5. Sérénade, No. 2 Andantino from Suite, Op. 16, for cello and piano [2.53]
Clarinet Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 167
6. I. Allegretto [4.26]
7. II. Allegro Animato [2.05]
8. III. Lento [3.57]
9. IV. Molto Allegro [5.00]
Oboe Sonata in D major, Op. 166
10. I. Andantino [3.53]
11. II. (without tempo indication) [5.24]
12. III. Molto Allegro [2.19]
Bassoon Sonata in G major, Op. 168
13. I. Allegro Moderato [2.41]
14. II. Allegro Scherzando [3.36]
15. III. Molto Adagio [6.27]
16. IV. Allegro Moderato [1.01]
Roland Pidoux (cello); Jean Hubeau (piano) (1-4)
Paul Tortelier (cello); Maria de la Pau (piano) (5)
Sabine Meyer (clarinet); Oleg Maisenberg (piano) (6-9)
Nicholas Daniel (oboe); Julius Drake (piano) (10-12)
Dirk Meijer (bassoon); Jan Van Liere (piano) (13-16)
Recorded: 29.I-2.II.1991, Studio 104, Maison de Radio France (Co-production Erato/Radio France, 1-4); 19-20.XI.1979, Paris (5); VII-VIII.1990, Seldon Hall, Haberdasher’s Aske’s School, Elstree, Herts, UK (10-12); 24-27.IX.2001, 24-27.XI.2001, Providenz Church, Heidelberg (13-16); 26-28.IX.2006, Potton Hall, Suffolk, UK (6-9)
Producers: Philippe Pelissier (1-4), Greco Casadesus (5), John Fraser (6-9), Paul Spicer (10-12), Dirk Meijer (13-16)
Balance Engineers: Madeleine Sola (1-4), Paul Vavasseur (5), Arne Akselberg (6-9), Steve Portnoi (10-12), Henk La Roi (13-16) 0190296746048 · A Warner Classics/Erato Release, ℗ 1980/Remastered 1990 Warner Music France (5). A Warner Classics/Erato Disques Release, ℗ 1993 Warner Music UK Limited (1-4). A Warner Classics Release (6-9) & Warner Classics/Erato Release (10-12), ℗ 1994 (10-12), 2007 (6-9) Parlophone Records Limited. ℗ 2002 Finlandia (13-16)

CD 13 [76.01] – Chamber Music
1. Cavatine, for trombone and piano, Op. 144 [4.27]
Piano Trio No. 1 in F major, Op. 18
2. I. Allegro Vivace [7.44]
3. II. Andante [9.21]
4. III. Scherzo: Presto [3.58]
5. IV. Allegro [6.55]
Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 92
6. I. Allegro Non Troppo [10.26]
7. II. Allegretto [6.08]
8. III. Andante Con Moto [3.56]
9. IV. Grazioso, Poco Allegro [4.21]
10. V. Allegro [7.24]
11. Caprice sur des Airs Danois et Russes, for flute, clarinet, oboe and piano, Op. 79 [11.17]
Ian Bousfield (trombone); Alison Procter (piano) (1)
Yan Pascal Tortelier (violin); Paul Tortelier (cello); Maria de la Pau (piano) (2-5)
Renaud Capuçon (violin); Edgar Moreau (cello); Bertrand Chamayou (piano) (6-10)
Robert Fontaine (clarinet); Thomas Prévost (flute); Jacques Vandeville (oboe); Victoria Postnikova (piano) (11)
Recorded: 24-26.IX.1978, Abbey Road Studios, London (2-5); 6-9.IX.1995, St George’s, Brandon Hill, Bristol, UK (1); 2-4.VII.2020, Studio, Cité de la Musique et de la Danse, Soissons (6-10); IV.1991, Studio 106, Maison de Radio France, Paris (Coproduction Erato/Radio France, 11)
Producers: Mike Purton (1), John Fraser (2-5), Michael Fine (6-10), Alain de Chambure (11)
Balance Engineers: Tony Faulkner (1), Neville Boyling (2-5), Erdo Groot (6-10), Agnès Wargnier (11)
0190296746048 · A Warner Classics Release (1-5) & Warner Classics/Erato Release (6-10), ℗ 1979/Remastered 1988 (2-5), 1997 (1) & 2020 (6-10) Parlophone Records Limited. A Warner Classics/Erato Disques Release, ℗ 1992 Warner Music UK Limited (11)


CD 14 [54.36] – Chamber Music
String Quartet No. 1 in E minor, Op. 112
1. I. Allegro [10.09]
2. II. Molto Allegro Quasi Presto [6.02]
3. III. Molto Adagio [7.13]
4. IV. Allegro Non Troppo [6.27
String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 153
5. I. Allegro Animato [8.07]
6. II. Molto Adagio [8.34]
7. III. Andantino – Finale: Allegro [8.01]
Quatuor Viotti:
Philippe Goulut & Marc Duprez (violins); Pierre Franck (viola); Hugh Mackenzie (cello)
Recorded: XII.1984, Studio 103, Maison de Radio France, Paris
Producer: Jacques Boisgallais. Balance Engineer: Jacques Boisgallais, assisted By Bernard Charon
0190296746048 · A Warner Classics/Erato Disques Release, ℗ 1987 Warner Music UK Limited

CD 15 [59.03] – Chamber Music
Piano Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 41
1. I. Allegretto [6.45]
2. II. Andante Maestoso Ma Con Moto [6.57]
3. III. Poco Allegro Più Tosto Moderato [5.49]
4. IV. Allegro [9.09]
Quatuor Kandinsky:
Claire Désert (piano); Philippe Aïche (violin); Nicolas Bône (viola); Nadine Pierre (cello)
Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 14
5. I. Allegro Moderato E Maestoso [9.50]
6. II. Andante Sostenuto [6.58]
7. III. Presto [4.52]
8. IV. Allegro Assai, Ma Tranquillo [8.41]
Groupe Instrumental de Paris: Jean Laforge (piano); Lionel Gali & Michel Noël (violins); Bruno Pasquier (viola); Robert Bex (cello)
Recorded: 29. I & 26.II.1970, Salle Wagram, Paris (5-8); 1993, Laon (1-4)
Producers: Jean-Martial Golaz (1-4), René Challan (5-8). Balance Engineers: Bernard Charon (1-4), Paul Vavasseur (5-8)
0190296746048 · A Warner Classics/Erato Release, ℗ 1970 Warner Music France (5-8) & ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Limited (1-4)

CD 16 [61.10] – Chamber Music & Instrumental Music
Chamber Music
Le carnaval des animaux, grande fantaisie zoologique (The Carnival of the Animals, Grand Zoological Fantasy), for 2 pianos, 2 violins, viola, cello, bass, flute (& piccolo), clarinet, harmonica & xylophone, R 125
1. I. Introduction et marche royale du lion (Introduction and Royal March of the Lion) [2.10]
2. II. Poules et coqs (Hens and Roosters) [0.43]
3. III. Hémiones (Ou animaux véloces) (Wild Asses) [0.33]
4. IV. Tortues (Tortoises) [2.12]
5. V. L’Éléphant (The Elephant) [1.27]
6. VI. Kangourous (Kangaroos) [0.50]
7. VII. Aquarium [2.46]
8. VIII. Personnages à longues oreilles (Persons with Long Ears) [0.57]
9. IX. Le Coucou au fond des bois (Cuckoo in the Depths of the Wood) [2.30]
10. X. Volière (The Aviary) [1.19]
11 XI. Pianistes (Pianists) [1.42]
12. XII. Fossiles (Fossils) [1.24]
13 XIII. Le cygne (The Swan) [3.02]
14. XIV. Finale [2.08]
Septet In E-flat major, for trumpet, 2 violins, viola, cello, bass and piano, Op. 65
15. I. Préambule: Allegro Moderato [4.29]
16. II. Menuet: Tempo Di Minuetto Moderato [4.12]
17. III. Intermède: Andante [5.21]
18. IV. Gavotte Et Finale: Allegro Non Troppo – Più Allegro [4.10]
Michel Béroff, Jean-Philippe Collard (pianos); Alain Moglia (violin); Jacques Cazauran (double bass); Michel Debost (flute); Claude Desurmont (clarinet); Maurice André (trumpet); Guy-Joël Cipriani, Gérard Pérotin (percussion).
Le Trio à Cordes Français: Gérard Jarry (violin), Serge Collot (viola) Michel Tournus (cello)
Instrumental Music
19. Fantaisie for harp, Op. 95 [9.19]
Marielle Nordmann (harp)
20. Allegro Appassionato in C-sharp minor, version for solo piano, Op. 70 [5.50]
21. Valse nonchalante in D-flat major, for piano, Op. 110 [4.00]
Bertrand Chamayou (piano)
Recorded: 17.VI.1976 & 1-2.III.1977, Salle Wagram, Paris (1-18); III.1981, Espace de Projection, IRCAM, Paris (19); 4-7.XII.2017, Auditorium, Radio France, Paris (20-21)
Producers: Eric Macleod (1-18), Michel Garcin (19), Daniel Zalay (20-21)
Balance Engineers: Serge Rémy (1-18), Pierre Lavoix (19), Catherine Déréthé (20-21)
19: Newly Remastered In 192kHz/24-Bit from Original Master Tapes by Studio Art & Son, Annecy
0190296746048 · A Warner Classics/Erato Release, ℗ 1978/Remastered 1986 Warner Music France (1-18) & ℗ 2018 Parlophone Records Limited (20-21). A Warner Classics/Erato Disques Release, ℗ 1982/Remastered 2021 Warner Music UK Limited (19)

CD 17 [73.17] – Instrumental Music: Piano Works
Six Études, for piano, Op. 52
1. I. Prélude (Con Bravura) [2.06]
2. II. Pour l’indépendance des doigts (Andantino Malinconico) [2.28]
3. III. Prélude et Fugue en Fa Mineur (Allegro Animato) [3.40]
4. IV. Étude de rythme (Andantino) [2.26]
5. V. Prélude et fugue en la majeur (Allegro Moderato – Moderato) [5.53]
6. VI. Étude en forme de valse (Mouvement De Valse) [6.06]
Six Études, for piano, Op. 111
7. I. Tierces majeures et mineures (Allegretto) [1.50]
8. II. Traits chromatiques (Allegretto) [2.14]
9. III. Prélude et fugue en mi bémol mineur (Moderato Agitato – Moderato Espressivo) [5.06]
10. IV. Les cloches de Las Palmas (Andantino) [3.44]
11. V. Tierces majeures chromatiques (Vivace) [1.58]
12. VI. Toccata (Molto Allegro) [4.15]
13. Mazurka No. 3 (Un Poco Agitato), for piano, Op. 66 [4.56]
14. Valse Mignonne in E-flat major, for piano, Op. 104 [2.32]
15. Valse Gaie, for piano, Op. 139 [4.26]
Six Études, Pour la main gauche seule (for left hand only) for piano, Op. 135
16. I. Prélude [2.27]
17. II. Alla Fuga [2.11]
18. III. Moto Perpetuo [2.39]
19. IV. Bourrée [4.22]
20. V. Élégie [5.52]
21. VI. Gigue [1.59] 1979 (1-15)
François-René Duchâble (piano) (1-15)
Aldo Ciccolini (piano) (16-21)
Recorded: 28. I.1971 (16-21), 14-15.V & 20, 24.IX.1979 (1-15), Salle Wagram, Paris
Producers: René Challan (16-21), Greco Casadesus (1-15)
Balance Engineer: Paul Vavasseur
1-15: Newly Remastered In 192kHz/24-Bit from Original Master Tapes by Studio Art & Son, Annecy
0190296746048 · A Warner Classics/Erato Release, ℗ 1971/Remastered 2009 (16-21),
1981/Remastered 2021 (1-15) Warner Music France

CD 18 [75.44] – Instrumental Music: Piano Works (Four Hands & Two Pianos)
1. Scherzo, for two pianos, Op. 87 [10.39]
2. Introduction et Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28 (Transcription for two pianos by Claude Debussy) [8.42]
3. Caprice Pour Piano sur les airs de ballet d’Alceste de Gluck (Transcription for Two Pianos by Claude Debussy) [12.22]
Symphony No. 2 In A Minor, Op. 55 (Transcription for two pianos by Claude Debussy)
4. I. Allegro Marcato – Allegro Appassionato [7.22]
5. II. Adagio [3.10]
6. III. Scherzo: Presto [4.34]
7. IV. Prestissimo [8.33]
Étienne Marcel, airs de ballet, R 290 (Transcription tor two pianos by Claude Debussy)
8. Introduction [0.57]
9. Entrée des écoliers [1.52]
10. Musette guerrière [1.44]
11. Pavane [2.19]
12 Valse [4.16]
13. Entrée des Bohémiens [6.14]
14. Final [2.53]
Lilya Zilberstein & Akano Sakai (pianos) (1)
Jean-François Heisser & Georges Pludermacher (pianos) (2-3)
Jean-Pierre Armengaud & Olivier Chauzu (pianos) (4-14)
Recorded: VI.1993, Auditorium du Louvre, Paris (2-3); VI.2008, Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano Festival (1 - Live); 13-18.VII & 9-10.IX.2017, Église Saint Pierre Saint Paul, Evry Village (4-14 - Live)
Producers: Wolfgang Müller (1), Ysabelle Van Wersch-Cot (2-3), Jean-Pierre Armengaud (4-14) Balance Engineers: Wolfgang Müller (1), Jacques Doll (2-3), Charles-Alexandre Englebert (4-14)
0190296746048 · A Warner Classics Release, ℗ 2009 (1) & 2018 (4-14) Parlophone Records Limited. A Warner Classics/Erato Disques Release, ℗ 1993 Warner Music UK Limited (2-3)


CD 19 [76.31] – Instrumental Music: Complete Solo Organ Works I
1. Marche Religieuse In F Major, Op. 107 [4.54]
Trois Rhapsodies, Op. 7, sur des cantiques Bretons (Pèlerinage au Pardon de Sainte-Anne-La-Palud)
2. No. 1 in E Major [5.59]
3. No. 2 in D Major [6.22]
4. No. 3 in F Major [7.23]
5. Fantaisie In E-Flat Major, R 78 [4.56]
6. Fantaisie In D-Flat Major, Op. 101 [10.58]
7. Fantaisie In C Major, Op. 157 [12.55]
8. No. 1 in E Major: Prelude [3.41]
9. No. 1 in E Major: Fugue [5.20]
10. No. 2 in B Major: Prelude [5.03]
11. No. 2 in B Major: Fugue [2.41]
12. No. 3 in E-Flat Major: Prelude [1.58]
13. No. 3 in E-Flat Major: Fugue [4.16]
Daniel Roth (organ) (Isnard - Cavaillé-Coll – Boisseau, Église Saint-Salomon-Saint-Grégoire, Pithiviers)
Recorded: 4-7.IV.1978, Église Saint-Salomon-Saint-Grégoire, Pithiviers
Producer: Gréco Casadesus; Balance Engineer: Paul Vavasseur
CD Premiere · Newly Remastered from Original Tapes In 192kHz/24-Bit by Studio Art & Son, Annecy
0190296746048 · A Warner Classics/Erato Release, ℗ 1979 & Remastered 2021 Warner Music France

CD 20 [79.25] – Instrumental Music: Complete Solo Organ Works II
Trois Préludes Et Fugues, Op. 109 (Book II)
1. No. 1 in D Minor: Prelude [3.46]
2. No. 1 in D Minor: Fugue [4.28]
3. No. 2 in G Major: Prelude [1.47]
4. No. 2 in G Major: Fugue [3.04]
5. No. 3 in C Major: Prelude [2.49]
6. No. 3 in C Major: Fugue [5.51]
7. Bénédiction nuptiale in F Major, Op. 9 [6.28]
Sept Improvisations, Op. 150
8. No. 1 in E Major [9.16]
9. No. 2 in B Minor “Feria Pentecostes” [4.57]
10. No. 3 in E-Flat Major [5.26]
11. No. 4 in A Major [2.21]
12. No. 5 in G Minor “Pro Martyribus” [5.07]
13. No. 6 in B Minor “Pro Defunctis” [7.23]
14. No. 7 in A Minor [3.05]
15. Cyprès et lauriers, for Organ and Orchestra, Op. 156: I. Cyprès: Poco Adagio (solo organ) [7.51]
16. Élévation or Communion in E major, Op. 13 [5.41]
Daniel Roth (organ), (Isnard - Cavaillé-Coll – Boisseau, Église Saint-Salomon-Saint-Grégoire, Pithiviers)
No. 1 of “Cyprès Et Lauriers” for solo organ is also on CD 9 in the Concertante Music section, performed by Matthias Eisenberg. We have kept this version to keep complete the Solo Organ Works Album by Daniel Roth, available here for the first time on CD and newly remastered In HD.
Recorded: 4-7.IV.1978, Église Saint-Salomon-Saint-Grégoire, Pithiviers
Producer: Gréco Casadesus; Balance Engineer: Paul Vavasseur
CD Premiere · Newly Remastered from Original Tapes In 192kHz/24-Bit by Studio Art & Son, Annecy
0190296746048 · A Warner Classics/Erato Release, ℗ 1979 & Remastered 2021 Warner Music France

CD 21 [71.04] – Vocal & Choral Music
Songs 1-16, 18-19: for voice and piano (6: and violin; 16: and flute), 17: for voice and orchestra
1. La cloche (Victor Hugo) [3.52]
2. Clair de lune (Catulle Mendès) [1.36]
3. L’Attente (Victor Hugo) [2.08]
4. Le pas d’armes Du Roi Jean (Victor Hugo) [ 4.12]
5. Pastorale (Philippe Destouches) [2.11]
6. Violons dans le soir (Comtesse de Noailles) for voice with violin and piano [5.15]
7. Mélodies Persanes, Op. 26, No. 6: Tournoiement («Songe d’opium») (Armand Renaud) [2.38]
8. Le Vent dans la plaine («C’est l’extase langoureuse») (Paul Verlaine) [1.21]
9. Danse macabre (Henri Cazalis) [2.11]
10. Sonnet (Camille Saint-Saëns) [3.26]
11. Les cloches de la mer (Camille Saint-Saëns) [4.24]
12. Extase (Victor Hugo) [3.16]
13. Rêverie (Victor Hugo) [3.32]
14. Si vous n’avez rien à me dire (Victor Hugo) [3.08]
15. Le lever de la lune (After Ossian) [5.00]
16. Une flûte invisible (Victor Hugo) for voice with flute and piano [3.14]
17. Le rossignol et la rose (From Parysatis, R 312) (Jane Dieulafoy) vocalise for voice and orchestra [3.40]
18. Pastorale (Philippe Destouches) [2.14]
19. El Desdichado (Bolero) (Jules Barbier) [3.30]
Two Choruses, for Mixed Chorus a cappella, Op. 68 (Camille Saint-Saëns)
20. No. 1 Calme des nuits [2.18]
21. No. 2 Les fleurs et les arbres [1.59]
22. Saltarelle, For Four Voices Men’s Chorus a cappella, Op. 74 (Émile Deschamps) [5.52]
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) (1-5); Victoria de los Ángeles (soprano) (5)
Harmuth Höll Piano (1-4); Gerald Moore (piano) (5)
Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor) (6-8)
Renaud Capuçon (violin) (6); Jérôme Ducros (piano) (6-8)
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano) José Van Dam (bass-baritone); Jean-Philippe Collard (piano) (9-15)
(16)
Douglas Whittaker (flute); Geoffrey Parsons (piano) (16)
Natalie Dessay (soprano) (17)
Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester/Michel Schønwandt (conductor) (17)
Felicity Lott (soprano) (18-19); Ann Murray (mezzo-soprano) (18-19)
Graham Johnson (piano) (18-19)
Ensemble Vocal Jean Sourisse (20-22); Ensemble Vocal Audite Nova (22); Jean Sourisse (conductor) (20-22)
Recorded: 1-3.XII.1960, Berlin (5); IV.1984, Hochschule Für Musik, München (1-4); 6-9.XI.1992, Théâtre de Poissy, (20-22); 23-25.XI.1992, Chartreuse de Villeneuve-Lez-Avignon (9-15); Jesus Christus Kirche, Berlin, 1996-97 (17); 7-13.VII.2008, Chambre Syndicale Typographique Parisienne, Salle Akustica, Paris (6-7); XI.1965, III.1966, Abbey Road Studios, London (16), 25-26.VIII.1989, Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey (18-19)
Producers: Teije Van Geest (1-4), Étienne Collard (6-7, 9-15, 17), Ronald Kinloch Anderson (16), Simon Woods (18-19), François Eckert (20-22)
Balance Engineers: Martin Sauer (1-4), Michel Pierre (6-7), Daniel Michel (9-15), Neville Boyling (16), Bernd Runge & Eberhard Hinz (17), Michael Sheady (18-19), François Eckert (20-22)
0190296746048 · A Warner Classics Release (5, 16, 18-19) & Warner Classics/Erato Release (6-8), ℗ 1962/Remastered 1993 (5), 1967/Remastered 2018 (16), 1990 (18-19), 1993 (20-22), 2009 (6-7) & 2015 (8) Parlophone Records Limited. A Warner Classics/Teldec Release, ℗ 1987 Warner Music UK Limited (1-4). A Warner Classics/Erato Release, ℗ 1993 (9-15) & 1998 (17) Warner Music France.

CD 22 [63.59] – Vocal and Choral Music (Opera)
Choral Music
‘Messe à quatre voix’, pour soli et chœur avec accompagnement d’orchestre, grand orgue d’accompagnement obligé, Op. 4, (Réduction pour grand orgue et petit orgue par Léon Roques)
1. I. Kyrie [14.57]
2. II. Gloria [8.01]
3. III. Credo [5.06]
4. IV. Sanctus [4.36]
5. V. O Salutaris [2.47]
6. VI. Agnus Dei [5.02]
Isabel Balmori-Padesca (soprano) (1, 3)
Annelise Théodoloz (alto) (1, 3, 6)
Laurent Dami Tenor (1, 3)
Alain Clément (baritone) (1, 3-4)
Stephan Imboden (bass) (3)
André Luy (organ of the chorus)
Marie-Claire Alain (organ) (Kuhn, Grandes Orgues de la Cathédrale de Lausanne)
Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne (Laurent Gay: chorus master), Michel Corboz (conductor)
Opera
Samson et Dalila, Opera in three acts, Op. 47 (Ferdinand Lemaire)
7. « Printemps Qui Commence » (Act 1) [5.18]
8. « Samson, recherchant ma présence… Amour! Viens aider ma faiblesse! » (Act 2) [4.13]
9. « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix » (Act 2) [5.23]
Henry VIII, Opera in Four Acts, R 291, (Léonce Détroyat & Armand Sylvestre)
10. Air de Catherine D'Aragon: « Ô cruel souvenir! » (Act IV) [8.33]
Maria Callas (soprano) (7-9)
Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française/Georges Prêtre (conductor) (7-9)
Véronique Gens (soprano) (10)
Les Talens Lyriques/Christophe Rousset (conductor) (10)
Recorded: 28.III-5.IV.1961, Salle Wagram, Paris (7-9); IV.1988, Cathédrale de Lausanne (1-6); 30.VI & 5.VII.2011, IRCAM, Paris (10)
Producers: Michel Garcin (1-6), Walter Legge (7-9), Olivier Rosset (10)
Balance Engineers: Yolanta Skura, Assisted by Jacques Doll (1-6), Francis Dillnut (7-9), Hughes Deschaux (10)
0190296746048 · A Warner Classics/Erato Disques Release, ℗ 1990 Warner Music UK Limited (1-6). A Warner Classics Release (7-9) & Warner Classics/Erato Release (10), ℗ 1961 (7-8) & 1982 (9),
Remastered ℗ 2014, 2011 (10) Parlophone Records Limited

CD 23 [44.32] – Opera
Samson et Dalila, Opera in 3 Acts, Op. 47, (Ferdinand Lemaire) (Beginning)
Act I
1. Introduction [2.09]
2. « Dieu! Dieu d’Israël! Écoute la prière de tes enfants » (Les Hébreux) [3.41]
3. « Quoi! Veux-tu donc qu’à jamais on efface » (Les Hébreux) [3.04]
4. « Arrêtez, Ô mes frères! » (Samson, Les Hébreux) [3.41]
5. « Implorons à genoux le Seigneur qui nous aime! » (Samson, Les Hébreux) [2.05]
6. « Qui donc élève ici la voix? » (Abimélech) [2.58]
7. « C’est toi que sa bouche invective » (Samson, Les Hébreux, Abimélech) [1.17]
8. « Israël! Romps ta chaîne! » (Samson, Les Hébreux) [1.57]
9. « Que vois-je! Abimélech! Frappé par des esclaves! » (Le Grand Prêtre, Premier Philistin, Deuxième Philistin) [1.15]
10. « Seigneur! La troupe furieuse … Maudite à jamais soit la race » (Un Messager, Les Deux Philistins, Le Grand Prêtre) [2.49]
11. Lever du jour [1.24]
12. « Hymne de joie, hymne de délivrance » (Les Vieillards Hébreux, Un Vieillard Hébreu) [4.07]
13. « Voici le printemps nous portant des fleurs » (Les Philistins) [2.16]
14. « Je viens célébrer la victoire … Ô mon bien-aimé, suis mes pas vers Sorek » (Dalila, Samson, Un Vieillard Hébreu) [3.30]
15. Danse des prêtresses de Dagon [2.13]
16. « Printemps qui commence, portant l’espérance » (Dalila) [3.28]
17. « L’esprit du mal à conduit cette femme » (Un Vieillard Hébreu, Dalila) [2.30]
Dalila: Rita Gorr (mezzo-soprano); Samson: Jon Vickers (tenor)
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon (High Priest of Dagon): Ernest Blanc (baritone)
Abimélech & Un Vieillard Hébreu (An Old Hebrew): Anton Diakov (bass)
Un Messager (A Messenger): Rémi Corazza (tenor)
Premier Philistin (First Philistine): Jacques Potier (tenor)
Deuxième Philistin (Second Philistine): Jean-Pierre Hurteau (bass)
Chœurs René Duclos / René Duclos (chorus master)
Orchestre Du Théâtre National de L’Opéra de Paris/Georges Prêtre (conductor)
Recorded: 25-28.IX. & 1-10.X.1962, Salle Wagram, Paris
Producer: René Challan · Balance Engineer: Robert Gooch
0190296746048 · A Warner Classics/Erato Release, ℗ 1963/Remastered 2001 Warner Music France

CD 24 [76.46] – Opera
Samson et Dalila, Opera in 3 Acts, Op. 47 (Ferdinand Lemaire) (Conclusion)
Act II
1. Prélude [2.04]
2. « Samson, recherchant ma présence … Amour! Viens aider ma faiblesse! » (Dalila) [3.57]
3. « J’ai gravi la montagne » (Le Grand Prêtre, Dalila) [2.16]
4. « À tes genoux sa force un jour; l’abandonna » (Le Grand Prêtre, Dalila) [2.53]
5. « Mais sur son cœur déjà n’aurais-tu pas en vain » (Le Grand Prêtre, Dalila) [3.02]
6. « Il faut, pour assouvir ma haine » (Dalila, Le Grand Prêtre) [2.09]
7. « Samson, me disais-tu, dans ces lieux doit se rendre? »… Se pourrait-il que sur son cœur (Le Grand Prêtre, Dalila) [3.14]
8. « En ces lieux, malgré moi, m’ont ramené mes pas » (Samson) [1.08]
9. « C’est toi! C’est toi, mon bien-aimé! » (Dalila, Samson) [2.44]
10. « D’Israël renaît l’espérance » (Samson, Dalila) [2.55]
11. « Un dieu plus puissant que le tien » (Dalila, Samson) [3.07]
12. « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix » (Dalila, Samson) [5.15]
13. « Mais! … Non! Que dis-je? Hélas, la triste Dalila! » (Dalila, Samson) [4.45]
14. « À moi! Philistins! – Trahison! » (Dalila, Samson) [1.36]
Act III
Premier Tableau
15. Introduction [1.43]
16. « Vois ma misère, Hélas! Vois ma détresse! » (Samson, Les Hébreux) [2.25]
17. « Hélas! Israël dans les fers » (Samson, Les Hébreux) [1.52]
18. « Frères! Votre chant douloureux » (Samson, Les Hébreux) [2.53]
19. Interlude [1.23]
Deuxième Tableau
20. « L’aube qui blanchit déjà les coteaux » (Les Philistins) [2.33]
21. Bacchanale [6.57]
22. « Salut! Salut au juge d’Israël » (Le Grand Prêtre, Les Philistins) [1.16]
23. « L’âme triste jusqu’à la mort » (Samson, Dalila) [3.32]
24. « Allons, Samson, divertis-nous » (Le Grand Prêtre, Samson, Les Philistins) [2.10]
25. « Viens, Dalila, rendre grâce à nos dieux … Gloire à Dagon vainqueur! » (Le Grand Prêtre, Dalila, Les Philistins) [2.40]
26. « Dagon se révèle! » (Le Grand Prêtre, Dalila, Les Philistins) [1.16]
27. « Pour que le sort soit favorable » (Le Grand Prêtre, Samson) [1.23]
28. « Dagon se révèle! » (Chorus, Dalila, Le Grand Prêtre) [1.49]
29. « Souviens-toi de ton serviteur » (Samson, Dalila, Le Grand Prêtre, Les Philistins) [1.30]
Dalila: Rita Gorr (mezzo-soprano)
Samson: Jon Vickers (tenor)
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon (High Priest of Dagon): Ernest Blanc (baritone)
Abimélech & Un Vieillard Hébreu (An Old Hebrew): Anton Diakov (bass)
Un Messager (A Messenger): Rémi Corazza (tenor)
Premier Philistin (First Philistine): Jacques Potier (tenor)
Deuxième Philistin (Second Philistine): Jean-Pierre Hurteau (bass)
Chœurs René Duclos / René Duclos (chorus master)
Orchestre Du Théâtre National de L’Opéra de Paris / Georges Prêtre (conductor)
Recorded: 25-28.IX. & 1-10.X.1962, Salle Wagram, Paris
Producer: René Challan; Balance Engineer: Robert Gooch
0190296746048 · A Warner Classics/Erato Release, ℗ 1963/Remastered 2001 Warner Music France

CD 25 [62.18] – Transcriptions & Arrangements
1. J.S. Bach: Partita for Solo Violin No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: VII. Tempo Di Bourrée - Arranged for piano by Saint-Saëns [2.56]
Stephen Hough (piano)
2. Saint-Saëns: Le cygne (from Le carnaval des animaux) - Arranged for piano by Leopold Godowsky [2.49]
Alexandre Tharaud (piano)
Johann Sebastian Bach arranged by Saint-Saëns
3. J.S. Bach: Partita for Solo Violin No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: VII. Tempo Di Bourrée - Arranged for harp by Saint-Saëns [2.53]
Lily Laskine (harp)
4. Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre, Symphonic Poem, Op. 40 - Arranged for organ by Edwin Lemare [7.39]
Olivier Latry (organ) (Rieger Orgelbau, Philharmonie de Paris)
Saint-Saëns: Introduction et Rondo Capriccioso in A Minor, Op. 28, Arranged for violin and piano by Georges Bizet
5. Andante Malinconico [1.43]
6. Allegro Ma Non Troppo [7.30]
7. Saint-Saëns: Havanaise in E Major, Op. 83 - Transcribed for violin and piano [9.47]
Viviane Hagner (violin) & Nicole Hagner (piano)
8. Saint-Saëns: Le Cygne (From Le carnaval des animaux)- Transcribed for violin and piano by Jascha Heifetz [3.08]
Itzhak Perlman (violin) & Samuel Sanders (piano)
9. Saint-Saëns: « Mon Cœur S’ouvre À Ta Voix » from Samson et Dalila - Arranged for cello and piano by Georges Papin [2.53]
Gautier Capuçon (cello) & Frank Braley (piano)
10. Saint-Saëns: Le Cygne from Le carnaval des animaux - Arranged for cello and orchestra by Paul Vidal [3.30]
Gautier Capuçon (cello)
Orchestre De Chambre de Paris / Douglas Boyd (conductor)
11. Saint-Saëns: Danse des Prêtresses de Dagon from Samson et Dalila - Arranged for cello and piano by A. Samm [1.54]
12. Saint-Saëns: Pavane from Étienne Marcel - Arranged for cello and piano by Jules Delsart [1.51]
13. Saint-Saëns: Les cloches du soir, Op. 85 - Arranged for cello and piano by F. Ronchini [3.41]
14. Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 61 - Andantino Quasi Allegretto - Transcribed for cello and piano by Th. Vautier [7.08]
Paul Tortelier (cello) & Maria de la Pau (piano)
15. Saint-Saëns: Le Cygne from Le carnaval des animaux - Arranged for cello and harp [2.51
Jacqueline Du Pré (cello) & Osian Ellis (harp)
Recorded: III.1991, BBC Studio 7, Manchester (1); XI.1997, St Michael’s Church, Highgate, London (5-7); VII.1962, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (15); 1963 (3); 19-20.XI.1979, Paris (11-14); V.1988, 92nd Street « Y », New York (8); 14.XII.2002, Fondation Musica-Théâtre, La Chaux-de-Fonds (9); 3-6.I & 1-3.IV.2013, Salle Colonne, Paris (2); 20-23.IX.2016 (4) & 24-27.X.2016 (10), Philharmonie, Paris
Producers: Tryggvi Tryggvason (1), David Groves (5-7), Cécile Lenoir (2), Michel Garcin (3), Hugues Deschaux (4), John Fraser (8), Étienne Collard (9), Michael Fine (10), Greco Casadesus (11-14), Ronald Kinloch Anderson (15)
Balance Engineers: Tryggvi Tryggvason (1), Jonathan Allen (5-7), Cécile Lenoir (2), Daniel Madelaine (3), Hugues Deschaux (4), John Kurlander (8), Frédéric Briant (9), Jin Choi (10), Paul Vavasseur (11-14), Neville Boyling (15)
0190296746048 · A Warner Classics/Erato Release (1-2, 4, 9-10) & A Warner Classics Release (15), ℗ 1963/Remastered 2012 (15), 1989 (8), 1993 (1), 1999 (5-7), 2003 (9), 2013 (2), 2017 (4), 2018 (10) Parlophone Records Limited. A Warner Classics/Erato Disques Release, ℗ 1963 Warner Music UK Limited (3). A Warner Classics/Erato Release, ℗ 1980/Remastered 2010 Warner Music France (11-14)


CD 26 [66.08] – Transcriptions & Arrangements
1. Le Cygne (from Le carnaval des animaux), Transcribed for trumpet and piano by Mikhail Nakariakov [2.54]
2. Introduction et Rondo Capriccioso in A Minor, Op. 28, Arranged for trumpet and orchestra by Nakariakov [8.56]
Cello Concerto No. 1 In A Minor, Op. 33, Transcribed for flugelhorn and orchestra by Nakariakov
3. I. Allegro Non Troppo [5.34]
4. II. Allegretto Con Moto [5.24]
5. III. Allegro Non Troppo [8.58]
Sergei Nakariakov (trumpet) (1-2) & (flugelhorn) (3-5)
Alexander Markovich (piano) (1)
The Philharmonia / Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor) (2)
Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra / Saulius Sondeckis (conductor) (3-5)
Le carnaval des animaux, Grande Fantaisie Zoologique, R 125 (The Carnival of The Animals, Grand Zoological Fantasy) (Orchestral Version, With Additional Songs by Carl Davis & Hiawyn Oram)
6. I. Introduction [0.55]
7. II. The Lion – Elder Statesmen (Marche Royale Du Lion) [2.45]
8. III. Chickens & Roosters – Sensationmongers (Poules Et Coqs) [1.38]
9. IV. Wild Asses – The Jetset (Hémiones Ou animaux véloces) [1.09]
10. V. The Tortoise – Aspiring Hot Gossip Girl (Tortues) [3.10]
11. VI. Elephants – The Labour Force (L’Éléphant) [2.07]
12. VII. Kangaroos – Idealists (Kangourous) [1.34]
13. VIII. Aquarium – Drug Pedlars [2.20]
14. IX. Animals with Long Ears – Sycophants and Junior Ministers (Personnages À Longues Oreilles) [1.20]
15. X. The Cuckoo – The Artist (Le Coucou au fond des bois) [3.43]
16. XI. Aviary of Birds – Modern Woman (Volière) [2.19]
17. XII. Pianists – Disciplinarians (Pianistes) [1.10]
18. XIII. Fossils – The Last Tribes (Fossiles) [3.08]
19. XIV. The Swan – The Spurned Husband (Le cygne) [4.36]
20. XV. Finale [2.23]
The King’s Singers: (Jeremy Jackman, Alistair Hume (countertenors), Robert Chilcott (tenor), Anthony Holt, Simon Carrington (baritones), Colin Mason (bass), Howard Shelley, Hilary Macnamara (pianos), William Conway (cello) (19)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Carl Davis (conductor)
Recorded: 18-21.V.1986, Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh (6-20); IV.1994, TELDEC Studio, Berlin (1); XI-XII.1999, St Barnabas Church¸ Mitcham, Surrey (2), 14-20.II.2002, Philharmonic Hall, Vilnius (3-5)
Producers: Friedemann Engelbrecht (1), Bernhard Mnich (2), Bernhard Mnich (3-5), David Groves (6-20).
Balance Engineers: Eberhard Sengpiel, Assisted by Eveline Grüneberg (1), Michael Brammann (2-5), John Kurlander (6-20)
0190296746048 · A Warner Classics/Teldec Release, ℗ 1994 (1), 2000 (2), 2002 (3-5) Warner Music UK Limited. A Warner Classics Release, ℗ 1987 Parlophone Records Limited (6-20)

CD 27 [75.09] – Historical Recordings
Camille Saint-Saëns plays Camille Saint-Saëns
Piano Rolls
Saint-Saëns
1. Samson & Dalila, Op. 47 - Improvisation [4.51]
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
2. Impromptu in F-Sharp Major, Op. 36 [5.36]
Saint-Saëns
3. Valse Mignonne, Op. 104 [2.37]
4. Mazurka No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 21 [3.02]
5. Valse Nonchalante in D-Flat Major, Op. 110 [3.26]
6. Mazurka No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 66 [4.10]
7. Rhapsodie D’Auvergne, Op. 73 [8.12]
Gramophone Acoustic Recordings, 1904
8. Africa, Op. 89: Improvised Cadenza [2.47]
9. Valse Mignonne, Op. 104 [2.31]
10. Valse Nonchalante in D-Flat Major, Op. 110 [3.10]
11. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22 (Excerpt) [3.50]
12. Rhapsodie d’Auvergne, Op. 73 [1.53]
Gramophone Acoustic Recordings, 1919
13. Prélude Pour “Le déluge”, Op. 45 [3.31]
14. Élégie, Op. 143 [4.32]
Suite Algérienne, Op. 60
15. III. Rêverie du Soir. À Blidah [3.48
16. IV. Marche militaire française [3.41]
17. Mazurka No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 21 [2.59]
18. Valse Mignonne, Op. 104 [2.27]
19. Havanaise, Op. 83 [8.02]
Camille Saint-Saëns: (Duo-Art Reproducing piano) (1-7) & (piano) (8-19)
Gabriel Willaume (violin) (13, 14, 19)
Recorded: 26.VI.1904 (8-12), 24.XI.1919 (13-18), 26.XI.1920 (19), Paris
Producer: Fred Gaisberg (8-12), W. Sinkler Derby (13-19)
Rolls Perforated: 1908 (7), 1915 (1, 3, 6), 1916 (5), 1917 (2, 4)
Piano Rolls Recorded By James Stewart Music, 1992 (1-7); Transfers Bryan Crimp, Kindly Supplied By APR Ltd, 1999-2001 (8-19)
0190296746048 · ℗ 1992 James Stewart Music (1-7). ℗ 1904 (8-12), 1919 (13-18), 1920 (19) Parlophone Records Limited, Remastered ℗ 2001 Appian Publications and Recordings Ltd


CD 28 [63.44] – Historical Recordings
1. Trio: Tecum Principium (From Oratorio de Noël, Op. 12, transcribed for Piano, Violin and Cello) [3.16]
2. Le rouet d’Omphale, Symphonic Poem, Op. 31 [7.51]
3. La princesse jaune, Opéra-Comique, Op. 30: Overture [6.20]
4. Havanaise in E Major, Op. 83, Transcribed for Violin and Piano [9.35]
5. Prélude Pour “Le déluge”, Op. 45, transcribed for Violin and Piano [3.40]
6. Six Études for Piano, Op. 111: VI. Toccata [3.08]
7. Six Études for Piano, Op. 52: VI. Étude en forme de valse [4.31]
Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 61
8. I. Allegro Non Troppo [7.56]
9. II. Andantino Quasi Allegretto [7.22]
10. III. Molto Moderato E Maestoso – Allegro Non Troppo [10.00]
Henry Debruyne (violin), Cornelis Liégeois (cello), Auguste Delacroix (piano) (1)
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts Du Conservatoire / Philippe Gaubert (conductor) (2), André Cluytens (conductor) (3), Jacques Thibaud (violin) (4-5), Tasso Janopoulo (piano) (4), Georges de Lausnay (5) (piano), Monique de la Bruchollerie (piano) (6), Alfred Cortot (piano) (7),
Henry Merckel (violin) (8-10), Orchestre de l’Association des Concerts Pasdeloup / Piero Coppola (conductor) (8-10)
Recorded: 1906 (1); 19.XII.1927, Paris (2); 29.V.1929, Salle Chopin (Pleyel), Paris (5); 1931 (6); 13.V.1931, Studio C, Small Queen’s Hall, London (7); 1-2.VII.1933, No. 3 Studio, Abbey Road, London (4); 27.VI.1935, Paris (8-10); 23 X.1943, Studio Albert, Paris (3) (Mono)
First Release as: Zonophone X-88026 (1); Columbia D 15017, Matrix WLX 106.109 (2), Gramophone DA 4965 (3), Columbia DB 1990, Matrix 2B 6796/6797 (4), Columbia DB 1338, Matrix Cs 3732 (5), HMV C 2336, Matrix 52-887 A (6), HMV 1535, Matrix 2B 880 (7), Matrix 2 LA 427/428 (8-10)
0190296746048 · A Warner Classics/Erato Release, ℗ 1906 (1), 1945/Remastered 2017 (3) Warner Music France. A Warner Classics Release, ℗ 1928 (2), 1930/Remastered 2013 (5), 1931 (6-7)/Remastered 2012 (7), 1933/Remastered 2013 (4), 1935 (8-10) Parlophone Records Limited

CD 29 [59.58] – Historical Recordings
Piano Concerto No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 44
1. I. Allegro Moderato – Andante [11.44]
2. II. Allegro Vivace – Andante – Allegro [13.10]
Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33
3. I. Allegro Non Troppo [4.50]
4. II. Allegretto Con Moto [4.21]
5. III. Allegro Non Troppo [7.40]
6. Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, for violin and orchestra, Op. 28 [8.55]
7. Havanaise in E major, for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 83 [9.13]
Alfred Cortot (piano), Orchestra / Charles Munch (conductor) (1-2)
André Navarra (cello), Orchestre de l’Association des Concerts Colonne / Jean Fournet (conductor) (3-5)
Jascha Heifetz (violin) (6-7), London Philharmonic Orchestra (6); London Symphony Orchestra (7) / Sir John Barbirolli (conductor) (6-7) Recorded: 9.VII.1935 (1-2), 18.III.1935 (6), 9.IV.1937 (7), No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London; 13.V.1947, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris (3-5) (Mono)
Balance Engineer: Eugène Ravenet (3-5)
First Release As: HMV DB 2577/79, Matrix 2EA 1514/1519 (1-2); Gramophone DB 11.176/11.177, Matrix 2LA 4961-1/4962-1/4963-1/4964-1 (3-5); Columbia DB 2580, Matrix 2EA 1450/1451 (6), HMV DB 2580, Matrix 2EA 1450/1451 (7)
0190296746048 · A Warner Classics Release, ℗ 1935/Remastered 2018 (1-2), 1935 (6) & 1937 (7)/Remastered 2020 (6-7), Parlophone Records Limited. A Warner Classics/Erato Release, ℗ 1947 Warner Music France (3-5)

CD 30 [73.21] – Historical Recordings
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 17
1. I. Andante – Allegro Assai [10.19]
2. II. Andante Sostenuto Quasi Adagio [7.33]
3. III. Allegro Con Fuoco [6.12]
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22
4. I. Andante Sostenuto [10.38]
5. II. Allegro Scherzando [5.32]
6. III. Presto [6.49]
Piano Concerto No. 3 In E-Flat Major, Op. 29
7. I. Moderato Assai – Più Mosso (Allegro Maestoso) [12.36]
8. II. Andante [6.04]
9. III. Allegro Non Troppo [7.36]
Jeanne-Marie Darré (piano Gaveau)
Orchestre National de La Radiodiffusion Française / Louis Fourestier (conductor)
Recorded: 27-29.IV.1955 (4-6), 1-4.V.1955 (1-3, 7-9), Salle de la Mutualité, Paris (Mono)
Producer: René Challan; Engineer: Walter Ruhlmann
First Release As: Pathé 33 DTX 222, Matrix XPTX 447/448 (1-3, 7-9), Pathé 33 DTX 176, Matrix XPTX 291 (4-6)
0190296746048 · A Warner Classics/Erato Release, ℗ 1956 (4-6) & 1957 (1-3, 7-9) Warner Music France

CD 31 [69.46] – Historical Recordings
Piano Concerto No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 44
1. I. Allegro Moderato – Andante [11.26]
2. II. Allegro Vivace – Andante – Allegro [13.04]
Piano Concerto No. 5 in F Major “L’Égyptien”, Op. 103
3. I. Allegro Animato [10.28]
4. II. Andante – Allegretto Tranquillo Quasi Andantino [11.11]
5. III. Molto Allegro [6.00]
Septet in E-Flat Major, For Trumpet, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, Double Bass and Piano, Op. 65
6. I. Préambule: Allegro Moderato [4.26]
7. II. Menuet: Tempo Di Minuetto Moderato [4.45]
8. III. Intermède: Andante [4.38]
9. IV. Gavotte Et Final: Allegro Non Troppo – Più Allegro [3.45]
Jeanne-Marie Darré (piano Gaveau) (1-9)
Roger Delmotte (trumpet), Gaston Logerot (double bass)
Quatuor Pascal:
(Jacques Dumont, Maurice Crut (violins), Léon Pascal (viola), Robert Salles (cello) (6-9)
Orchestre National de La Radiodiffusion Française / Louis Fourestier (conductor) (1-5)
Recorded: 28.XII.1951 (6-9), 27-29.IV.1955 (1-2), 15 & 17.IV.1957 (3-5), Salle de la Mutualité, Paris (Mono)
Producer: René Challan; Engineer: Walter Ruhlmann
First Release As: Pathé 33 DTX 222, Matrix XPTX 447/448 (1-3), Pathé 33 DTX 176, Matrix XPTX 291 (4-6), Pathé 45-D.8001/8002 (6-9)
0190296746048 · A Warner Classics/Erato Release, ℗ 1954 (6-9), 1956 (1-2) & 1958 (3-9) Warner Music France

CD 32 [70.45] – Historical Recordings
Symphony No. 3 In C minor “Organ Symphony”, Op. 78
1. I. (a) Adagio – Allegro Moderato – [10.05]
2. I. (b) Poco Moderato [10.11]
3. II. (a) Allegro Moderato – Presto – Allegro Moderato – [7.10]
4. II. (b) Maestoso – Più Allegro – Molto Allegro [8.16]
Suite Algérienne in C Major, Op. 60
5. I. Prélude: En vue d’Alger [3.48]
6. II. Rhapsodie Mauresque [4.54]
7. III. Rêverie du soir. À Blidah [4.57]
8. IV. Marche militaire française [4.16]
9. Danse macabre, Symphonic Poem, Op. 40 [7.18]
10. Phaéton, Symphonic Poem, Op. 39 [9.47]
Maurice Duruflé (organ) (Mutin-Cavaillé-Coll, Salle Gaveau, Paris) (1-4)
Orchestre du Théatre des Champs-Elysées / Ernest Bour (conductor) (1-4)
Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française / Louis Fourestier (conductor) (5-8)
Jacques Dabat (violin) (9)
Orchestre de l’Association des Concerts Colonne / Louis Fourestier (conductor) (9-10)
Recorded: 24.IX.1952, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris (5-8), 23-24.IX.1954, Salle Gaveau, Paris (1-4) (Mono)
Balance Engineer: M. Charlin (1-4), Walter Ruhlmann (5-10)
First Release As: Ducretet-Thomson 270 C 054, Matrix LD 1363/1364 (1-4), Pathé 33 DTX 126 (5-8), Columbia FCX 165 (9-10)
1-8: Newly Remastered In 192kHz/24-Bit From Original Master Tapes By Studio Art & Son, Annecy
0190296746048 · A Warner Classics/Erato Release, ℗ 1953/Remastered 2021 (5-10) Warner Music France. A Warner Classics Release, ℗ 1955/Remastered 2021 Parlophone Records Limited (1-4)

CD 33 [72.31] – Historical Recordings
1. « Vois ma misère, Hélas! Vois ma détresse! » (From Samson et Dalila, Act 3) [4.41]
2. « Vois ma misère, Hélas! Vois ma détresse! » (From Samson et Dalila, Act 3) [8.40]
3. « L’as-tu donc oublié, celui dont la puissance » (From Samson et Dalila, Act 1) [3.49]
4. Marquise, vous-en souvenez-vous?, For Voice and Piano [2.34]
5. Le bonheur est chose légère (From Le timbre d’argent), For Soprano, Violin and Piano, R 289 [3.12]
6. Le rossignol et la rose (From Parysatis), For Voice and Orchestra (Jane Dieulafoy) [2.54]
Enrico Caruso tenor), Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orchestra (1) Georges Thill Tenor (2-4) Orchestra / Philippe Gaubert (2), Eugène Bigot (conductor) (3), Joseph Benvenuti (piano) (4) Ninon Vallin (soprano), Raoul Barthalay (violon), Madeleine D’Aleman (piano) (5) Lily Pons (soprano), Orchestra / Gustave Cloëz (conductor) (6) Samson Et Dalila, Opera in 3 Acts, Op. 47 (Ferdinand Lemaire) (Beginning) Act I
7. Introduction – « Dieu! Dieu d’Israël! Écoute la prière de tes enfants » (Les Hébreux) [5.15]
8. « Un jour, de nous, tu détournas la face » (Les Hébreux) [4.18]
9. « Arrêtez, Ô mes frères! » (Samson, Les Hébreux) [2.16]
10. « L’as-tu donc oublié, celui dont la puissance » (Samson, Les Hébreux) [3.3]3
11. « Qui donc élève ici la voix? » (Abimélech) [3.12]
12. « C’est toi que sa bouche invective » (Samson, Les Hébreux, Abimélech) [3.44]
13. « Que vois-je! Abimélech! Frappé par des esclaves! » (Le Grand Prêtre, Premier Philistin, Deuxième Philistin) [1.08]
14. « Seigneur! La troupe furieuse … Maudite à jamais soit la race » (Un Messager, Les Deux Philistins, Le Grand Prêtre) [2.51]
15. « Hymne de joie, hymne de délivrance » (Les Vieillards Hébreux, Un Vieillard Hébreu) [6.03]
16. « Voici le printemps nous portant des fleurs » (Les Philistins) [2.18]
17. « Je viens célébrer la victoire … Ô mon bien-aimé, suis mes Pas Vers Sorek » (Dalila, Samson, Un Vieillard Hébreu) [3.21]
18. Danse des Prêtresses de Dagon (Dance of The Priestesses of Dagon) [2.19]
19. « Printemps qui commence, portant L’espérance » (Dalila, Un Vieillard Hébreu) [6.20]
Dalila: Hélène Bouvier (mezzo-soprano)
Samson: José Luccioni (tenor)
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon (High Priest Of Dagon): Paul Cabanel (baritone)
Abimélech: Charles Cambon (bass)
Un Vieillard Hébreu (An Old Hebrew): Henri Médus (bass)
Chœurs & Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra de Paris / Louis Fourestier (conductor)
Chorus Master: Jacques Duclos
Recorded: c.1916/1917 (1); c. 1917/1918 (2, 3, 5); 26.II.1929 (6); 1942 (4); 17-27.IX.1946, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris (7-19) (Mono)
Balance Engineer: Eugène Ravenet (7-19)
First Release As HMV D.B 136, Matrix 2-032029 (1), Pathé N 169 (5), Odéon 188 645 (6), Pathé PDT 116/130, Matrix CPTX 641/670 (7-19)
0190296746048 · A Warner Classics Release, ℗ 1916 (1), 1918 (5), 1929/Remastered 2009 (6) 1936 (2-3), 1942 (4), 1946 (7-19) Parlophone Records Limited

CD 34 [74.36] – Historical Recordings
Samson et Dalila, Opera In 3 Acts, Op. 47 (Ferdinand Lemaire) (conclusion)
Act II
1. Prélude [1.40]
2. « Samson, recherchant ma présence … Amour! Viens aider ma faiblesse! » (Dalila) [4.14]
3. « J’ai gravi la montagne » (Le Grand Prêtre, Dalila) [4.30]
4. « Qu’importe à Dalila ton or? » (Dalila, Le Grand Prêtre) [3.45]
5. « Il faut, pour assouvir ma haine » (Dalila, Le Grand Prêtre) [2.05]
6. « Samson, me disais-tu, dans ces lieux doit se rendre? » (Le Grand Prêtre, Dalila) [2.25]
7. « En ces lieux, malgré moi, m’ont ramené mes pas » (Samson) [4.21]
8. « Qu’importe à mon cœur désolé » (Dalila, Samson) [4.41]
9. « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix » (Dalila, Samson) [5.46]
10. « Mais! … Non! Que dis-je? Hélas, la triste Dalila! » (Dalila, Samson) [5.57]
Act III
11. Introduction – « Vois ma misère, hélas! Vois ma détresse! » (Samson, Les Hébreux) [9.31]
12. « L’aube qui blanchit déjà les coteaux » (Les Philistins) [2.28]
13. Bacchanale [7.19]
14. « Salut! Salut au juge d’Israël » (Le Grand Prêtre, Les Philistins) [2.09]
15. « Laisse-moi prendre ta main » (Dalila, Les Philistins) [2.50]
16. « Allons, Samson, divertis-nous » (Le Grand Prêtre, Samson, Les Philistins) [2.19]
17. « Viens, Dalila, rendre grâce à nos dieux … Gloire à Dagon vainqueur! » (Le Grand Prêtre, Dalila, Les Philistins) [4.22]
18. « Guidez ses pas vers le milieu du temple » (Le Grand Prêtre, Samson, Les Philistins, Dalila) [4.10] Dalila: Hélène Bouvier (mezzo-soprano); Samson: José Luccioni (tenor); Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon (High Priest of Dagon): Paul Cabanel (baritone); Abimélech: Charles Cambon (bass)
Un Vieillard Hébreu (An Old Hebrew): Henri Médus (bass)
Chœurs & Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra de Paris / Louis Fourestier (conductor);
Jacques Duclos: Chorus Master
Recorded: 17-27.IX.1946, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris (Mono)
First Release As Pathé PDT 116/130, Matrix CPTX 641/670
0190296746048 · A Warner Classics Release, ℗ 1946 Parlophone Records Limited