Saint-Saens / Malmo Symphony Orchestra / Soustrot Complete Symphonies CD

Saint-Saens wrote five symphonies between the years 1850 and 1886. The cycle began with the Mozart-influenced Symphony in A but as a precocious composer of 17 he wrote his first numbered symphony, a work much admired by Berlioz and Gounod. He progressed to his most popular piece in the genre, the ground-breaking Symphony No. 3 with it's inclusion of organ and piano. This critically admired cycle includes a sequence of atmospheric and dramatic symphonic poems, including Phaeton and the ever-popular Danse macabre.

1. *Symphony No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 2 2. I. Adagio - Allegro 3. II. Marche - Scherzo: Allegretto Scherzando 4. III. Adagio 5. IV. Finale: Allegro Maestoso 6. *Symphony No. 2 in a Minor, Op. 55 7. I. Allegro Marcato - Pi? Allegro - Tempo Primo - Pi? Allegro - Tempo Primo - Allegro Appassionato 8. II. Adagio 9. III. Scherzo: Presto - Un Poco Meno Mosso 10. IV. Prestissimo - Andantino - Tempo Primo 11. Phaeton, Op. 39 12. *Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78, "Organ" 13. I. Adagio - Allegro Moderato - 14. I. Poco Adagio 15. II. Allegro Moderato - Presto - 16. II. Maestoso - Allegro 17. *Symphony in a Major 18. I. Poco Adagio - Allegro Vivace 19. II. Larghetto 20. III. Scherzo: Allegro Vivace 21. IV. Allegro Molto - Presto 22. Le Rouet D'omphale, Op. 31 23. *Symphony in F Major, "Urbs Roma" 24. I. Largo - Allegro 25. II. Molto Vivace 26. III. Moderato, Assai Serioso 27. IV. Poco Allegretto 28. La Jeunesse D'hercule, Op. 50 29. Danse Macabre, Op. 40