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Re: St. Saens "Africa Fantasy"
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James Hunsley <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 8 Apr 1999 20:47:33 -0400
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Gilbert Chang wrote in part:

>...I LOVE SS's Africa Fantasy.  To me, SS is such a fantastic composer
>at exotic music, and his Africa Fantasy is among his best...

In 1904 Saint-Saens himself recorded on French G and T an improvised
cadenza for piano solo from Africa, Op. 89.

Jim Hunsley

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