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Tim Mahon wrote:
>Brilliant -- sensational -- full of big tunes! I have Gwendolyn Mok
>playing it with the London Philharmonic, cond. Geoffrey Simon, on CALA
>CACD1015 (CD, I'm afraid, Richard!). ...
I totally agree. 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. I do have the CALA disc mentioned above--got it from Berkshire!
Rush and get it before it's gone forever! There are two CALA discs
featuring rare works by Saint-Saens, many of them being world premiere
recordings. Both were available from Berkshire--great bargains!
I do have another version of the Africa Fantasy, and I prefer it to the
CALA one:
EMI CDC 749757 2
SS pf cto. #1
Wedding Cake Caprice
Rhapsodie d'Auvergne
Allegro Appassionato
Africa Fantasy
Jean-Philippe Collard
Andre Previn
A fabulous disc--highly recommended!
P.S. I just learned yesterday that Saint-Saens's name should be pronounced
with the final S sounded. A friend told me that's how the French people
pronounce it (which reminds me of Boulez).
Gilbert Chang
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