Gerhard Griesel ([log in to unmask]) wrote: > I have very few multiple recordings, but I try to collect all the > symphonies/piano concertos etc. of a composer. > > Saint-Saens is my current problem in this regard. His third symphony > one can kick out behind every bush, but I have been unable to find > symphonies 1 - 2. Do they exist? Not only do they exist, there are also symphonies "A" and "B". AFAIK they've only been recorded once, back in the 70s. A French effort for EMI(?) but - even though I have the LPs somewhere - I cannot recall who did it. None of the four, BTW, is in the same class as No.3 and A an B, IIRC, are essentially juvenilia (hence the lack of numbers). My problem wrt Saint-Saens, is the piano concertos - can't stand them...:-) |Deryk Barker |email: [log in to unmask] *********************************************** The CLASSICAL mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's HDMail High Deliverability Mailer for reliable, lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html