Saint-Saëns Volume 4: Duos for Harmonium and Piano

Milivojević, Miloš;
Callaghan, Simon

NI 8111

The rise in popularity of the harmonium in the second half of the nineteenth century brought with it a large repertoire of chamber music, especially in France, where the instrument had been developed and refined.

The combination of harmonium with piano was an especially popular one. As well as original compositions, the harmonium attracted composers making arrangements for reduced forces. The accordion, taking the role of the harmonium on these recordings, produces sound in a near identical way –air passes over vibrating free reeds made of metal. - Dr David Jones

Works:

•Camille Saint-Saens: 6 Duos op. 8
• Alexandre Guilmant: Scherzo capriccioso op. 36
• Alexandre Guilmant: Pastorale op. 26
• Alexandre Guilmant: Priere op. 16
• Alexandre Guilmant: Finale alla Schumann op. 83
• Alexandre Guilmant: Elegie Fugue op. 44
• Cesar Franck: Prelude, Fugue & Variation op. 18

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Nimbus

07-02-2023

0710357811128