Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3, Barenboim (CD)

Camille Saint-Saëns’ colossal Organ Symphony takes center stage on this collectors’ classic by Deutsche Grammophon. In this iconic recording by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the organ was recorded separately at the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Chartres, France, while the orchestra was recorded in the revered Medinah Temple in Chicago. Also included are famous concert works by the composer, recorded by the Orchestre de Paris, including his rousing “Bacchanale” from Samson et Dalila and the haunting Danse macabre.

Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78 (Organ)
Gaston Litaize organ
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim conductor
May 1975, Medinah Temple, Chicago

Saint-Saëns Samson et Dalila, “Bacchanale”
Orchestre de Paris
Daniel Barenboim conductor
July 1978, Maison de la Mutualité, Paris

Saint-Saëns Le Déluge, Op. 45
Alain Moglia violin
Orchestre de Paris
Daniel Barenboim conductor
October 1980, Maison de la Mutualité, Paris

Saint-Saëns Danse macabre, Op. 40
Luben Yordanoff violin
Orchestre de Paris
Daniel Barenboim conductor
October 1980, Maison de la Mutualité, Paris

Discs: 1
Record Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Release Date: 1990