℗ 2012 Hyperion Records Limited
Released March 29, 2024
Originated June 29, 2012
Duration 1h 02m 40s
Record Label Hyperion
Genre Classical
 

Saint-Saëns: Organ Music, Vol. 3 – La Madeleine, Paris

Andrew-John Smith

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3 Rhapsodies sur des cantiques bretons, Op. 7  
1.1
No. 2 in D Major
Camille Saint-Saëns; Andrew-John Smith
6:06
1.2
No. 1 in E Major
Camille Saint-Saëns; Andrew-John Smith
5:18
1.3
No. 3 in A Minor/F Major
Camille Saint-Saëns; Andrew-John Smith
7:57
1.4
[Dies irae]. Fragment for Organ
Camille Saint-Saëns; Andrew-John Smith
6:58
1.5
O salutaris hostia (Transcr. for Organ After Messe, Op. 4/5)
Camille Saint-Saëns; Andrew-John Smith
2:52
1.6
Sarabande in D Major "Offertoire" (After Op. 49/2)
Camille Saint-Saëns; Andrew-John Smith
3:55
1.7
Elévation ou Communion in E Major, Op. 13
Camille Saint-Saëns; Andrew-John Smith
6:06
1.8
Fantaisie pour orgue-Aeolian (Reconstr. R. Smith)
Camille Saint-Saëns; Adrian Bending
23:28
Digital Booklet
"The mighty Fantaisie pour orgue-Aeolian, complete with tubular bells, written for the new American Aeolian organ in 1906, sounds epic on this vast, brooding instrument, so splendidly tamed by the dextrous Smith." - The Observer This third volume completes Andrew-John Smith’s series of Saint-Saëns’ Organ Music, which has been praised for the compelling brilliance of the performances, the inspired choice of instrument and the remarkable quality of the music itself. The recital ends with the formidable Fantaisie pour orgue-Aeolian, a work which makes extraordinary technical demands on the organist—in fact the composer himself wrote that it was ‘unplayable by the fingers and feet’. This led to the work being condemned to obscurity and it was as recently as 1988 that it was reconstructed and published for the first time. Andrew-John Smith’s performance defies this edict, and the translation of the original registration to the organ of La Madeleine is a feat of ingenuity.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Hyperion Studio Masters
Track title
Peak
(dB FS)
RMS
(dB FS)
LUFS
(integrated)
DR
Album average
Range of values
-8.63
-18.81 to -0.98
-29.77
-36.83 to -24.16
-26.80
-35.30 to -20.20
12
10 to 16
1
No. 2 in D Major
-3.66-24.16-20.212
2
No. 1 in E Major
-9.17-28.72-25.411
3
No. 3 in A Minor/F Major
-4.98-27.65-24.312
4
[Dies irae]. Fragment for Organ
-8.73-27.55-24.911
5
O salutaris hostia (Transcr. for Organ After Messe, Op. 4/5)
-18.81-36.83-35.310
6
Sarabande in D Major "Offertoire" (After Op. 49/2)
-12.63-33.17-30.912
7
Elévation ou Communion in E Major, Op. 13
-10.05-32.97-30.014
8
Fantaisie pour orgue-Aeolian (Reconstr. R. Smith)
-0.98-27.13-23.416

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