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Composer of the Week:Saint-Saens

on BBC Radio 3

"During the 20 years I played the organ at the Madeleine, I improvised constantly, giving my fancy the widest range. That was one of the joys of life. But there was a tradition that I was a severe, austere musician ..." (Saint-Saens)
With David Byers.
Symphony No 3 in C minor (Organ)
Gillian Weir (organ), Ulster Orchestra, conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier
Oboe Sonata in D, Op 166
Nicholas Daniel , Julius Drake (piano)

Contributors

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David Byers.
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Gillian Weir
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Nicholas Daniel
Piano:
Julius Drake

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