Poster Church of Saint-Merri, where Saint-Saens was organist.
The church of Saint-Merri, Paris, where Saint-Saens was organist, 1853-57
Photo by DAVID ILIFF. License: CC-BY-SA 3.0
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Saint-Saens' Organ Symphony

Camille Saint-Saens completed his last symphony in 1886... a rare composition for full orchestra and organ. On Tuesday's Performance Today, hear Saint-Saen's Symphony No. 3, the 'Organ Symphony', performed by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, with Thierry Escaich on the organ.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin Partita No. 2: Sarabande
Hilary Hahn, violin
J.S. Bach: Partitas Nos. 2 and 3; Sonata No. 3
Sony 62793

Peter Tchaikovsky: Souvenir d'un lie cher, Op. 42
Kyoko Takezawa, violin; Wu Qian, piano
Music@Menlo, The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton, Atherton, CA

Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Bassoon, FP 32
Todd Palmer, clarinet; Peter Kolkay, bassoon
2016 Spoleto Bank of America Chamber Music Series, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, SC

Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major: Movements 2 & 3
Hilary Hahn, violin; Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Louis Langree, conductor
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Taft Theatre, Cincinnati, OH

Hour 2

John Dowland: Come Again, Sweet Love
Canadian Brass
Canadian Brass Takes Flight
Steinway & Sons 30008

Jeremiah Clarke: The Prince of Denmark's March
Canadian Brass
The Bells of St. Genevieve and other Baroque delights
RCA 61002

Piano Trio No. 2 in B minor, Op. 76
Scott Yoo, violin; Bion Tsang, cello; John Novacek, piano
Festival Mozaic, Congregation Beth David, San Luis Obispo, CA
Joaquin Turina:

Luther Henderson: Dixie Bach
Canadian Brass
University of Georgia, Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, GA

Camille Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78, "Organ": Movements 2-4
Thierry Escaich, organ; Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Louis Langree, conductor
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Springer Auditorium, Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH

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