Ruth Leon recommends…Saint-Saens anniversary concert – Wigmore Hall
Ruth Leon recommendsSaint-Saens anniversary concert – Wigmore Hall
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This great cellist, Stephen Isserlis, long a champion of the music of Camille Saint-Saens, performs, with the pianist Connie Shih, a wide-ranging programme commemorating the centenary of the composer’s death at the age of 86.
In this programme, his works are complemented by those of his friends and associates, presenting a picture of musical France during his extended lifetime. In addition to Saint-Saens’ own compositions, covering his whole career, it includes works by Liszt, Faure and Reynaldo Hahn, and the irresistible Carmen Fantasy by Joseph Hollman.
Camille Saint-Saens is underrated.
Grossly underrated.