Geoffrey Burleson - Saint-Saëns: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 1-5 (2012-2019)

Tracklist

Saint-Saëns: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 1
01. 6 Etudes, Op. 52: I. Prelude: Con bravura
02. 6 Etudes, Op. 52: II. Pour l'independence des doigts: Andantino malinconico
03. 6 Etudes, Op. 52: III. Prelude and Fugue in F Minor: Prelude. Allegro
04. 6 Etudes, Op. 52: III. Prelude and Fugue in F Minor: Fugue. Animato
05. 6 Etudes, Op. 52: IV. Etude de rythme: Andantino
06. 6 Etudes, Op. 52: V. Prelude and Fugue in A Minor: Prelude. Allegro moderato
07. 6 Etudes, Op. 52: V. Prelude and Fugue in A Minor: Fugue. Moderato
08. 6 Etudes, Op. 52: VI. En forme de valse
09. 6 Etudes, Op. 111: I. Tierces majeures et mineures: Allegretto
10. 6 Etudes, Op. 111: II. Traits chromatiques
11. 6 Etudes, Op. 111: III. Prelude and Fugue: Prelude. Moderato agitato
12. 6 Etudes, Op. 111: III. Prelude and Fugue: Fugue. Moderato espressivo
13. 6 Etudes, Op. 111: IV. Les cloches de Las Palmas: Andantino
14. 6 Etudes, Op. 111: V. Tierces majeures chromatiques
15. 6 Etudes, Op. 111: VI. Toccata d'apres le final du cinquieme concerto: Molto allegro
16. 6 Etudes, Op. 135: I. Prelude: Allegretto moderato
17. 6 Etudes, Op. 135: II. Alla fuga: Allegro non troppo
18. 6 Etudes, Op. 135: III. Moto perpetuo: Allegretto-Doux et tranquille
19. 6 Etudes, Op. 135: IV. Bourree: Molto allegro
20. 6 Etudes, Op. 135: V. Elegie: Poco adagio
21. 6 Etudes, Op. 135: VI. Gigue: Presto

Saint-Saëns: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 2
01. Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 29: I. Moderato assai - Piu mosso (Allegro maestoso) [Arr. for Solo Piano]
02. Suite in F Major, Op. 90: I. Prelude - Fugue
03. Suite in F Major, Op. 90: II. Menuet
04. Suite in F Major, Op. 90: III. Gavotte
05. Suite in F Major, Op. 90: IV. Gigue
06. Allegro appassionato in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 70 (Version for Piano)
07. Theme varie, Op. 97
08. 6 Fugues, Op. 161: I. Allegro moderato
09. 6 Fugues, Op. 161: II. Poco allegro - Grazioso
10. 6 Fugues, Op. 161: III. Allegretto
11. 6 Fugues, Op. 161: IV. Allegro moderato
12. 6 Fugues, Op. 161: V. Andantino quasi allegretto
13. 6 Fugues, Op. 161: VI. Maestoso, poco allegro

Saint-Saëns: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 3
01. 6 Bagatelles, Op. 3: Bagatelle No. 1: Poco sostenuto
02. 6 Bagatelles, Op. 3: Bagatelle No. 2: Allegro animato quasi presto
03. 6 Bagatelles, Op. 3: Bagatelle No. 3: Poco adagio
04. 6 Bagatelles, Op. 3: Bagatelle No. 4: Moderato assai
05. 6 Bagatelles, Op. 3: Bagatelle No. 5: Allegro molto
06. 6 Bagatelles, Op. 3: Bagatelle No. 6: Poco sostenuto
07. Album, Op. 72: No. 1. Prelude
08. Album, Op. 72: No. 2. Carillon
09. Album, Op. 72: No. 3. Toccata
10. Album, Op. 72: No. 4. Valse
11. Album, Op. 72: No. 5. Chanson Napolitaine
12. Album, Op. 72: No. 6. Final
13. Rhapsodie d'Auvergne, Op. 73
14. Caprice sur des airs de Ballet d'Alceste de Gluck
15. Les cloches du soir in E flat major, Op. 85
16. Romance Sans Paroles
17. Feuillet d'album in a flat major, Op. 169

Saint-Saëns: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 4
01. Gavotte in C Minor, Op. 23
02. Mazurka No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 21
03. Mazurka No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 24
04. Mazurka No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 66
05. Menuet et valse, Op. 56
06. Valse canariote, Op. 88
07. Valse mignonne, Op. 104
08. Valse nonchalante, Op. 110
09. Valse langoureuse, Op. 120
10. Valse gaie, Op. 139
11. Une nuit à Lisbonne, Op. 63
12. Souvenir d'Italie, Op. 80
13. Souvenir d'Ismaïlia, Op. 100

Saint-Saëns: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 5
01. 2 Bagatelles: No. 1, —
02. 2 Bagatelles: No. 2, —
03. Antwort
04. Fantaisie sur la quintette de "L'étoile du nord" (After Meyerbeer)
05. Valse du "Le prophète" (After Meyerbeer)
06. Fantaisie sur "Lohengrin" (After Wagner's WWV 75)
07. Chœur des derviches tourneurs des "Les ruines d'Athènes" (After Beethoven's Op. 113)
08. Paraphrase sur "Gallia" (After Gounod's CG 40)
09. Scherzo sur "Les pêcheurs de perles" (After Bizet's WD 13)
10. La mort de Thaïs (After Massenet's "Thaïs")
11. Improvisation sur la Beethoven-Cantate (After Liszt's S. 68)
12. Africa, Op. 89 (Version for Solo Piano)


The eight world premiere recordings included in this programme are played from a treasure trove of unpublished manuscripts obtained by Geoffrey Burleson from the Bibliotheque nationale de France, each of them filled with strong and imaginative ideas. Further virtuosic rarities by Saint-Saens include a solo transcription of his exotic Africa for piano and orchestra, and fantasies on works by Beethoven, Gounod, Liszt, Bizet, and others. Geoffrey Burleson has an active career as a performing artist, and has performed in such prestigious venues as the Eglise St-Merri, Paris; the American Academy in Rome; the Sibelius Academy, Helsinki; the Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall, Athens; the National Museum of Art, Mexico City and De Doelen, Rotterdamas as well as with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Arlington and New England Philharmonics, and the Holland Symfonia. He is on the piano faculty of Princeton University and the City University of New York Graduate Center, and is professor of music and director of piano studies at Hunter College, CUNY.

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