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Saint-Saëns: Cello Concertos: no.1 in A minor op.33, no.2 in D minor op.119; Carnival of the Animals; Africa op.89; Wedding Cake op.76

2016-05-18T00:00:00Z

The Strad Issue: May 2016Description: Saint-Saëns’s cello concertos are shown to be a game of two halvesMusicians: Truls Mørk (cello) Louis Lortie, Hélène Mercier (pianos) Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra/Neeme JärviComposer: Saint-SaënsBerlioz once accused Saint-Saëns of lacking inexperience. I think it’s fairer to say that he was patchy in ...