New complete edition of Saint-Saëns' instrumental works
The Bärenreiter publishing house is embarking on a major new project: the historical-critical publication of the complete instrumental works of the French composer Camille Saint-Saëns.
The compositional oeuvre that Saint-Saëns created in his long life (1835-1921) includes operas and stage music, oratorios and smaller church works, cantatas, secular choral works and songs, as well as around 325 instrumental works.
According to the publisher's announcement, "Le Carnaval des animaux", the third, so-called organ symphony, the symphonic poem "Danse macabre", many of the concertos and concert pieces for piano, violin and cello as well as several works for chamber music are part of the repertoire of orchestras, ensembles and soloists worldwide and confirm Saint-Saëns' rank among the great composers of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Most of the works have not been re-edited since their (often erroneous) first editions, and several dozen compositions are only available in manuscript form. In the Complete Edition of the Instrumental Works of Camille Saint-Saëns, these works are being made accessible as a whole for the first time and published in four series with a total of 36 volumes.
The edition plan provides for the following division: I. Œuvres symphoniques (about 10 volumes), II. Œuvres concertantes (about 8 volumes), III. Musique de chambre (about 9 volumes), IV. Œuvres pour piano, orgue et harmonium (about 9 volumes). Each volume contains a detailed preface (French/English/German) and a critical report (French or English). Format 25.5 x 32.5 cm, cloth. Bärenreiter will publish performance material based on this Critical Edition.
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