A Saint-Saëns Organ Album

arranged by Martin Setchell

saint-saens organ album

ISBN-10: 0-19-335592-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-335592-7
Solo organ with pedals
Level: easy to moderately difficult
Publication date: 7 December 2006

This is a wonderful collection of popular and some less well-known pieces. It contains three movements from The Carnival of the Animals, the slow movement and the famous Maestoso section from the 'Organ' Symphony (No. 3), the meltingly beautiful aria 'Softly awakes my heart' from the opera Samson and Delilah, the opening section of the Danse Macabre, and several other pieces illustrating the range of Saint-Saëns' compositional style. All the pieces are immensely playable and have been chosen to suit the needs of both church and concert organists. The volume is available from all good music shops and from OUP directly online.

The volume contains:

Three pieces from The Carnival of the Animals: The Elephant, The Cuckoo, The Swan
Danse Macabre
Organ Symphony No. 3: Poco Adagio, Maestoso
O Salutaris hostia, from Mass Op. 4
Prelude: Pastorale in the style of J. S. Bach, from The Christmas Oratorio
Prelude to The Flood
Prière
Softly awakes my heart from Samson and Delilah

Other volumes of organ arrangements by Martin:

Reviews:

' This is an outstanding book and will meet a wide variety of needs.' Church Music Quarterly September 2007

'The Saint-Saëns Organ Album is . . . . prefaced with an informative introduction and there are very full and useful notes on each piece. The volume is beautifully produced and the covers feature details from the organ case (1849) in St Eustache, Paris . . . This collection proves the point and is highly recommended.' Organ Australia, Sept 07.