Dance macabre / La Jeunesse d’Hercule / Phaeton / Le Rouet d’Omphale

Album by Camille Saint‐Saëns & Jules Massenet & Orchestre de Paris & Pierre Dervaux

This album features four symphonic poems by French composer Camille Saint-Saëns, recorded by the New York Philharmonic under Dimitri Mitropoulos in 1956. The works—'Danse macabre', 'La Jeunesse d’Hercule', 'Phaéton', and 'Le Rouet d’Omphale'—explore mythological and supernatural themes through vivid orchestration and dynamic storytelling.
First released: 25th October 2006

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Danse macabre, op. 40
    6:52
  2. 2.
    La Jeunesse d’Hercule, op. 50
    17:52
  3. 3.
    Phaéton, op. 39
    10:08
  4. 4.
    Le Rouet d’Omphale, op. 31
    9:15
  5. 5.
    Suite no. 4 "Scènes pittoresques": I. Marche
    3:48
  6. 6.
    Suite no. 4 "Scènes pittoresques": II. Air de Ballet
    2:11
  7. 7.
    Suite no. 4 "Scènes pittoresques": III. Angélus
    4:36
  8. 8.
    Suite no. 4 "Scènes pittoresques": IV. Fête Bohème
    5:03

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