Catalogue # MR301130
Ballet music from Saint-Saëns’ neglected operas. Melodic masterpieces in miniature.
Saint-Saëns' passion for historic subjects led him to delve into library archives and plunder early music at times creating an idealised rennaissance style to match his operas’ themes.
These exquisitely orchestrated musical jewels; ballet divertissements embody the essence of good taste and refinement beloved of belle époque France. Guillaume Tourniaire imbues this lost music with the greatest energy, love and life-force. Elan indeed!