This
peculiarly delightful work was written in 1959, the same year as his
opera Sampson and Dalila. The composer was just 24 years old.
There
were perhaps calls for orchestras to champion new material
occasionally, usually but not always from someone none had heard
before. Well, we have heard of this fellow, the Frenchman with the
difficult name.
Cah-MEEL
San Soen.
The two tiny n's are barely pronounced. He was really quite clever and gifted. Listen to the fleet or
perhaps sleek orchestration he comes up with. The emotions are
intended to be picturesque rather than very intense or deep, but we
have an excellent group here and they catch every little playful
trick. Their orchestral tone is exquisite throughout. They have
captured the playfulness of what Saint-Saëns – as academic as it
is in most instances – was still quite capable. We have the St.
Paul Minnesota Chamber Orchestra under Thomas Zehetmair to thank.
This work would make a splendid opening work on any modern orchestral
program. The work is as follows:
Symphony
No. 2 in A minor, Op. 55
1.
Allegro marcato
2.
Adagio
3.
Scherzo. Presto
4.
Prestissimo
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