Collection for Cello, volume 1 for cello and piano; Camille Saint-Saens (Durand et Cie)

Collection for Cello and Piano by Camille Saint-Saens

• Original compositions and transcriptions
• Publisher Durand et Cie

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921), the French master of form and melody, contributed several gems to the Romantic era cello repertory. This collection (volume one of two) includes his masterful ''Allegro Appassionato'', as well as many beautiful short pieces and transcriptions from larger works, several of them difficult to find anywhere else. Includes pull-out solo cello part and piano part. Ranges from intermediate to advanced difficulty.

CONTENTS:

• Allegro Appassionato, Op. 43
• Prelude from Deluge Op. 45
• Dance of the Priestesses from Samson and Delilah
• Mon couer s'ouvre a ta voix from Samson and Delilah
• Romance Op. 51
• O beau reves from Etienne Marcel
• The Elephant from Carnival of the Animals
• The Swan from Carnival of the Animals
• Les Cloches du Soir
• Chant Saphique Op. 91