Volume I of Camille Saint-Saëns’ Complete Organ Works (see Saint-Saëns main page), containing works between Op. 1 and Op. 107, as well as organ pieces without an opus number. Also included in this volume are the works for ‘harmonium’ (reed organ). Some of them have registration indications in the form of codes (numbers) specific to the typical French classical harmonium stops. The volume contains an explanation page about these codes.
Content/Inhalt:
Prelude in C major
Prelude in F major
Two ‘versets’
‘Offertoire in E major’
Nine Pieces for Organ or Harmonium :
– I. Marche-Cortège
– II. Interlude fugué
– III. Offertoire
– IV. Procession
– V. Elévation
– VI. Offertoire[Sarabande]
– VII. Ave verum
– VIII.Offertoire
– IX. Elévation
Three Pieces for harmonium, Op. 1 :
– I. Méditation
– II. Barcarolle
– III. Elévation
Fantaisie n° 1
Three rhapsodies on breton songs, Op.7 :
– Rhapsody n° 1
– Rhapsody n° 2
– Rhapsody n° 3
‘Bénédiction nuptiale’, Op. 9
‘Elévation ou Communion’, Op. 13
Three Preludes & Fugues, Op.99 :
– Prélude & Fugue n° 1 en E major
– Prélude & Fugue n° 2 en B major
– Prélude & Fugue n° 3 en E-flat major
Fantaisie n° 2, Op. 101
‘Marche religieuse’, Op. 107