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Late RomanticTone Poem

Danse macabre, op. 40

Camille Saint-Saëns1874
Op. 40
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Danse macabre, op. 40 by Camille Saint-Saëns, Tone Poem, composed 1874. 110 recordings in this catalogue, from 1926 to 2024.

Rank #54 Iconic Masterpiece110 recordings

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C3
D3
E3
F3
G3
A3
B3
C4
D4
E4
F4
G4
A4
B4
C5
D5
E5
F5
G5
A5
B5
C6

Top Performers

Eugene Ormandy

Conductor · 6 rec

Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra · 6 rec

Constantin Silvestri

Conductor · 5 rec

Orchestre de Paris

Orchestra · 5 rec

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra · 5 rec

René Leibowitz

Conductor · 4 rec

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 4 rec

Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

Orchestra · 4 rec

Recordings (110)

Conductor

Eugene Ormandy6Constantin Silvestri5René Leibowitz4Alexander Gibson3Angèle Dubeau3Charles Dutoit3Ernest Ansermet3Jean Martinon3Lorin Maazel3Paul Paray3Pierre Dervaux3Arthur Fiedler2

Orchestra

Philadelphia Orchestra6Orchestre de Paris5Royal Philharmonic Orchestra5Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra4Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire4London Symphony Orchestra3Orchestre de la Suisse Romande3Orchestre National de France3Orchestre National de Lyon3Philharmonia Orchestra3Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra3Academy of St Martin in the Fields2

Label

EMI Classics8Decca Classics7Decca Records7Naxos6Warner Classics6Sony Classical5Deutsche Grammophon4RCA Red Seal4Analekta3Philips3Reader’s Digest Music3Angel Records2

Decade

1920s11960s61970s31980s81990s322000s152010s182020s11

Credited instrument

Violin16Piano5Organ2
Performers
Charles Dutoit, Philharmonia Orchestra · view7:04
Daniel Barenboim, Orchestre de Paris, Luben Yordanoff · view6:50
Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra · view7:23
Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields · view6:43
Arturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra · view7:32
Constantin Silvestri, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra · view-
Paul Paray, Detroit Symphony Orchestra · view6:48
Jean-Pierre Jacquillat, Orchestre de Paris · view7:14
Stanley Black, London Festival Orchestra, Alan Loveday · view7:41
Hollywood Symphony Orchestra · view-
Ernest Ansermet, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande · view-
Jean Martinon, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire · view7:04
René Leibowitz, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire · view7:02
Nikolai Sokoloff, Cleveland Orchestra · view-
Daniel Harding, Renaud Capuçon, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie · view6:24
John Wilson, Sinfonia of London · view6:40
Charles Dutoit, Philharmonia Orchestra · view6:59
Irène Duval, Virgil Boutellis-Taft · view6:30
Robert Stankovsky · view7:23
Angèle Dubeau · view6:59

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