New Releases: Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 – Utah Symphony & Thierry Fischer; Folk Tales – Gerald Peregrine & Antony Ingham

13 May 2019, 10:00 | Updated: 13 May 2019, 10:01

New Releases: Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 – Utah Symphony & Thierry Fischer; Folk Tales – Gerald Peregrine & Antony Ingham
New Releases: Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 – Utah Symphony & Thierry Fischer; Folk Tales – Gerald Peregrine & Antony Ingham . Picture: Hyperion / Naxos

By Sofia Rizzi

Throughout the week Classic FM’s presenters bring you the best new recordings, including world exclusives and premiere broadcasts of latest releases.

John Suchet's Album of the Week
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John Suchet plays a track from his featured Album of the Week at 10.15am every weekday.

Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 & Other Works – Utah Symphony & Thierry Fischer

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Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 & Other Works – Utah Symphony & Thierry Fischer
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Camille Saint-Saëns' well-known ‘Organ’ Symphony has a fresh and dramatic makeover in this new recording by conductor Thierry Fischer, the Utah Symphony and organ soloist Paul Jacobs. It's joined by a little-known Saint-Saëns orchestral work, ‘Trois tableaux symphoniques d'apres La Foi’. The album also features an orchestral ‘Bacchanale’ from Saint-Saëns' most famous opera, Samson et Delilah.

For a selection of new Saint-Saëns discoveries and well-loved classics, look no further than this album.

John Brunning's Drive Discovery
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John Brunning plays a track from his featured Drive Discovery at 6.20pm every weekday.

Folk Tales – Gerald Peregrine & Antony Ingham

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Folk Tales – Gerald Peregrine & Antony Ingham
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This album comprises a selection of musical gems by English composers, including Ralph Vaughan Williams, Edward Elgar, Frederick Delius and Frank Bridge. Among them are Vaughan Williams' 6 Studies in English Folk Song arranged for cello and piano, Delius' Romance for Cello & Piano and Ernest Moeran's Irish Lament.

Gerald Peregrine on the cello and Antony Ingham on piano have created a delightful collection of music inspired by folksong, English folk heritage and the countryside with Folk Tales.