Saint-Saens: Symphony No 2, Danse macabre & Urbs Roma - Utah Symphony, Thierry Fischer

Symphony No 2 in A minor Op 55[22'41]
1
Allegro marcato – Allegro appassionato[7'36]
2
Adagio[3'34]
3
Scherzo: Presto[4'26]
4
Prestissimo[7'05]
5
Danse macabre Op 40[6'56]
Madeline Adkins (violin)
Symphony in F major 'Urbs Roma'[43'01]
6
Largo – Allegro[11'34]
7
Molto vivace[6'11]
8
Moderato, assai serioso[13'37]
9
Poco allegretto – Andante con moto[11'39]
Saint-Saëns’s Symphony No 2 is, by any standards, an outright winner and deserves to be much better known. Here, it’s one of two substantial works flanking a rambunctious account of Danse macabre.