Saint-Saëns Duos For Harmonium and Piano
1
Guilmant7:51
Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 36
2
Guilmant4:39
Pastorale, Op. 26
Saint-Saëns
Six Duos, Op. 8
35:433
V.Scherzo3:48
4
Franck10:41
Prelude, Fugue & Variation, Op. 18
Saint-Saëns
Six Duos, Op. 8
35:435
IV.Capriccio4:02
6
Guilmant4:02
Prière, Op. 16
Saint-Saëns
Six Duos, Op. 8
35:437
III.Choral4:24
8
Guilmant3:45
Final alla Schumann, Op. 83
Saint-Saëns
Six Duos, Op. 8
35:439
II.Cavatina6:22
10
I.Fantasia e fuga9:15
11
Guilmant6:21
Elégie-Fugue, Op. 44
Saint-Saëns
Six Duos, Op. 8
35:4312
VI.Finale7:52

With Miloš Milivojević (accordion)
The harmonium's rise in the second half of the nineteenth century brought a large chamber repertoire with it, especially in France, where the instrument had been developed and refined — and the pairing of harmonium with piano proved particularly popular. On these recordings the accordion takes the harmonium's role: it produces its sound in a near-identical way, and the performers' hope is that the shift from a nineteenth-century French harmonium to a modern classical accordion will allow these delightful pieces to be played more often and to reach the widest possible audience.
