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The poem`s content is based on the Greek myth about the son of Helios who failed to control the sun chariot.
Trying to save the Earth from incineration Zeus strikes Phaethon with lightning.
The piece opens with a rapid rhythm the gallop of horses conveying the excitement and inexperience of the young hero. The climax comes with the thunderbolt`s strike a sharp chord from the entire orchestra followed by a mournful epilogue.

1. Adagio - Allegro moderato - Poco adagio
2. Allegro moderato - Presto - Allegro moderato - Maestoso - Allegro - Molto allegro - Pesante

It is based on the ancient myth of `Hercules at the Crossroads`.
The young hero must choose between two paths in life the path of pleasure and vice or the path of virtue struggle and glory.
The music is built on the contrast of two themes. One is soft seductive and sensual representing sinful pleasures the other is stern strong-willed and heroic the path of virtue. After a scene of bacchanalia and struggle the hero chooses the path of self-sacrifice and immortality. The poem ends with a triumphant and majestic apotheosis.

1. Introduction and royal march of the lion
2. Hens and roosters
3. Wild asses; quick animals
4. Tortoises
5. The elephant
6. Kangaroos
7. Aquarium
8. Characters with long ears
9. The cuckoo in the depths of the woods
10. Aviary
11. Pianists
12. Fossils
13. The swan
14. Finale

	Camille Saint-Saens (1835–1921) Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.2 in g-moll (1868), op. 22 Download Sheet Music 1. Andante sostenuto 2. Allegro scherzando 3. Presto Charles Dutoit (conductor), Pascal Rogé (piano), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Recorded 7 July 1978 at Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London. (6) Camille Saint-Saens (1835–1921) Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.4 in c-moll (1875), op. 44 Download Sheet Music 1. Allegro moderato - Andante 2. Allegro vivace - Andante - Allegro Charles Dutoit (conductor), Pascal Rogé (piano), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Recorded 12 - 14 July 1979 at Kingsway Hall, London. (12) Camille Saint-Saens (1835–1921) Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.1 in A-dur (1859), op. 20 Download Sheet Music Allegro - Andante espressivo - Tempo primo Charles Dutoit (conductor), Kyung-wha Chung (violin), Montreal Symphony Orchestra (6) Camille Saint-Saens (1835–1921) Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.3 in h-moll (1880), op. 61 Download Sheet Music 1. Allegro non troppo 2. Andantino quasi allegretto 3. Molto moderato e maestoso - Allegro non troppo Charles Dutoit (conductor), Joshua Bell (violin), Montreal Symphony Orchestra 1988 (14) Camille Saint-Saens (1835–1921) Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso for violin and orchestra (1863), op. 28 Download Sheet Music Charles Dutoit (conductor), Akiko Suwanai (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra 2004, the Colosseum, Watford, England (4) Charles Dutoit (conductor), Kyung-wha Chung (violin), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Recorded: April 1977, London. (1) Camille Saint-Saens (1835–1921) Le Rouet d`Omphale, symphonic poem, op. 31 Download Sheet Music Charles Dutoit (conductor), Philharmonia Orchestra 1980. (4) Camille Saint-Saens (1835–1921) Opera `Samson et Dalila` (arias), op. 47 Charles Dutoit (conductor), Montreal Symphony Orchestra October 1978 - Excerpt: Air and Bacchanale (2) Camille Saint-Saens (1835–1921) Phaeton, A Symphonic poem (1873), op. 39 Download Sheet Music The poem`s content is based on the Greek myth about the son of Helios who failed to control the sun chariot. Trying to save the Earth from incineration Zeus strikes Phaethon with lightning. The piece opens with a rapid rhythm the gallop of horses conveying the excitement and inexperience of the young hero. The climax comes with the thunderbolt`s strike a sharp chord from the entire orchestra followed by a mournful epilogue. Charles Dutoit (conductor), Philharmonia Orchestra Decca, 1980. (8) Camille Saint-Saens (1835–1921) Symphonic poem `Danse Macabre` (1874), op. 40 Download Sheet Music Charles Dutoit (conductor), Philharmonia Orchestra Recorded: June 1980. (8) Camille Saint-Saens (1835–1921) Symphony №3 in c-moll `Organ` (1886), op. 78 Download Sheet Music 1. Adagio - Allegro moderato - Poco adagio 2. Allegro moderato - Presto - Allegro moderato - Maestoso - Allegro - Molto allegro - Pesante Charles Dutoit (conductor), Peter John Hurford (organ), Montreal Symphony Orchestra (1) Camille Saint-Saens (1835–1921) The heroic march (1871), op. 34 Download Sheet Music Charles Dutoit (conductor), Philharmonia Orchestra Decca Sound: The Analogue Years 1969 – 1980. (4) Camille Saint-Saens (1835–1921) Young Hercules (1877), op. 50 Download Sheet Music It is based on the ancient myth of `Hercules at the Crossroads`. The young hero must choose between two paths in life the path of pleasure and vice or the path of virtue struggle and glory. The music is built on the contrast of two themes. One is soft seductive and sensual representing sinful pleasures the other is stern strong-willed and heroic the path of virtue. After a scene of bacchanalia and struggle the hero chooses the path of self-sacrifice and immortality. The poem ends with a triumphant and majestic apotheosis. Charles Dutoit (conductor), Philharmonia Orchestra Decca Sound: The Analogue Years 1969 – 1980. (5) Camille Saint-Saens (1835–1921) `Carnival of the Animals` for chamber ensemble (or piano and orchestra) (1886), R.125 Download Sheet Music 1. Introduction and royal march of the lion 2. Hens and roosters 3. Wild asses; quick animals 4. Tortoises 5. The elephant 6. Kangaroos 7. Aquarium 8. Characters with long ears 9. The cuckoo in the depths of the woods 10. Aviary 11. Pianists 12. Fossils 13. The swan 14. Finale Charles Dutoit (conductor), Pascal Rogé (piano), Christina Ortiz (piano), London Sinfonietta recorded 1980. (4) Charles Dutoit (conductor), Pascal Rogé (piano), Christina Ortiz (piano), London Sinfonietta 1978 (6) Camille Saint-Saens (1835–1921) `Havanaise` for violin and orchestra (1887), op. 83 Download Sheet Music Charles Dutoit (conductor), Akiko Suwanai (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra 2004, the Colosseum, Watford, England (1) Charles Dutoit (conductor), Kyung-wha Chung (violin), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Recorded: April 1977, London. (2)