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Saint-Saëns: Wedding Cake for piano & strings (+score)

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Uploaded by on Feb 16, 2009

This old (1977) LP recording by American pianist (& organist) Daniel Chorzempa is my favorite of this piece. The tempo is brisk but never sounds rushed, maintaining that waltz-like elegance, and the technical clarity of the playing is excellent.

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  • I great example of funny music, Saint-saens was a genius and a humorist and this is a great interpretation of his comedy. I laughed myself silly!

  • @Greykeys88

    You may find it hilarious; I find it charming with a touch of wit. It was written for the wedding of Saint-Saëns' friend Caroline Montigny Rémaury, herself an accomplished musician, so I don't think the composer meant it to be overly comical or satirical... assuming he wanted to keep her as a friend!

  • The score suggests 88 measures-per-minute, but Daniel is playing at almost 94 mpm. After hearing this sparkling interpretation, however, everyone else sounds to me like they are playing this piece too slowly!

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  • and what a delicious cake it is !

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  • You should listen to Stephen Hough how he plays this, its real cake!!!

  • FABULOUS!

  • This is absolutely delightful, and many thanks for posting the score as well.

  • excellent interpretation,clear and brillant.Somewhat better than Colard's

  • I agree. I had a similar experience with Ivo's English Suite 3. There are a lot of complaints about the speed and cerebral nature of his playing, but I think it's absolutely wonderful and appropriate.

  • Beautifull playing. It seemed exactly the right speed to me.

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