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Samson et Dalila, Op. 47 : Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47: Softly Awakes My Heart (Transcr. Anon. for Cello & Harp)
by Alis Huws
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About "Samson et Dalila, Op. 47 : Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47: Softly Awakes My Heart (Transcr. Anon. for Cello & Harp)" by Alis Huws
Saint-Saëns' 'Softly Awakes My Heart' is transfigured for cello and harp—a seduction in slow motion. The cello's burnished tone coils around harp arpeggios like smoke. It's not softness but surrender, the dangerous calm before Dalila's betrayal.