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Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78, R. 176 "Organ Symphony" : Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78, R. 176 "Organ Symphony": I. Adagio - Allegro moderato - Poco adagio by Gaston Litaize album cover

Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78, R. 176 "Organ Symphony" : Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78, R. 176 "Organ Symphony": I. Adagio - Allegro moderato - Poco adagio

by Gaston Litaize

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About "Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78, R. 176 "Organ Symphony" : Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78, R. 176 "Organ Symphony": I. Adagio - Allegro moderato - Poco adagio" by Gaston Litaize

Saint-Saëns' Organ Symphony opens with a hushed adagio, strings trembling like candlelight before the organ's first majestic swell. Gaston Litaize draws out the sacred tension—calm devotion versus burgeoning power—as the allegro moderato unfolds with cathedral-sized grandeur.