CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS (1835-1921): Complete Piano Works, Vol. 2 - Allegro d'après le 3e Concerto, Op. 29, Suite, Op. 90, Allegro appassionato, Op. 70, Thème varié, Op. 97, 6 Fugues, Op. 161.

Description: Three virtuosic pieces - the two Allegros and the Thème varié - are coupled with a charming neo-baroque suite and the late (1920) set of fugues, testimony to a life-long attraction to the form but presented as a series of complex character studies, without a hint of academic leaning. Not much competition for anything here and most of what does exist is on a nearly 40-year-old Vox Box set. Geoffrey Burleson (piano).