Camille Saint-Saëns

The Oratorio de NoÙl, opus 112 was composed in 1858 and is one of the four oratorios he wrote.It is scored for five soloists (soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, tenor and baritone) four-part mixed choir, s...

The Oratorio de NoÙl, opus 112 was composed in 1858 and is one of the four oratorios he wrote.It is scored for five soloists (soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, tenor and baritone) four-part mixed choir, s...

For the Danse Macabre, Saint-SaÙns turned to the 'Dance of the Death', which appears in various versions in the Art of the later Middle Ages. Saint-SaÙns evokes (using the xylophone) the midnight cavo...

For the Danse Macabre, Saint-SaÙns turned to the 'Dance of the Death', which appears in various versions in the Art of the later Middle Ages. Saint-SaÙns evokes (using the xylophone) the midnight cavo...

After the Armistice of Versailles was signed on 28 January 1871, the Paris Commune assumed power in Paris on 18 March. Fearing for his safety, Camille Saint-Saëns fled to exile in London. Under these...

After the Armistice of Versailles was signed on 28 January 1871, the Paris Commune assumed power in Paris on 18 March. Fearing for his safety, Camille Saint-Saëns fled to exile in London. Under these...

Ascanio est un grand opéra composé par Camille Saint-Saëns en 1887-1888. Le livret français de l'opéra est basé sur la pièce de théâtre " Benvenuto Cellini " de 1852. La musique du troisième acte comp...

Ascanio est un grand opéra composé par Camille Saint-Saëns en 1887-1888. Le livret français de l'opéra est basé sur la pièce de théâtre " Benvenuto Cellini " de 1852. La musique du troisième acte comp...

The highlights of Saint-SaÙns oeuvre are the Organ Symphony (1866) and the opera Samson et Dalila (1877). With its familiar story and many stretches of vigorous and appealing music Samson et Dalila ha...

The highlights of Saint-SaÙns oeuvre are the Organ Symphony (1866) and the opera Samson et Dalila (1877). With its familiar story and many stretches of vigorous and appealing music Samson et Dalila ha...

One finds in Saint-SaÙns' Romance for Horn and Orchestra Opus 36 (1874) characteristics that have come to be considered typically French: elegant line and proportions scored with the utmost clarity. I...

One finds in Saint-Saëns" Romance for Horn and Orchestra Opus 36 (1874) characteristics that have come to be considered typically French: elegant line and proportions scored with the utmost clarity. I...

Saint-Saëns also contributed voluminously to the French concertante literature. He wrote five piano concertos, three violin concertos, two cello concertos, and about twenty smaller concertante works f...

The Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor by Camille Saint-Saëns, was composed in 1868 and is probably Saint-Saëns' most popular piano concerto. The piece follows the traditional form of three movements but...

The Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor by Camille Saint-Saëns, was composed in 1868 and is probably Saint-Saëns' most popular piano concerto. The piece follows the traditional form of three movements but...

The Havanaise in E major Opus 83, is a composition for violin and orchestra based on the habanera rhythm, written in 1887 by Camille Saint-Saëns. The havanaise (habañera in Spanish) is a dance in 2/4...

The Havanaise in E major Opus 83, is a composition for violin and orchestra based on the habanera rhythm, written in 1887 by Camille Saint-Saëns. The havanaise (habañera in Spanish) is a dance in 2/4...

'Tarantelle for Flute and Clarinet' was Camille Saint-Saëns the first concertante piece. He wrote it in 1857 for the first flute and first clarinet of the imperial academy, and it was they who premier...

'Tarantelle for Flute and Clarinet' was Camille Saint-Saëns the first concertante piece. He wrote it in 1857 for the first flute and first clarinet of the imperial academy, and it was they who premier...

Camille Saint-Saëns had a lifetime love for Algeria which he visited for the first time in 1875 and where he died in 1921. In 1880 he wrote his 'Suite Algérienne'. It's a work written in four movement...

Camille Saint-Saëns had a lifetime love for Algeria which he visited for the first time in 1875 and where he died in 1921. In 1880 he wrote his 'Suite Algérienne'. It's a work written in four movement...

1st Trpt. written top note: D3 Grade 3+ (obere Mittelstufe) Die wohl bekannteste Sinfonie von Camille Saint-SaÙns wurde in den Jahren 1885 und 1886 komponiert. Saint-SaÙns schrieb die Sinfonie 27 Jahr...