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Camille Saint-Saëns

Notable works by Camille Saint-Saëns.

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Africa (Saint-Saëns)

Africa, Op. 89, is a fantasia for piano and orchestra by Camille Saint-Saëns. Composed in 1891 during a stay in Egypt, this concertante piece is marked by its mosaic-like structure and interplay of

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Ascanio

Ascanio is a grand opera in five acts and seven tableaux by composer Camille Saint-Saëns. The opera's French libretto, by Louis Gallet, is based on the 1852 play Benvenuto Cellini by French

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Barcarolle (Saint-Saëns)

Camille Saint-Saëns's Barcarolle in F major, Op. 108 is a chamber composition for a quartet consisting of violin, cello, harmonium (or organ) and piano. Composed in 1898, the work also exists in a

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Bassoon Sonata (Saint-Saëns)

The Bassoon Sonata in G major, Op. 168, was written by Camille Saint-Saëns in 1921 as one of his last works. This bassoon sonata is the last of the three sonatas that Saint-Saëns composed for wind

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Caprice sur des airs danois et russes

The (Caprice on Danish and Russian Airs), Op. 79, is a caprice for flute, oboe, clarinet and piano, composed by Camille Saint-Saëns in 1887. The inspiration for using Danish and Russian airs can be

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Carnival of the Animals (ballet)

Carnival of the Animals is a ballet choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon to the Le Carnaval Des Animaux by Saint-Saëns, with narrations written by John Lithgow, costumes and sets designs by Jon

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Cavatine (Saint-Saëns)

The Cavatine for Trombone and Piano, Op. 144, is a chamber music composition by French composer Camille Saint-Saëns, written in 1915. The piece was dedicated to George W. Stewart, a trombonist and

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Cello Concerto No. 1 (Saint-Saëns)

Camille Saint-Saëns composed his Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33, in 1872, when he was 37 years old. He wrote this work for the French cellist, viola da gamba player and instrument maker

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Cello Concerto No. 2 (Saint-Saëns)

Saint-Saëns' Cello Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 119, is written in two movements, like his Fourth Piano Concerto. It was composed in 1902 and is dedicated to the Dutch cellist, Joseph Hollman, who

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Cello Sonata No. 1 (Saint-Saëns)

The Cello Sonata No. 1 in C minor, Op. 32, is a cello sonata composed by Camille Saint-Saëns in 1872. Dedicated to the French cellist Jules Lasserre, the sonata was premiered on 7 December 1872 at

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Cello Sonata No. 2 (Saint-Saëns)

The Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 123, is a cello sonata by Camille Saint-Saëns. It was composed in 1905 during the composer's stay in Biskra, Algeria, and was written nearly 30 years after his

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Clarinet Sonata (Saint-Saëns)

The Clarinet Sonata in E major, Op. 167, was written by Camille Saint-Saëns in 1921 as one of his last works. This clarinet sonata is the second of the three sonatas that Saint-Saëns composed for

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Cyprès et lauriers

Cyprès et Lauriers, Op. 156, for Organ and Orchestra was written by Camille Saint-Saëns in 1919 to celebrate the Allied victory in World War I and dedicated to then President of France, Raymond

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Danse macabre (Saint-Saëns)

Danse macabre, Op. 40, is a symphonic poem for orchestra, written in 1874 by the French composer Camille Saint-Saëns. It premiered 24 January 1875. It is in the key of G minor. It started out in 1872

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Déjanire

Déjanire is the title of two related French works by Camille Saint-Saëns: Musique de scène pour ‘Déjanire’ de Gallet (1898) and the four-act opera, or drame lyrique, Déjanire (1910, premiered 1911)

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Étienne Marcel (opera)

Étienne Marcel is an 1879 opera in 4 acts by Camille Saint-Saëns to a libretto by Louis Gallet. It premiered at Lyon's Grand-Theatre on 8 February 1879, with further performances in Paris (14 October

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Frédégonde

Frédégonde is an 1895 French opera (drame lyrique) in five acts with music by Ernest Guiraud, Camille Saint-Saëns, and Paul Dukas and a libretto by Louis Gallet based on Augustin Thierry's Récits des

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Havanaise (Saint-Saëns)

The Havanaise in E major (), Op. 83, is a composition for violin and orchestra based on the habanera rhythm, written in 1887 by French composer, Camille Saint-Saëns for Cuban violinist Rafael Díaz

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Hélène (opera)

Hélène is a poème lyrique or opera in one act by composer Camille Saint-Saëns. It is the first opera for which Saint-Saëns wrote his own French libretto, which is based on the classic story of Helen

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Henry VIII (opera)

Henry VIII is an opera in four acts by Camille Saint-Saëns, from a libretto by Léonce Détroyat and Armand Silvestre, based on El cisma en Inglaterra (The Schism in England) (1627) by Pedro Calderón

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Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso

The Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor (), Op. 28, is a composition for violin and orchestra written in 1863 by Camille Saint-Saëns. It was dedicated to the virtuoso violinist Pablo de

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Javotte (Saint-Saëns)

Javotte by Camille Saint-Saëns is a ballet written in 1896 and was premiered the same year. The work is notated for full

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La jeunesse d'Hercule

La Jeunesse d'Hercule, Op. 50, is a symphonic poem by Camille Saint-Saëns composed in

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La princesse jaune

(The Yellow Princess), Op. 30, is an in one act and five scenes by composer Camille Saint-Saëns to a French libretto by Louis Gallet. The opera premiered at the (Salle Favart Theatre) in Paris on 12

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Le cygne

"Le cygne", , or "The Swan", is the 13th and penultimate movement of The Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns. Originally scored for solo cello accompanied by two pianos, it has been

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Le timbre d'argent

Le timbre d'argent (, The Silver Bell) is an in four acts by composer Camille Saint-Saëns to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré. Although completed in 1865, the opera did not receive

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Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix

"" is a popular mezzo-soprano aria from Camille Saint-Saëns's opera Samson and Delilah, known in English as "Softly awakes my heart", or more literally "My heart opens itself to your voice". It is

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Oboe Sonata (Saint-Saëns)

Camille Saint-Saëns's Oboe Sonata in D major, Op. 166 was composed in 1921, the year of the composer's death. This sonata is the first of the three sonatas that Saint-Saëns composed for wind

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Oratorio de Noël

The Oratorio de Noël, Op. 12, by Camille Saint-Saëns, also known as his Christmas Oratorio, is a cantata-like work scored for soloists, chorus, organ, strings and harp. While an organist at La

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Phaéton (Saint-Saëns)

Phaéton (Phaethon), Op. 39, is a symphonic poem for orchestra, composed by Camille Saint-Saëns in 1873. It is the second in his genre's tetralogy, preceded by Le Rouet d'Omphale and followed by Danse

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Piano Concerto No. 1 (Saint-Saëns)

The Piano Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 17, by Camille Saint-Saëns was composed in 1858, when the composer was 23 and dedicated to Marie Jaëll. It is the first piano concerto ever written by a major

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Piano Concerto No. 2 (Saint-Saëns)

The Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 by Camille Saint-Saëns was composed in 1868 and is probably Saint-Saëns' most popular piano concerto. It was dedicated to Madame A. de Villers (née de

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Piano Concerto No. 3 (Saint-Saëns)

The Piano Concerto No. 3 in E major, Op. 29 by Camille Saint-Saëns, was composed in 1869. The concerto is written in three movements. When the concerto was first performed by Saint-Saëns himself at

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Piano Concerto No. 4 (Saint-Saëns)

The Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor, Op. 44 was composed by Camille Saint-Saëns in 1875. It was premièred on October 31, 1875, at the Théâtre du Châtelet of Paris, with the composer as the soloist.

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Piano Concerto No. 5 (Saint-Saëns)

The Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, Op. 103, popularly known as The Egyptian, was Camille Saint-Saëns' last piano concerto. He wrote it in 1896, 20 years after his Fourth Piano Concerto, to play

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Piano Quartet in B-flat major (Saint-Saëns)

The Piano Quartet in B major, Op. 41, also known as the Piano Quartet No. 2, was written by Camille Saint-Saëns in February 1875. Dedicated to Jules Foucault, it was premiered on 6 March 1875 in

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Piano Quartet in E major (Saint-Saëns)

The Piano Quartet in E major, Op. posth., by Camille Saint-Saëns, also known as the Piano Quartet No. 1 in E major, WoO, was one of the composer's earliest compositions for piano, violin, viola and

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Piano Trio No. 1 (Saint-Saëns)

The Piano Trio No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 is a piano trio by French composer Camille Saint-Saëns. Written in 1864 during a trip to the Pyrenees and Auvergne, the trio is dedicated to Alfred Lamarche, a

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Piano Trio No. 2 (Saint-Saëns)

The Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 92, was composed by Camille Saint-Saëns in 1892. It was premiered on 7 December 1892 at the Salle Érard in Paris, performed by Isidor Philipp, Henri Berthelier

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Proserpine (Saint-Saëns)

Proserpine is an 1887 drame lyrique in four acts by Camille Saint-Saëns to a libretto by Louis Gallet after Auguste Vacquerie. Its run time is 95

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Requiem (Saint-Saëns)

The Requiem, full title Messe de Requiem, Op. 54, is a Requiem Mass composed by Camille Saint-Saëns in 1878 for soloists, choir and orchestra. He composed it in memory of his friend and patron,

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Romance, Op. 37 (Saint-Saëns)

The Romance in D major, Op. 37, is a composition by Camille Saint-Saëns for flute, accompanied by piano or orchestra, written in March

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Samson and Delilah (opera)

Samson and Delilah (), Op. 47, is a grand opera in three acts and four scenes by Camille Saint-Saëns to a French libretto by Ferdinand Lemaire. It was first performed in Weimar at the (Grand Ducal)

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Septet (Saint-Saëns)

The Septet in E major, Op. 65, was written by Camille Saint-Saëns between 1879 and 1880 for the unusual combination of trumpet, two violins, viola, cello, double bass and piano. Like the suites Opp.

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Serenade in E-flat major (Saint-Saëns)

Camille Saint-Saëns' Serenade in E major, Op. 15 () is a chamber composition for a quartet consisting of piano, organ, violin and viola (or cello), composed in 1865. The serenade is one of the

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Suite algérienne

The Suite algérienne in C major, Op. 60 is a composition by Camille Saint-Saëns in four movements. The composer had a lifetime love for Algeria. In 1873, he visited it for the first time. The theme

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Suite for Cello and Piano (Saint-Saëns)

The Suite for Cello and Piano, Op. 16, was written by Camille Saint-Saëns in 1866. This work is considered the launching point of the composer's

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Symphony in A major (Saint-Saëns)

The Symphony in A major is a work for orchestra by the French composer Camille

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Symphony in F major (Saint-Saëns)

Symphony in F major, by Camille Saint-Saëns is a symphonic work originally published under the title "Urbs Roma". The symphony was composed in 1856 and premiered the next year at the Conservatoire de

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Symphony No. 1 (Saint-Saëns)

Symphony No. 1 in E major, Op. 2, by Camille Saint-Saëns is a symphonic work composed in June and July 1853 and premiered in Paris the same

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Symphony No. 2 (Saint-Saëns)

Symphony No. 2 in A minor, Op. 55, is an orchestral work composed by Camille Saint-Saëns in

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Symphony No. 3 (Saint-Saëns)

The Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78, was completed by Camille Saint-Saëns in 1886 at the peak of his artistic career. It is popularly known as the Organ Symphony, since, unusually for a symphony of

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The Assassination of the Duke of Guise

The Assassination of the Duke of Guise (1908) (original French title: La Mort du duc de Guise; often referred to as L'Assassinat du duc de Guise) is a French film d'art silent film directed by

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The Carnival of the Animals

The Carnival of the Animals () is a humorous musical suite of 14 movements, including "The Swan", by the French composer Camille Saint-Saëns. About 25 minutes long, it was written for private

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The Dying Swan

The Dying Swan (originally The Swan) is a solo dance choreographed by Mikhail Fokine to Camille Saint-Saëns's Le Cygne from Le Carnaval des animaux as a pièce d'occasion for the ballerina Anna

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The Promised Land (Saint-Saëns)

The Promised Land (French: La Terre promise), Op. 140, is an English and later French-language oratorio by Camille Saint-Saëns for the Three Choirs Festival of 1913 and which the composer conducted

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Violin Concerto No. 1 (Saint-Saëns)

The Violin Concerto No. 1 in A major, Op. 20, by Camille Saint-Saëns is a piece for violin and orchestra written in 1859 and premiered in 1867 in Paris. Despite its numbering, this concerto was

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Violin Concerto No. 3 (Saint-Saëns)

The Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61, by Camille Saint-Saëns is a piece for violin and orchestra written in March 1880. Saint-Saëns dedicated the concerto to fellow composer-virtuoso Pablo de

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Violin Sonata No. 1 (Saint-Saëns)

The Violin Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 75, was written by Camille Saint-Saëns in October 1885. Dedicated to Martin Pierre Marsick, it was premiered on 9 January 1886 in Paris. The sonata has been

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Violin Sonata No. 2 (Saint-Saëns)

The Violin Sonata No. 2 in E major, Op. 102, was written by Camille Saint-Saëns from February to March 1896, and premiered on 2 June 1896 in

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