Camille Saint-Saëns
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
Background#
The Barcarolle was Saint-Saëns’s second attempt at composing for this combination of instruments, with an 1897 attempt being abandoned after five and a half pages. In the first performance, which took place at the musical society La Trompette on 18 May 1898, the piano was played by Louis Diémer, the violin by Guillaume Rémy, the cello by Jules Delsart, with the composer playing the harmonium. The work is dedicated to Antonio Jeanbernat, who initiated two festivals of Saint-Saëns’ works in Barcelona.
Structure#
The composition is structured as a single movement marked Allegretto moderato. Performance time is around 8 to 10 minutes.
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- Composer
- Camille Saint-Saëns