ON THIS DAY | Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto No. 3 Premiered in 1881

The first performance was given by Spanish virtuoso Pablo de Sarasate in Paris

Camille Saint-Saëns' Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor Op. 61 premiered on this day in 1881.

The three movement work is a much loved standard in today’s student, concert, and competition repertoire.

SILVIA MARCOVICI | SAINT-SAENS VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 3 IN B MINOR | ITALIAN & SWISS RADIO-TELEVISION ORCHESTRA 

Silvia Marcovici |CD|

Violin Concertos

Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saens, Beethoven, Brahms, Bartok, Bruch & Lalo

Release Date: January 13, 2009

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