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French Composer Camille Saint-Saëns Died On This Day in 1921 [ON-THIS-DAY]

French composer Camille Saint-Saëns died on this day in 1921 – aged 86

French composer Camille Saint-Saëns died on this day in 1921 – aged 86.

Saint-Saens' signature works include The Carnival of the Animals, Danse Macabre, Samson and Delilah, his 1st Cello Concerto and his 3rd Organ Symphony.

His major contributions to the violin repertoire include 3 concertos, 2 sonatas - and the evergreen bravura works Havanaise and Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso.

 

VC YOUNG ARTIST WILLIAM HAGEN & LIEBRECHT VANBECKEVOORT | SAINT-SAËNS | INTRODUCTION ET RONDO CAPRICCIOSO | 2015 QUEEN ELISABETH INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION

 

The Best of Saint-Saëns |CD|

Neeme Jarvi

Bernard Haitink

Various Artists

Release Date: October 11, 1994

Philips

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