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The Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78, was completed by Camille Saint-Saëns in 1886 at the peak of his artistic career. [1] It is popularly known as the Organ Symphony, since, unusually for a late-Romantic symphony, two of the four movements use the pipe organ.
Saint-Saëns c. 1880 Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (UK: / ˈ s æ̃ s ɒ̃ (s)/, US: / s æ̃ ˈ s ɒ̃ (s)/ ; French: [ʃaʁl kamij sɛ̃sɑ̃(s)] ⓘ ; [n 1] 9 October 1835 – 16 December 1921) was a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic era. His best-known works include Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (1863), the Second Piano Concerto (1868), the First Cello ...
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 Madeleine, Saint-Saëns wrote the Christmas oratorio in less than a fortnight, completing it ten days before its premiere on Christmas 1858
The first, "cyprès" ("cypress"), is a mournful dirge adagio for organ solo, recalling a mournful cypress. Once the orchestra makes its entrance, there is an uplifting and sprightly interplay between the organ and orchestra, reminiscent of a militaristic march (hence the "lauriers", or "laurels") that makes liberal use of brass and a large ...
Monsieur Lebouc managed to assemble a definitive line-up of eminent performers: Messieurs Saint-Saëns, Diémer, Taffanel, Turban [], Maurin, Prioré, de Bailly and Tourcy who, after a very interesting program, took part in the first performance of a very witty fantasy burlesque, composed for this concert by Saint-Saëns and entitled the Carnival of the Animals.
for tenor, baritone and organ: Vocal: sacred — 1884: O salutaris en mi bémol majeur: O salutaris in E ♭ major: for alto and organ: Vocal: sacred — 1885: Deus Abraham en fa majeur: Deus Abraham in F major: for alto and organ: Vocal: sacred — 1885: Pie Jesu en ut mineur: Pie Jesu in C minor: for bass and organ: Vocal: sacred — 1898 ...
It is one of the earliest works by the composer to make use of an organ (or harmonium) in a chamber ensemble, preceded only by the Six Duos for harmonium and piano, Op. 8. [1] In addition to the original scoring, the work has been transcribed for orchestra , piano solo, piano four-hands , and for piano quartet, with a cello taking the part of ...
The Cello Sonata No. 1 was composed around the turn of the year 1872/73, along with several other important works for violoncello, including the Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 and the Allegro appassionato in B minor, Op. 43 for cello and piano. Saint-Saëns likely drew inspiration for these works from his musician friends, as they are ...