Saint-Saëns, Camille 1835 - 1921
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Author : Kikuchi, Tomoko
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Camille Saint-Saëns, who published a wide range of writings not only as a composer but also as a writer, possessed keen interest and insight across various fields. From an early age, he was acclaimed as a child prodigy in piano and organ performance, touring various places. At the Paris Conservatoire, he achieved brilliant results in performance and composition, and after graduation, he secured a position as an organist. In his twenties, he gained immense fame as a virtuoso, demonstrating his unique insights into musical culture by being an early admirer ofWagner and consistently performingSchumann, who was not widely recognized at the time.
Fauré was one of Saint-Saëns's students when he taught, and their deep friendship continued beyond the teacher-student relationship thereafter. He then co-founded the Société Nationale de Musique (National Society of Music) with Bussine, Franck, and others, and began organizing concerts with important and well-crafted programs to promote new music by French composers.
Many of his piano works were written after 1870 and often consisted of salon music incorporating dance elements. These were attempts to revive the merits of 17th-century French music and reflected his desire to rediscover his homeland's musical traditions. In addition to leaving behind excellent works such as neoclassical compositions and variations with a scale comparable to concertos, he also undertook the publication of works by composers like Lully and Rameau. His approach to music profoundly influenced later composers.
Works(88)
Concerto (3)
concerto (5)
Concerto pour piano et orchestre No. 1 Op.17
Key: D-Dur Composed in: 1858 Playing time: 26 min 00 sec
Concerto pour piano et orchestre No. 2 Op.22
Key: g-moll Composed in: 1868 Playing time: 25 min 00 sec
Concerto pour piano et orchestre No. 3 Op.29
Key: Es-Dur Composed in: 1869 Playing time: 30 min 00 sec
Concerto pour piano et orchestre No. 4 Op.44
Key: c-moll Composed in: 1875 Playing time: 29 min 00 sec
Concerto pour piano et orchestre No. 5 "L'Egyptien" Op.103
Key: F-Dur Composed in: 1896 Playing time: 29 min 00 sec
Works with orchestral accompaniment (3)
Piano Solo (16)
pieces (3)
etude (3)
mazurka (3)
waltz (5)
caprice (1)
CAPRICE Sur les airs de ballet d'ALCESTE Gluck
Key: G-Dur Composed in: 1867 Playing time: 11 min 00 sec
character pieces (4)
Reduction/Arrangement (2)
transcription (2)
Various works (4)
Piano Ensemble (7)
pieces (3)
variation (1)
Variations sur un thème de Beethoven Op.35
Key: Es-Dur Composed in: 1874 Playing time: 18 min 00 sec
march (3)
Reduction/Arrangement (8)
Various works (17)
Chamber Music (4)
sonata (2)
Various works (2)
Chamber music (2)
etc (1)