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Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Camille Saint‑Saëns, a composer whose career was shaped as much by personality and circumstance as by precocious talent. Raised in Paris by strong‑minded women who recognised his gifts early, Saint‑Saëns grew into a formidable pianist and an alert observer of the musical world around him. He moved easily through the city’s salons, where reputations were made, ideas exchanged, and music absorbed as a social force as much as an art. Alongside influential relationships, including a lasting creative bond with Gabriel Fauré, Saint‑Saëns was drawn into a life increasingly shaped by travel.
Music featured includes:
Danse macabre, Op. 40
Calme des nuits (Deux Chœurs, Op. 68 No. 1)
Violin Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 75
Oratorio de Noël, Op. 12 (Movements 1–4)
Symphony No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 2
Tarantelle in A minor, Op. 6
Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 14
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A major, Op. 20
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22
Le timbre d’argent (extract)
Marche héroïque, Op. 34
La jeunesse d’Hercule, Op. 50
A Voice by the Cedar Tree
Romance in C major, Op. 48
Romance, Op. 36
Le Déluge: Prelude
Samson et Dalila: “Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix”
Requiem, Op. 54 (extracts)
Suite algérienne, Op. 60: Prélude
Étienne Marcel: Ballet Music (extracts)
Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 33
Le carnaval des animaux
Oboe Sonata in D major, Op. 166
Presented by Donald Macleod
Produced by Ellie Ajao for BBC Audio Wales and West
For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002v8nk.
And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z.
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Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Camille Saint‑Saëns, a composer whose career was shaped as much by personality and circumstance as by precocious talent. Raised in Paris by strong‑minded women who recognised his gifts early, Saint‑Saëns grew into a formidable pianist and an alert observer of the musical world around him. He moved easily through the city’s salons, where reputations were made, ideas exchanged, and music absorbed as a social force as much as an art. Alongside influential relationships, including a lasting creative bond with Gabriel Fauré, Saint‑Saëns was drawn into a life increasingly shaped by travel.
Music featured includes:
Danse macabre, Op. 40
Calme des nuits (Deux Chœurs, Op. 68 No. 1)
Violin Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 75
Oratorio de Noël, Op. 12 (Movements 1–4)
Symphony No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 2
Tarantelle in A minor, Op. 6
Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 14
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A major, Op. 20
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22
Le timbre d’argent (extract)
Marche héroïque, Op. 34
La jeunesse d’Hercule, Op. 50
A Voice by the Cedar Tree
Romance in C major, Op. 48
Romance, Op. 36
Le Déluge: Prelude
Samson et Dalila: “Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix”
Requiem, Op. 54 (extracts)
Suite algérienne, Op. 60: Prélude
Étienne Marcel: Ballet Music (extracts)
Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 33
Le carnaval des animaux
Oboe Sonata in D major, Op. 166
Presented by Donald Macleod
Produced by Ellie Ajao for BBC Audio Wales and West
For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002v8nk.
And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z.
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