Camille Saint-Saéns

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Synopsis

French composer, organist, conductor, and pianist

  • 1835 born in Paris, France
  • 1840s studied at Conservatoire de Paris
  • 1921 died in Algiers, Algeria

For details, see the Camille Saint-Saёns article on Wikipedia.

List of Organ Works

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Opus Title Year
Op. ?? Fantaisie no. 1 in E-flat major 1857
Op. 9 Benediction Nuptiale 1859
Op. 7 3 Rapsodies sur des Cantiques Bretons 1866
Op. 78 Symphony no. 3 in C minor, "Organ" 1886
Op. 99 3 Preludes and Fugues 1894
Op. 101 Fantasy in D-flat major 1895
Op. 109 3 Preludes and Fugues 1898
Op. 150 7 Improvisations 1916-1917
Op. 157 Fantasy in C major 1919
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Background and General Perspectives on Performing Saint-Saёns Organ Works

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Registration and Organs

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Fingering and Pedaling

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Ornamentation

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Tempo and Meter

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Scores and Editions

Fantaisie in E-flat major on imslp: http://imslp.org/wiki/Fantaisie_No.1_(Saint-Sa%C3%ABns,_Camille)

3 Preludes and Fugues, opus 99: http://imslp.org/wiki/3_Preludes_and_Fugues,_Op.99_(Saint-Sa%C3%ABns,_Camille)

3 Rapsodies sur des Cantiques Bretons, opus 7: http://imslp.org/wiki/3_Rhapsodies,_Op.7_(Saint-Sa%C3%ABns,_Camille)

7 Improvisations, opus 150: http://imslp.org/wiki/7_Improvisations,_Op.150_(Saint-Sa%C3%ABns,_Camille)

Recordings

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Free Online

Fantaisie in E-flat major, played by Christopher Houlihan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1B2FNBadI8

Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major, Opus 99 no. 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV7GkrFoUtI

Rapsodies sur des Cantiques Bretons, opus 7 no. 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIjVZEFLIZo

7 Improvisations, Opus 150 no. 7, played by David Roth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgWwuHC06Gg

Symphony no. 3, "Organ:"

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