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His main works are his carnival of the Animals Today is the anniversary of the premier of Bruckner's Third symphony in 1877. It is my favorite symphony of Bruckner's The version that I have is of Daniel Barenboin conducting the Berlin Philharmonic on the Teldec label. Today is the anniversary of the Death of Camille Saint -Saens (1835-1921).. He was a French composer and is sometimes called "The French Mendelssohn". Georges Onslow (1784-1853) is referred to as "The French Beethoven". In my opinion, I do not see much in common with any of these men. Both Saint-Seans and Mendelssohn were considered to be child geniuses. Among his most famous works are his Third Symphony for Organ and Orchestra (Opua#78),Third Violin Concerto (Opus#61) , First Cello Concerto (Opus#33), Carnival of the Animals and Dans Macabre. He wrote three numbered symphonies plus tow other non numbered ones. Symphony in A and a Symphony in F named Urbs Roma. he wrote two cello concerti and three Violin concerti and like Beethoven five Piano concerti. My favorite work of his is his Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra (Opus#83). He also wrote chamber music including sonatas for violin and piano and as well as for oboe and piano and clarinet and piano and two piano trios (Opuses 18 and 92) which I am not familiar with. He wrote two string quarters (Opuses 112 and 153). I have a CD of these works which features the Medici String Quartet on the Koch label which I recommend even though I am not sure if it is still available. He studied at the Paris Conservatory and also taught there. Among his students was Gabriel Faure another famous French composer. He was a pianist and organist. he served as the organist at two famous churches in Paris The church of the Madalin (St. Mary Magdaline) and the church of Saint-Merri. I am not much of a fan of solo organ music. During his lifetime his music was more popular. It is still popular today. Monuments were made to him in his lifetime and he had traveled the world. He was interested in the Middle East and Africa. some of his music has influences fron those areas of the world.
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