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Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)

Author of Carnival of the Animals: Classical Music for Kids

750+ Works 1,778 Members 31 Reviews

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Series

Works by Camille Saint-Saëns

Carnival of the Animals: Classical Music for Kids (1998) — Composer — 244 copies, 1 review
Symphony 3 " Organ " (1990) 54 copies
Carnival of the Animals (1992) 41 copies, 1 review
Oratorio de noel (1985) 29 copies
Musical Memories (2007) — Author — 16 copies
Introduction and Rondo Cappriccioso (2008) 15 copies, 1 review
Violin Concerto No 3 (1985) 10 copies
The Three Violin Concertos [sound recording] (1999) — Composer — 10 copies
Danse macabre [score] (1985) — Composer — 7 copies
String Quartets (2002) 4 copies
Carnival of the Animals (2017) 4 copies
French Impressions (2012) 4 copies
Le Timbre d'argent (2017) 4 copies
Une Flute Invisible 3 copies, 1 review
Christmas Oratorio (1986) 3 copies
Bohemian Rhapsodies (1997) 3 copies
Saint-Saens: Henry VIII (2005) 3 copies
Le Carnaval des Animaux (2008) 3 copies
Les Barbares (2014) 3 copies
Danse Macabre: For Violin (1985) 3 copies
Outspoken essays on music (1977) 2 copies
Klavierkonzerte 2 4 (2006) 2 copies
The 99 Most Essential Saint-Saëns Masterpieces (2011) — Composer — 2 copies
Violin Concerto 3 (1994) 2 copies
Henry viii (2012) 2 copies
Samson Et Dalila Box Set (1992) 2 copies
Carmen. Suite no. 1 [sound recording] (1957) — Composer — 2 copies
Africa 2 copies
French Impressions [sound recording] (2011) — Composer — 2 copies
Harmonie et mélodie (2008) 2 copies
Correspondance: 1862-1920 (1994) 2 copies
Serenade 2 copies
Piano Concertos 1-5 (1999) 2 copies
Samson et Dalila (2007) 1 copy
Sonate Opus 167 (2013) 1 copy
Symphonies 1 copy
Phryné 1 copy
Samson et Dalila (2004) 1 copy
Samson et Dalila (1994) 1 copy
Orchestral Legends (1995) 1 copy
The Deluge 1 copy
25- SERENADE 1 copy
Violin Concerto No 3 (2005) 1 copy
Con Vn 1 & 3 1 copy
Karneval der Tiere (1995) 1 copy
Saint-Saëns & Offenbach [sound recording] (2017) — Composer — 1 copy
Déjanire 1 copy
Samson et Dalila 1 copy, 1 review
Six Etudes, Op. 52 (1985) 1 copy
Six Etudes, Op. 111 (1985) 1 copy
Sonates & Trio [sound recording] — Composer — 1 copy
String Quartets [sound recording] — Composer — 1 copy
Musikalische Reminiszenzen (1979) — Author — 1 copy
L'Ancêtre 1 copy
Odelette opus 162 (2017) 1 copy
Organ music 1 copy
Piano Trios 1 copy
Orchestral Legends (1995) 1 copy
[15] Songs (1889) 1 copy
THE SWAN — Composer — 1 copy
Danse macabre [sound recording] (2018) — Composer — 1 copy
Samson et Dalila (1994) 1 copy
Ascanio 1 copy
Cello Concerto No 2 1 copy, 1 review
Havanaise, Op 83 1 copy, 1 review
Phaton, Op 39 1 copy, 1 review
Le Rouet D'Omphale Op. 31 1 copy, 1 review
Magic Violin 1 copy
Proserpine (2017) 1 copy
Henry VIII 1 copy
Henry VIII (1997) 1 copy
Danse Macabre Poche (2001) 1 copy
Compositores 1 copy, 1 review
Pas Redouble 1 copy
The French Album (2003) 1 copy
Best of Saint-Saens (1997) 1 copy
Danse Macabre Op 40 (2001) 1 copy
13. the swan 1 copy, 1 review
Trios 1 copy
Erik Satie & Friends (2016) 1 copy
The Originals Vol. 2 (2014) 1 copy
Piano Trios (2012) 1 copy

Associated Works

Fantasia 2000 [1999 film] (1999) — Composer — 339 copies, 4 reviews
Fantasia / Fantasia 2000 (Double Feature Video) (2010) — Composer — 305 copies, 1 review
Au revoir, les enfants [1987 film] (1987) — Composer — 88 copies, 8 reviews
The Resistance (2009) — Composer — 71 copies
The New Church Anthem Book: One Hundred Anthems (1992) — Contributor — 57 copies
Romance of the Violin [sound recording] (2003) — Composer — 26 copies
Mozart & Flute in Paris [sound recording] (2017) — Composer — 25 copies
Fantasia 2000: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1999) — Composer — 16 copies
Jacqueline Du Pré: Favourite Cello Concertos (1989) — Composer — 13 copies
Portrait of Yo-Yo Ma [sound recording] (1990) — Composer — 9 copies
The Complete EMI Recordings [sound recording] (2007) — Composer — 6 copies
The Piano Album [sound recording] (2009) — Composer — 4 copies
Legend (2000) — Composer — 4 copies, 1 review
Sweet Power of Song [sound recording] (2005) — Composer — 4 copies
Stephen Hough in recital [sound recording] (2009) — Composer — 4 copies
Maria Callas in Paris: Arias 1 [sound recording] (2013) — Composer — 4 copies
Exotic Dances from the Opera [sound recording] (1996) — Composer — 3 copies
Elmo and the Orchestra (2001) — Composer — 3 copies
French Arias [sound recording] (2003) — Composer — 2 copies
Cello Concertos & Encores (2007) — Composer — 2 copies
Butterfly Lovers [sound recording] (2023) — Composer — 1 copy
Music to Remember [sound recording] (2003) — Composer — 1 copy
Violin 101 [sound reording] (2012) — Composer — 1 copy
The Beginning of the Legend — Composer — 1 copy
Mephisto & Co. (1998) — Composer — 1 copy
Encores (1994) — Composer — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name
Saint-Saëns, Camille
Legal name
Saint-Saëns, Charles-Camille
Birthdate
1835-10-09
Date of death
1921-12-16
Gender
male
Education
Conservatoire de Paris
Occupations
composer
organist
conductor
pianist
Organizations
Société Nationale de Musique (co-founder)
Nationality
France
Birthplace
Paris, France
Places of residence
Paris, France
Place of death
Algiers, Algeria
Burial location
Cimetière du Montparnasse, Paris, Île-de-France, France
Associated Place (for map)
France

Members

Reviews

34 reviews
I bought this long ago. I enjoyed the performance of the Christmas Oratorio. However, Britten's A Ceremony of Carols being performed in German rather than Middle English was a major letdown.

Would I recommend it now? There are other, good performances of Saint-Saens's work. If you were looking for Britten's A Ceremony of Carols, I certainly would not suggest this. With half of the CD being rather annoying, I can only give it three stars and suggest that a different choice be made. Still if show more you are buying it for Christmas Oratorio, then you could well enjoy it and skip the last half. Therefore I will give it three stars. show less
This book and CD combo tell the stories behind Saint-Saens "Carnival of the Animals." It delves into each piece and describes what's going on and asks the audience if they can picture or hear it. This is a great book for elementary students. It helps them focus and the music is great.
Peter And The Wolf, Op. 67 27:18
The Carnival Of The Animals (29:36)
I. L'Introduction Et Marche Royale Du Lion (Introduction And Lion's Royal March)
II. Poules Et Coqs (Hens And Cocks)
III. Hémiones (Wild Asses)
IV. Tortues (Tortoises)
V. L'Eléphant (The Elephant)
VI. Kangourous (Kangaroos)
VII. Aquarium
VIII. Personnages À Longues Oreilles (Individuals With Long Ears)
IX. Le Coucou Au Fond Des Bois (The Cuckoo Deep In The Woods)
X. Volières (Bird Cages)
XI. Pianistes
XII. Fossiles
XIII. show more Le Cygne (The Swan)
XIV. Finale
show less

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Works
750
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Members
1,778
Popularity
#14,480
Rating
4.2
Reviews
31
ISBNs
148
Languages
7

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