Search results
List of compositions by Camille Saint-Saëns. Below is a sortable list of compositions by Camille Saint-Saëns. The works are categorised by genre, opus number, Ratner catalogue number, date of composition and titles. R numbers are from Camille Saint-Saëns 1835–1921: A Thematic Catalogue of His Complete Works by Sabina Teller Ratner (Oxford ...
In Ratner's view, the most important of Saint-Saëns's chamber works are the sonatas: two for violin, two for cello, and one each for oboe, clarinet and bassoon, all seven with piano accompaniment. [155]
Browse the complete list of music pieces composed by Camille Saint-Saëns.
At ten he gave his debut public recital at the Salle Pleyel, performing Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto, Mozart's Piano Concerto in B-flat major (K. 450), and pieces by Handel, Kalkbrenner, Hummel, and Bach. As an encore, Saint-Saëns offered to play any of Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas from memory.
Woodwind Sonatas, group of three sonatas for piano and a woodwind instrument composed by Camille Saint-Saëns and completed in 1921. The three complementary works are the Sonata for Oboe and Piano in D Major, Op. 166, the Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in E-flat Major, Op. 167, and the Sonata for Bassoon and Piano in G Major, Op. 168.
- Betsy Schwarm
Camille Saint-Saëns composed a number of sonatas across his prolific career, showcasing his mastery of chamber music and instrumental composition.
- 187 min
- 32.5K
- Brilliant Classics
People also ask
How many sonatas does Saint-sans have?
How many Beethoven sonatas did Saint-sans play?
How many woodwind sonatas are there?
How did Saint-sans change his music?
Is Saint-Saens a good composer?
What instruments did Saint-sans use?
His extreme musical facility – he could play all of Beethoven's piano sonatas from memory and his compositions were produced with little apparent effort – was a passport to later fame, but it also became a handicap, preventing him from progressing to more profound musical levels later in life.
