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Fact file
| Year of birth | 1835 |
| Year of death | 1921 |
| Nationality | France |
| Period | Romantic |
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MadridCiclos Musicales de la Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid
Torres, García Abril, Saint-Saëns
Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid; Ramón Tebar; Ewelina Bielarczyk
HamburgLise de la Salle: Pianomania
Ravel, Debussy, Saint-Saëns, Bartók, Stravinsky, Rachmaninov, Khachaturian, Ginastera, Falla, Piazzolla, Gershwin, Bolcom
Lise de la Salle, Piano
IstanbulFestival Encounter: Lenaerts & Evcil
Bach, Saint-Saëns, Debussy, Fauré, Rota, Lutosławski, Smetana, Borne
Anneleen Lenaerts; Bülent Evcil
LiverpoolSheku Plays Saint-Saëns
Dukas, Saint-Saëns, Rachmaninov
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Elim Chan; Sheku Kanneh-Mason
SingaporeVCH presents Organ: The Composer & The Mouse
Mozart, Scott, Grieg, Saint-Saëns
Tom Scott; Jonathan Scott
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The in-laws in Atlanta: Wagner and Liszt headline Villaume's program
In Atlanta, guest conductor Emmanuel Villaume and pianist Andrew von Oeyen powerfully perform a Liszt concerto.
WNO's Samson et Dalila shows how sweet love's poison can sound
Strong singing but a stellar orchestra and staging make for a riveting production at the Kennedy Center.
Poetry and panache: Bavouzet excels in Ravel with the LPO
The French pianist's account of Ravel's G major concerto is the highlight of a nearly all-French programme under Emmanuel Krivine.
Szeps-Znaider and Thibaudet in ebullient Saint-Saëns and Tchaikovsky
A French of first half of Berlioz and Saint-Saëns – the latter with Jean-Yves Thibaudet – preceded Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider’s own suite from Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty.
Why, why, why Dalila? More disappointment at Unter den Linden
Daniel Barenboim conducts an underwhelming cast in the Staatsoper's new Samson et Dalila, and Argentinian director Damián Szifron's operatic debut is stale and cliché-ridden.
List of works
AscanioCaprice on Danish and Russian airs, Op.79Carnival of the AnimalsCarnival of the Animals, chamber versionCarnival of the Animals: The SwanCello Concerto no. 1 in A minor, Op.33Cello Sonata no. 1 in C minor, Op.32Clair de luneDanse macabreDer Karneval der TiereDésir de l’OrientExtaseFantaisie in A major, for violin and harp, Op.124Havanaise, Op.83Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso for violin and orchestra, Op.28La Terre Promise (The Promised Land)La jeunesse d'Hercule, Op.50Le Carnaval des AnimauxLe Rouet d'Omphale Op.31Le Timbre d'argentLes Cloches du soirLes barbaresMass, Op.4Odelette for flute and orchestra, Op.162Oratorio de Noël, Op.12Phaéton, Op.39Piano Quartet in E major, Op.posth.Piano Quintet in A minor, Op.14Piano Trio No. 1 in F Major, Op.18Piano Trio no. 2 in E minor, Op.92Piano concerto no. 2 in G minor, Op.22Piano concerto no. 5 in F major, "Egyptian," Op.103Rapsodie d'Auvergne for piano and orchestra in C major, op.73Romance in D flat major, Op.37Samson et DalilaSamson et Dalila: BacchanaleSeptet for trumpet, piano and strings, Op.65Si vous n'avez rien à me direSonata for Oboe and Piano Op.166SonnetSymphony no. 2 in A minor, Op.55Symphony no. 3 in C minor "Organ Symphony", Op.78Variations on a Theme of Beethoven in E flat major, Op.35Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor, Op.61Violin sonata no. 1 in D minor, Op.75Étude en forme de valse, Op.52 no. 6
