Fact file
| Year of birth | 1835 |
| Year of death | 1921 |
| Nationality | France |
| Period | Romantic |
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ManchesterBest of Brass: The Massed Bands of Fairey and Leyland Band
Sparke, Haydn, Hess, Arnold, Queen, The Beatles, Saint-Saëns
Fairey Brass Band; Unknown
OxfordNuits d'Afrique: Ailish Tynan, Adam Walker, Brian O'Kane and James Baillieu
Ravel, Weir, Saint-Saëns, Berlioz
Ailish Tynan; Adam Walker; Brian O'Kane; James Baillieu
Palma de MallorcaCoral Universitat de les Illes Balears: Brahms & Williams
Brahms, Vaughan Williams, Saint-Saëns
Orquestra Simfònica de les Illes Balears "Ciutat de Palma"; Pablo Mielgo; José Antonio López; Coral Universitat de les Illes Balears
OxfordVadim Repin
Prokofiev, Saint-Saëns, Shostakovich
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra; Marios Papadopoulos; Vadim Repin
LondonCarmina Burana
Wagner, Saint-Saëns, Orff
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andrew Greenwood; Mary Bevan; Oliver Johnston; James Cleverton; English Concert Chorus
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Legendary Chung siblings give breathtaking Brahms in Tokyo
Kyung Wha Chung exceeds her already-legendary reputation, assisted by her brother, Myung-whun Chung, and the Tokyo Philharmonic.
A chiaroscuro-free, shiny Samson et Dalila at The Met
The Met's new season opens with a new Samson et Dalila only marginally more trashy than Saint-Saëns’ peculiar brand of kitschy orientalism.
Two sides of Joshua Bell with the ASMF
In this afternoon Prom, Joshua Bell disappointed as a conductor. As a soloist, however, he came up with the goods.
Light summer fare at the Hollywood Bowl
Paolo Bortolameolli leads the LA Phil in a programme mixing the familiar with the obscure.
Prom 3: An inflated Prom to celebrate BBC Young Musicians
With a smaller programme and a humbler premise, the stars of the show – those young, immensely talented performers – could have shone even brighter
List of works
Allegro Appassionato in C sharp minor, Op.70Allegro Appassionato, Op.43Bassoon Sonata in G major, Op.168Caprice d'après l'étude en forme de valse, Op.52 no. 6Caprice on Danish and Russian airs, Op.79Carnival of the AnimalsCarnival of the Animals: AquariumCarnival of the Animals: FossilesCarnival of the Animals: Introduction et Marche royale du lionCello Concerto no. 1 in A minor, Op.33Danse macabreFantasie in D flat major, Op.101Havanaise, Op.83Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso for violin and orchestra, Op.28La Muse et le Poète for Violin, Cello and Orchestra, Op.132Le Carnaval des AnimauxLe DélugeMazurka in B minor, Op.66Mazurka in G minor, Op.24Oratorio de Noël, Op.12Orient et Occidente, Op.25Phaéton, Op.39Piano Concerto no. 4 in C minor, Op.44Piano concerto no. 2 in G minor, Op.22Piano concerto no. 5 in F major, "Egyptian," Op.103Prelude and Fugue in B major, Op.99 no.2Samson et DalilaSamson et Dalila: BacchanaleSeptet for trumpet, piano and stringsSonata for Oboe and Piano Op.166Suite Algérienne, Op.60Symphony no. 3 in C minor "Organ Symphony", Op.78Symphony no. 3 in C minor "Organ Symphony", Op.78: AllegroTarantella for flute, clarinet and piano, Op.6Une Flûte invisibleValse Nonchalante, Op.110Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor, Op.61Violin sonata no. 1 in D minor, Op.75Wedding cake pour piano et cordesÉtude "Les Colches de Las Palmas", Op.111 no.4