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Camille Saint-Saëns. Camille Saint-Saens (French: Camille Saint-Saëns) (born Paris 9 October 1835, died Algiers, 16 December 1921) was a French composer, pianist and organist. He was one of the greatest composers of his day. He composed lots of music of different kinds. Among his best works are his Symphony no 3 (with organ) , Piano Concerto ...
Camille Saint-Saëns was a truly revered composer in mid-19th- and early-20th-century France. A contributor to many genres and to the general French musical renaissance of this time, he was described as ‘the greatest musical mind’ of the era by Hans von Bülow, after he sight read the orchestral scores of Wagner’s operas Lohengrin, Siegfried and Tristan und Isolde.
Early Life of Camille Saint-Saëns: A Young Prodigy I was born in Paris on October 9, 1835. From a very young age, I displayed inordinate musical talent, debuting at only ten years old at the Salle Pleyel in Paris. My father died of consumption [tuberculosis] when I was very young, and I was sent away … Camille Saint-Saëns, Composer Read More »
Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns was born 9 October 1835 in Paris, France. After his father died, just three months after his birth, his mother, Clémence, sought the assistance of her aunt, Charlotte Masson. By age two, Saint-Saëns was found to possess perfect pitch and about this time his aunt introduced Saint-Saëns to the piano, giving him ...
Born on October 9, 1835, in Paris, France, Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns was the only child of Jacques-Joseph-Victor Saint-Saëns, an official in the French Ministry of the Interior, and Françoise-Clemence, née Collin. Tragically, his father passed away only a few months after his birth, leading to him being raised by his mother and her ...
Saint-Saëns werd geboren in Parijs als enig kind van Jacques-Joseph Victor Saint-Saëns en Françoise Clémence Collin. Zijn vader, financieel medewerker van het Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken, stierf nog geen drie maanden na Camilles geboorte aan tuberculose. Zijn moeder en zijn oudtante Charlotte Masson bekommerden zich om zijn opvoeding.
Camille Saint-Saëns war ein französischer Pianist, Dirigent, Organist, Musikwissenschaftler, Musikpädagoge und Komponist der Romantik. Er wurde vor allem durch seine „große zoologische Fantasie“ Karneval der Tiere und die Oper Samson et Dalila bekannt.
