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Composer of the Week:Camille Saint-Saens

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(1835-1921). Donald Macleod presents a chronological survey of the life and works of Camille Saint-Saens .
1: Early Years
As a child Camille Saint-Saens possessed a precocious talent and was compared to that earlier prodigy, Mozart. One of his most treasured possessions was the score of Mozart's opera Don Giovanni , a present chosen for his fifth birthday. Danse Macabre François le Roux
(baritone), Graham Johnson (piano) Tarentelle
Katherine Baker (flute), Robert Plane (clarinet), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conductor Emmanuel Plasson Symphony No 1 in E flat ORTF National Orchestra, conductor Jean Martinon LeRouetd'Ompna/ePhilharmonia
Orchestra, conductor Charles Dutoit Producer Johannah Smith

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Unknown:
Camille Saint-Saens
Unknown:
Camille Saint-Saens
Unknown:
Don Giovanni
Baritone:
François Le Roux
Baritone:
Graham Johnson
Flute:
Katherine Baker
Flute:
Robert Plane
Conductor:
Emmanuel Plasson
Conductor:
Jean Martinon
Conductor:
Charles Dutoit
Producer:
Johannah Smith
Source: Radio Times

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