Leader, Daniel Melsa
Conductor, Eric Fogg
Alfredo Campoli (violin)
Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) was one of the leading French composers of the nineteenth century. He lived a long and vigorous life devoted to the service of his art-as pianist, teacher and composer. A fluent composer and excellent craftsman, Saint-Saëns gave his attention to almost every form of composition.
Until quite recently Saint-Saens's five piano concertos and three violin concertos were frequently heard in England. The B minor Concerto is a melodious and elegantly constructed work, and is most effectively written for the solo instrument.