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Composer of the Week

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An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: Camille Saint-Saens

Composer of the Week: Camille Saint-Saens: Episode 1: The Greatest Organist in the World

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Episode 1: The Greatest Organist in the World

Camille Saint-Saens

The Greatest Organist in the World

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Camille Saint-Saens, The Greatest Organist in the World

Saint-Saens was appointed organist at the Madeleine church in Paris at the age of just 22.

Donald Macleod explores how, after being appointed organist at the Madeleine church in Paris at the age of 22, Saint-Saens's view from the organ loft shaped his outlook and career.

Saint-Saëns' appointment as organist at the Madeleine church in Paris in 1857 at the age of 22 was a prestigious one even for a former child prodigy. Donald Macleod explores how the composer's view from the organ loft shaped his outlook and career.

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

A look at the composer famous for symphonies The Carnival of the Animals and Danse Macabre

Donald Macleod looks at the French composer famous for symphonies The Carnival of the Animals and Danse Macabre. A child prodigy, he graduated from piano to organ with great success

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