Camille Saint-Saëns  (1835-1921)
Last updated: 10.08.25
According to The New Penguin Dictionary of Music, [Charles] Camille Saint-Saëns was a French composer, pupil of Halévy and Charles Gounod; able pianist from early childhood; also organist. Works include "Samson and Delilah" and other operas; symphonic poems on Liszt's lines, e.g. "Omphale's Spinning Wheel"; 5 symphonies (no. 3 with organ), "Danse Macabre", and other works for orchestra; 5 piano concertos, 3 violin concertos, 2 cello concertos, "The Carnival of Animals" for two pianos and orchestra; chamber music, church music, many songs. Frequently visited Britain in his exceptionally long and prolific career. Hon. Mus. D., Cambridge, 1893.
  Title (Release Year) Co-Author(s) Performers Issue
         
cylinder15.gif My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice (1914) Mary Jordan Edison Blue Amberol: 2158
cylinder15.gif Danse des prêtresses de Dagon (1911) Victor Herbert Orchestra Edison Standard Record: 10536
cylinder15.gif Excerpts From Samson and Delilah (1914) Moss-Squire Celeste Orchestra Edison Blue Amberol: 23296
  Title Co-Author(s) Sequencer
       
audiomidi15.gif My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice (1914) James Pitt-Payne
  Title (Release Year) Composer Performers Issue
         
record15.gif Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voi (1915) C. Saint-Saëns Clara Butt Columbia: 6656
recordmp3.gif Spring Flowers (1912) C. Saint-Saëns Elsie West Baker
Edith Chapman
Marguerite Dunlap
Olive Kline
Lucy Isabelle Marsh
Elizabeth Wheeler		 Victor: B-12749
recordmp3.gif Swan, The (1909) C. Saint-Saëns Jean Schwiller Columbia: 4042
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book15.gif  Camille Saint-Saens : A Life Brian Rees flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15es.gif
book15.gif  The Carnival of the Animals Camille Saint-Saens flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
book15.gif  Saint-Saens: Arthur, Hervey flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
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Recorder Music CDs:
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Ragtime Music CDs:
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     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice (1914) C. Saint-Saëns (music) Piano Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
Recorder Sheet Music
Praise Ye The Lord of Hosts (D/A/T/B)smp_unav15.gif
Score and Parts.
Publisher: Polyphonic Publications (PP00167)
763691.gifFossiles (Carnival of Animals) (S/D/A/T/B)smp_unav15.gif
Score and Parts.
Publisher: Editio Musica Budapest (HARA002)
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This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 8 works by Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: pdf15.gif
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voi 1889 Clara Butt (perf.)
Maud Santley (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif  record15.gif
Swan, The 1909 Jean Schwiller (perf.)   recordmp3.gif
Danse des prêtresses de Dagon 1911 Victor Herbert Orchestra (perf.)   cylinder15.gif
Spring Flowers 1912 Elsie West Baker (perf.)
Edith Chapman (perf.)
Marguerite Dunlap (perf.)
Olive Kline (perf.)
Lucy Isabelle Marsh (perf.)
Elizabeth Wheeler (perf.) 		  recordmp3.gif
Excerpts From Samson and Delilah 1914 Moss-Squire Celeste Orchestra (perf.)   cylinder15.gif
My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice 1914 Mary Jordan (perf.)  wvicon.gif pdf15.gif  cylinder15.gif
Danse macabre 1967
Der Frühling erwachte ? Ernestine Schumann-Heink (perf.)  youtube15.jpg
     Composer Title Performer
       
youtube15.jpg C. Saint-Saëns Der Frühling erwachte (4:06) Ernestine Schumann-Heink