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Composer of the Week Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921) Episodes

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  1. Goodbyes to a Bygone World

    5/5 Donald Macleod focuses on music composed to raise morale during the First World War.

  2. A New Century

    4/5 Donald Macleod on how Saint-Saens made history with one of the first original film scores.

  3. A Village Affair and an Egyptian Fantasy

    3/5 Donald Macleod focuses on Saint-Saens's final and perhaps most virtuosic piano concerto.

  4. Memories of Africa

    2/5 Donald Macleod focuses on two exotic impressions of North Africa, plus a work for harp.

  5. Hens, Hugo and Havanaises

    1/5 Donald Macleod introduces a contrasting trio of pieces Saint-Saens composed in 1887.