In the mid-late 1800s when most French composers seemed interested almost exclusively in opera, Camille Saint-Saëns embraced what was still considered a German form and composed a good deal of chamber ...

Lions, swans, donkeys and… pianists? Here are all 14 movements of The Carnival of the Animals, and what they’re about. The French composer Camille Saint-Saëns took himself quite seriously. So ...

The Benvenue Fortepiano Trio (and friends) tear into the opening of Schumann’s Quintet with gusto, making the most of the... The choice of the first of Saint-Saëns’s two string quartets is a rather ...

RICHARDSON — Upon hearing César Franck’s Piano Quintet, the composer’s wife, Félicité, reportedly bristled. In its tempests and sweet soarings she sensed a musical expression of César’s current ...

It seems just about perfect that Ballet BC’s upcoming digital performance REACHING U features the work GARDEN. At first glance, it is a piece inspired by Camille Saint-Saëns’ Piano Quintet in A minor, ...