"Musical Memories" by Camille Saint-Saëns is a reflective memoir that spans the author's early life and blossoming musicianship. The story begins with Saint-Saëns's childhood, shaped by the women in his family and his early love for music, despite his delicate health. His family nurtured his talents, leading to piano lessons and studies at the Conservatoire. The author introduces the reader to the world of music education and artistic influences that would later define his works, providing stories and reflections from his life.
Musical Memories
By Camille Saint-Saëns
Discover the childhood of Camille Saint-Saëns, a musical prodigy whose life was molded by family support, delicate health, and an unyielding passion for music, against the backdrop of the 19th-century artistic world.
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About the AuthorCharles-Camille Saint-Saëns was a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic era. His best-known works include Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (1863), the Second Piano Concerto (1868), the First Cello Concerto (1872), Danse macabre (1874), the opera Samson and Delilah (1877), the Third Violin Concerto (1880), the Third ("Organ") Symphony (1886) and The Carnival of the Animals (1886).
Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns was a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic era. His best-known works include Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (1863), the Second Piano Concerto (1868), the First Cello Concerto (1872), Danse macabre (1874), the opera Samson and Delilah (1877), the Third Violin Concerto (1880), the Third ("Organ") Symphony (1886) and The Carnival of the Animals (1886).
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