Camille Saint-Saëns

In spring 2002 the double bass will make its première appearance in the Henle urtext catalogue as a solo instrument. The Hoffmeister Double Bass Concerto will be joined by the 'Elephant,' Camille Sain...

At the beginning of the 1870s, Saint-Saëns displayed a particular partiality for the violoncello. He composed his first cello sonata in December 1872, immediately after having completed the first cell...

The a-minor Concerto is a true gem in the repertoire of great cello music. David Geringas provided the fingerings for this Urtext edition for which editor Peter Jost supplied a detailed preface. Johan...

Following the sonatas for oboe and clarinet, the bassoon sonata is the last of the compositions for wind from 1921, the year of Saint-Saëns' death. He did not have a chance to write the sonata for cor...

Der Karneval der Tiere entstand 1886 in der Abgeschiedenheit eines kleinen österreichischen Ortes, die Camille Saint-Saëns nach einer Konzerttournee durch Deutschland suchte. Ein solches humoristische...

Towards the end of his activity, Saint-Saëns came to prefer more streamlined sonorities, more subtle and refined textures, and became very interested in the sound of the harp. In 1893, he composed Fan...

Similar to Schumann's 'Concert Piece for Four Horns' op. 86 (HN 1138), Saint-Saëns' 'Morceau de Concert' was also written with the idea of exhausting the technical possibilities of a new valve horn co...

For our Urtext edition of the Clarinet Sonata op. 167 we were able to consult the autograph for the first time. 'At the moment I am putting my last ounce of energy into giving seldom considered instru...

The Oboe Sonata op. 166 was the first of three wind sonatas that Saint-Saëns wrote in his fi nal year. Throughout his life he had been more familiar with keyboard and stringed instruments, so the comp...

Taken from Camille Saint-Saëns' most successful opera, this powerful and energetic arrangement challenges all sections, yet is within the grasp of high school orchestras. Another skillful Merle Isaac...

Großer musikalischer Zoo mit Moderation Orchestersatz: Partitur mit Text, Piano, 3 x VI l, 3 x VI lI, 1 x VI III, 2 x Va, 3 x Vc, / Kb, Bläser 2 x C I / C II, 2 x B I / B II Die in Töne verkleideten T...

Großer musikalischer Zoo mit Moderation Zusätzliche Sonderstimmen: B I / II in C, B I / II in Es, B II in F, Vc / Kb in hoch B Die in Töne verkleideten Tiere garantieren fröhliches, kurzweiliges Musiz...

One of opera's most famous scenes is now available in this skilled adaption for strings, with the powerful tribal dance scene from Samson and Delilah. After opening with an evocative violin solo, the...

In his symphonic poem 'Danse macabre' Saint-Saëns takes up a poem by Henri Cazalis that he had already set as an art song. Here the Devil brings the dead to life by playing his violin. Although the or...

This highly virtuosic concert piece, composed in 1863, is one of the works that Saint-Saëns wrote especially for his friend Pablo de Sarasate. The great violin virtuosos of the 19th century delighted...

Now, for the first time, Henle publishes an urtext edition of this famous violin concerto (it is also the first German edition). The detailed preface provides exhaustive information on the work's gene...

originally for Violin and Orchestra. Piano Reduction by Georges Bizet.

Musique DeCHAMBRE - Cordes : Quatuors

Saint-Saens' life-long admiration of the cello led to some of his finest compositions. This edition, by celebrated cellist Steven Isserlis and Saint-Saens scholar Sabina Teller Ratner, brings together...