Camille Saint-Saëns

This original transcription by the composer has become well known through its use as the theme tune for the television series Jonathan Creek.

A new engraving of the transcription for violin and piano of the famous piece Le Cygne from Le Carnaval des animaux. Introduction by Edmond Lemaitre in French and English.

Extrait du 'Carnival des animaux'

Saint-Saëns composed this piece, and others, for his friend, the great Spanish violinist Pablo de Sarasate. Sarasate undoubtedly was the major influence on the Spanish character of the music.

Saint-Saens' groundbreaking piece for solo Violin or Mandolin, about the appearance of Death each year at midnight on Halloween, summoning the dead with his violin.