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Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Camille Saint鈥慡a毛ns, a composer whose career was shaped as much by personality and circumstance as by precocious talent. Raised in Paris by strong鈥憁inded women who recognised his gifts early, Saint鈥慡a毛ns grew into a formidable pianist and an alert observer of the musical world around him. He moved easily through the city鈥檚 salons, where reputations were made, ideas exchanged, and music absorbed as a social force as much as an art. Alongside influential relationships, including a lasting creative bond with Gabriel Faur茅, Saint鈥慡a毛ns was drawn into a life increasingly shaped by travel.

Music featured includes:
Danse macabre, Op. 40
Calme des nuits (Deux Ch艙urs, Op. 68 No. 1)
Violin Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 75
Oratorio de No毛l, Op. 12 (Movements 1鈥�4)
Symphony No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 2
Tarantelle in A minor, Op. 6
Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 14
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A major, Op. 20
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22
Le timbre d鈥檃rgent (extract)
Marche h茅ro茂que, Op. 34
La jeunesse d鈥橦ercule, Op. 50
A Voice by the Cedar Tree
Romance in C major, Op. 48
Romance, Op. 36
Le D茅luge: Prelude
Samson et Dalila: 鈥淢on c艙ur s鈥檕uvre 脿 ta voix鈥�
Requiem, Op. 54 (extracts)
Suite alg茅rienne, Op. 60: Pr茅lude
脡tienne Marcel: Ballet Music (extracts)
Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 33
Le carnaval des animaux
Oboe Sonata in D major, Op. 166

Presented by Donald Macleod
Produced by Ellie Ajao for 91福利社 Audio Wales and West

For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Camille Saint-Sa毛ns (1835-1921) /programmes/m002v8nk.

And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we鈥檝e featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z.