[Publius]

Camille Saint-Saens wrote a number of fine sonatas. This four-movement piece is one of his great crowd pleasers. The finale is a killer piece of music. I’ve seen violinist Scott Yoo play this a number of times at the Festival, and he’s done it so often he doesn’t use a score anymore. This recording is a classic from the Fifties, featuring Jascha Heifitz.

Saint-Saens: Sonata for Violin and Piano in D minor, Op. 75

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Heifetz was AMAZING.

Just WOW!

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Maestro!

I am totally found out after your excoriation last night of the 4th Movement of the "Organ" Symphony! I agree intellectually with your critique of that movement, but I have to admit that I have delighted in it for many years. I have always recognized that it is a flawed work, and I have wondered what Ludwig would have done with that material.

I daresay he would have gotten it right.

But for all of its faults, I still get goosebumps during the initial exposition of the theme in that movement.

And on another note, my children were exposed to classical music through it. When they were much younger, they would shriek "PIG!!" every time they heard it.

Thanks very much for your work on Saint-Saens.



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