Saint Saens Clarinet Sonata

Saint Saens Clarinet Sonata

Saint Saens Clarinet Sonata

French composer and pianist Saint-Saëns is best remembered for his orchestral Carnaval des animaux (Carnival of the Animals). The best-known movements are "The Aquarium" and "The Swan." He also composed the opera Samson et Dalila.

He loved travelling and often arranged concerts. He enjoyed Africa, Uruguay, South America, and Algiers where he died at 86. He married a much younger woman and had two sons but both boys died within six weeks of each other. Fauré was not only his protegé but a close friend, and in the Fauré home, he assumed the “favourite uncle” role.