Composition: Violin Concerto No. 3, Op. 61 (Saint-Saëns, Camille)

Title Violin Concerto No. 3
Creators Camille Saint-Saëns (composer)
Opus Op.61
Instrumentation violin and orchestra
Number of movements 3
Keys B minor
Composed 1879
First published 1881
Dedication Pablo de Sarasate
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Average duration (sec) 1800
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Composition types Concertos
Period Romantic
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Sections

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click for details		 Metronome Key Measures
I. Allegro non troppo — — —
II. Andantino quasi allegretto — — —
III. Molto moderato e maestoso — — —

Arrangements

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view Complete violin and piano —

Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File
view Complete — Manuscript 1880 Complete Score · view
view Complete — Durand 1881 Complete Score · view
Complete Score · view
Complete Score · view
view Complete parts Durand 1879 Flute 1/2 (also Piccolo) · view
Oboe 1/2 · view
Clarinet 1/2 (A/B) · view
Bassoon 1/2 · view
Trumpet 1/2 (D/E) · view
Horn 1/2 (D/E/F) · view
Trombone 1 · view
Trombone 2 · view
Trombone 3 · view
Timpani · view
Violins I · view
Violins II · view
Violas · view
Cellos · view
Basses · view
view Complete Arrangement for violin and piano Durand — Complete Score and Violin Part · view
view Complete Arrangement for violin and piano Schirmer 1906 Complete Score and Violin Part · view
view Complete Arrangement for violin and piano Muzgiz — Complete Score · view
Violin Part · view

Recordings/Performances

DetailsEnsemblePerformersFiles
view Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (orchestra) Michel Schwalbé (violin) and Frederik Prausnitz (conductor) Complete Performance · file
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