Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Saint-Saëns_Organ_Symphony
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:catalogueNumber Op. 78
gptkbp:commissionedBy gptkb:Royal_Philharmonic_Society
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Camille_Saint-Saëns
gptkbp:culture used in film soundtracks
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Franz_Liszt
gptkbp:duration about 35 minutes
gptkbp:featuresInstrument gptkb:organization
piano (four hands)
gptkbp:firstPublished gptkb:Durand
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony
gptkbp:influenced later French symphonic music
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Franz_Liszt
gptkbp:key C minor
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Organ_Symphony
gptkbp:notableFeature integration of piano four hands
use of organ in a symphonic context
gptkbp:notableRecording Daniel Barenboim, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Gaston Litaize (organ)
James Levine, Berlin Philharmonic, Simon Preston (organ)
Charles Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra, E. Power Biggs (organ)
gptkbp:numberOfMovements 2
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Symphony_No._3_in_C_minor,_Op._78
gptkbp:opusNumber Op. 78
gptkbp:premiereDate May 19, 1886
gptkbp:premiereLocation gptkb:St_James's_Hall,_London
gptkbp:structure two main movements, each subdivided
gptkbp:theme finale theme used in pop culture
gptkbp:yearComposed 1886
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rotterdam_Philharmonic_Orchestra
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6