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Dance for orchestra, op.40, "Danse macabre" (Arr.)

Dans voor orkest, op.40, "Danse macabre" (Arr.)

Tanz für Orchester, op.40, "Danse macabre" (Arr.)

Danse pour orchestre, op.40, "Danse macabre" (Arr.)

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)

Composer:Camille Saint-Saëns

(source: wikipedia)

Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (, , ;) specifically mentioned in a review in 1844, the pronunciation with S is now very common in French, even among radio announcers. Saint-Saëns himself explained that he wanted his name to be pronounced like that of the town Saint-Saëns, which was pronounced without S at the end until about 1940–1950, as explained by Claude Fournier in his history of the town. The diaeresis on the e dates from a time when the e was not silent,... more