Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) was a French composer, organist, conductor, and pianist, known especially for The Carnival of the Animals and his Symphony No. 3 (Organ Symphony). In 1886 he wrote his final symphony, the Symphony No. 3, avec orgue (with organ), one of his best-known works. In 1886, Saint-Saëns also completed The Carnival of the Animals, which was first performed privately on 9 March. In contrast with the work's later popularity, Saint-Saëns forbade complete performances of it shortly after its première, allowing only one movement, Le cygne (The Swan) for cello and two pianos, to be published in his lifetime. Carnival was written as a musical jest, and Saint-Saëns believed it would damage his reputation as a serious composer. In fact, since its posthumous publication, this work's imagination and musical brilliance have impressed listeners and critics.

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