Saint-Saëns criticised Wagner's music
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11. Saint-Saëns criticised Wagner's music
Although Saint-Saëns had been an early champion of Wagner, he often strongly critiqued the composer’s music. At one point Saint- Saëns even lost engagements and received negative reviews in Germany following some particularly harsh comments he made about Wagner.