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Saint-Saëns' works: 'Organ' Symphony
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Saint-Saëns: Facts, pronuncation, works and more about the great composer
7. Saint-Saëns' works: 'Organ' Symphony
The Organ Symphony was commissioned by the Royal Philharmonic Society in the UK, and Saint- Saëns travelled across the Channel to conduct its premiere at the old St. James’s Hall, now the site of Le Meridien Hotel in Picadilly. ‘I gave everything to it I was able to give,’ said the composer of the work. ‘What I have accomplished here, I will never achieve again.’
