skip to navigation

    Classic FM

    On Air Now

    Alexander Armstrong 9am - 12pm

    Alexander Armstrong

    Now Playing

    'Non piu andrai' Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Download ''Non piu andrai'' on iTunes

    'Non piu andrai' artwork
    • Playlist
    • Schedule
    Listen
    • Home
    • Radio
    • News
    • Discover Music
    • Composers
    • Artists
    • Win
    • Charity
    • Learning
    • Quizzes
    • Dating
    • Follow us on:
      Follow Classic FM on Twitter
      Follow Classic FM on Facebook
      Follow Classic FM on Instagram
      Follow Classic FM on Youtube

    Saint-Saëns

    Guides

    Saint-Saëns' works: Samson and Delilah

    This image appears in the gallery:
    Saint-Saëns: Facts, pronuncation, works and more about the great composer

    Samson and Delilah

    15. Saint-Saëns' works: Samson and Delilah

    Saint-Saëns’s opera Samson and Delilah faced quite some problems with the censors. When it was due to be performed in London, the Lord Chamberlain slapped a ban on the whole opera, stopping all but concert performances until 1909, some 30 years after its premiere. The opera contains the sumptuous orchestral Bacchanale and one of the most beautiful of all arias, Mon coeur s’ouvre a ta voix (Softly Awakes My Heart).

    1. Image 1: Paris Turner Saint-Saens
    2. Image 2: Camille Saint-Saëns
    3. Image 3: Camille Saint-Saëns composer French
    4. Image 4: Botany Saint-Saens geology botany butterflies maths
    5. Image 5: Camille Saint-Saëns composer
    6. Image 6: Babe
    7. Image 7: Saint-Saens organ
    8. Image 8: Duke of Guise Saint-Saens film
    9. Image 9: Claude Debussy composer
    10. Image 10: Saint-Saens organist pianist 16 images

    See the full gallery: Saint-Saëns: Facts, pronuncation, works and more about the great composer

    Saint-Saëns Music

    See more Saint-Saëns Music

    fastest violin sonata ever saint saens

    Is this the fastest violin sonata ever written?

    Camille Saint Saens playing his Valse Mignonne on

    Watch the great composer Saint-Saëns play one of his own compositions in this very rare footage

    danse macabre visualisation

    Danse Macabre is now a dazzling (and very satisfying) musical visualisation

    Saint-Saëns Album Reviews

    See more Saint-Saëns Album Reviews

    New releases 21st Aug

    New releases: Isabelle Faust plays Mendelssohn & Antonio Meneses plays Tchaikovsky, Schumann and Saint-Saens

    New releases 12th June

    New Releases: Bach with Zhu Xiao-Mei and Emmanuel Despax plays Chopin

    new releases 23rd jan

    New Releases: Immortal Memory from Paul Mealor and Andrew von Oeyen's piano concertos

    Discover Music

    Saint-Saëns Guides

    See more Saint-Saëns Guides

    saint-saens danse baccanale metal version

    This metal version of Saint-Saëns’ Danse Bacchanale is utterly righteous and will melt your face

    metal danse macabre

    Saint-Säens’ Danse Macabre on electric guitar proves it’s actually a monolithic rock instrumental

    Saint-Saens organ

    Saint-Saens' Organ Symphony: The work that could not be surpassed

    Back to top

    Also on Classic FM

    • LBC News
    • handel
    • debussy
    • music theory
    • instruments
    • brahms
    • vivaldi
    • bach
    • tchaikovsky
    • chopin
    • andrea bocelli
    • beethoven
    • mozart
    • classical music tear jerkers
    • best classical music
    • Classic FM Live
    • classic fm requests
    • john suchet
    • piano world record
    • best pianists
    • harry potter music
    • classic fm app
    • saturday night at the movies
    • star wars soundtrack
    • best sopranos
    • best cellists
    • composer or pasta
    • music for studying
    • best violinists
    • sad music
    • composer birthdays
    • relaxing music

    Useful Links

    • Contact Us
    • Help
    • How To Listen
    • About Classic FM
    • Company Details
    • Cookies
    • Privacy
    • Terms & Conditions
    • Advertise

    Download the app

    Get it on the app store Get it on Google Play

    Follow Us

    Follow Classic FM on Twitter
    Follow Classic FM on Facebook
    Follow Classic FM on Instagram
    Follow Classic FM on Youtube
    © Global 2021
    30 Leicester Square, London, WC2H 7LA
    Privacy Manager