List of compositions by Camille Saint-Saëns

This is a list of compositions by Camille Saint-Saëns.

By Instrumentation

Piano

Piano Solo (original works)

*Six Bagatelles, op. 3
*Mazurka No. 1, op. 21
*Gavotte, op. 23
*Mazurka No. 2, op. 24
*Six Études, op. 52
*"Menuet et valse", op. 56
*Mazurka No. 3, op. 66
*Allegro Appassionato, op. 70 (arr. solo piano) (by the composer?)
*Album (6 pieces), op. 72
*Rapsodie d'Auvergne, op. 73 (arr. solo piano) (recorded by the composer for Welte-Mignon, 13th Dec., 1905)
*"Souvenir d'Italie", op. 80
*"Les Cloches du soir", op. 85
*"Valse canariote" in A minor, op. 88
*Suite, op. 90
*"Thème varié", op. 97
*"Souvenir d'Ismaïlia", op. 100
*"Valse mignonne", op. 104
*"Valse nonchalante", op. 110
*Six Études, op. 111
*"Valse langoureuse", op. 120
*Six Études for the left hand, op. 135
*"Valse gaie", op. 139
*Six Fugues, op. 161
*"Feuillet d'album", op. 169
*"Romance sans paroles"

Piano Solo (arrangements of other composers' works) (all without opus number)

*Bach 18 small pieces, Cantatas, etc.
*Beethoven "Dervishes from The Ruins of Athens"
*Beethoven cadenza to Piano Concerto no.4
*Gluck "Caprice sur les airs de ballet Alceste de Gluck"
*Paladilhe (Emile) "Mandolinata"
*Massenet "The death of Thais"
*Mozart cadenza for Piano Concerto K.482

Two pianos

*"Variations sur un thème de Beethoven", op. 35
*Polonaise, op. 77
*Scherzo, op. 87
*"Caprice arabe", op. 96
*"Caprice héroïque", op. 106

Piano, Four hands

*"Duettino", op. 11
*"König Harald Harfagar", op. 59
*"Feuillet d'album", op. 81
*"Pas redoublé", op. 86
*"Berceuse", op. 105
*"Marche interalliée", op. 155

=Organ=

*"Fantaisie" No. 1
*"Fantaisie" No. 2, op. 101
*"Fantaisie" No. 3, op. 157
*"Trois Rhapsodies sur des cantiques bretons", op. 7
*"Bénédiction nuptiale", op. 9
*"Élévation ou communion", op. 13
*Three Preludes and Fugues, op. 99
*Three Preludes and Fugues, op. 109
*"Marche religieuse", op. 107
*Seven improvisations, op. 150
*"Cyprès et lauriers", op. 156 (with orchestra)
*"Prière", op. 158 (with violin)
*"La Prédication aux oiseaux (transcription of Liszt's First St. Francis Legend, S175 no.1)"

Chamber Music

Violin and piano

*"Danse Macabre", Op.40
*"Berceuse", op. 38
*Violin Sonata No. 1, op. 75
*Violin Sonata No. 2, op. 102
*"Élégie" No. 1, op. 143
*"Élégie" No. 2, op. 160
*arrangement of two Nocturnes by Chopin (no opus number)

Cello and piano

*Suite, op. 16
*Cello Sonata No. 1, op. 32
*"Allegro appassionato", op. 43
*Romance in D major, op. 51
*"Chant saphique", op. 91
*Cello Sonata No. 2, op. 123

Bassoon and piano

*Bassoon Sonata in G major, op. 168 (1921)

Clarinet and piano

* Clarinet Sonata in E-flat major, op. 167 (1921)

Piano Trio

*Piano Trio No. 1 in F major, op. 18
*Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, op. 92

Piano Quartet

*Piano Quartet in E flat major
*Piano Quartet in B flat major, op. 41

String Quartet

*String Quartet No. 1, op. 112
*String Quartet No. 2, op. 153

Piano Quintet

*Piano Quintet, op. 14

Septet

*Septet for trumpet, string quartet, double bass and piano, op. 65

=Orchestral=

=Symphonies=

*Symphony in A major
*Symphony No. 1 in E-flat major, op. 2
*Symphony in F major ("Urbs Roma")
*Symphony No. 2 in A minor, op. 55
*Symphony No. 3 in C minor ("Organ Symphony"), op. 78

Symphonic poems

*"Le Rouet d'Omphale", op. 31
*"Phaéton", op. 39
*"Danse macabre", op. 40
*"La Jeunesse d'Hercule", op. 50

Piano and orchestra

*Piano Concerto No. 1 in D major, op. 17
*Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, op. 22
*Piano Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, op. 29
*Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor, op. 44
*Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, op. 103
*"Allegro appassionato", op. 70
*"Rhapsodie d'Auvergne", op. 73 (also arr. solo piano) (recorded by the composer for Welte-Mignon, 13th Dec., 1905)
*"Wedding Cake", caprice-valse, op. 76
*"Africa", op. 89

Violin and orchestra

*Violin Concerto No. 1, op. 20
*Violin Concerto No. 2, op. 58
*Violin Concerto No. 3, op. 61
*"Introduction and Rondo capriccioso", op. 28
*Romance, op. 48
*"Morceau de concerto", op. 62
*"Caprice andalous", op. 122
*"Havanaise", op. 83

Cello and orchestra

*Cello Concerto No. 1, op. 33
*Cello Concerto No. 2, op. 119
*Suite Op. 16bis, for Cello and Orchestra

Film score

* "The Assassination of the Duke of Guise", Op. 128 (produced Paris, Salle Charras, 16 November 1908)

Other

*"Suite Algérienne", op. 60 (recorded by the composer in piano reduction in 1919)

Choral

acred

*Mass, op. 4
*Tantum ergo, op. 5
*"Psaume XVIII", op. 42
*Requiem Mass, op. 54
*"Psaume CL", op. 127
*"Ave Maria", op. 145
*"Tu es Petrus", op. 147
*"Quam Dilecta", op. 148
*"Laudate Dominum", op. 149
*"Psaume CXXXVI"

ecular

*"Scène d'Horace", op. 10
*"Les Noces de Prométhée", op. 19
*"Mélodies persanes", op. 26
*"Les Soldats de Gédéon", op. 46
*"La Lyre et la Harpe", op. 57
*"La Fiancée du timbalier", op. 82
*"Les Guerriers", op. 84
*"Lola", op. 116
*"La Cendre rouge", op. 146
*"Hymne à la paix", op. 159
*"Vieilles chansons"

Oratorios

*"Oratorio de Noël", op. 12
*"Le Déluge", op. 45
*"La Terre Promise".

Operas

* "La Princesse Jaune", op. 30 (1872)
* "Le Timbre d'Argent" (1877)
* "Samson et Dalila", op. 47 (1877)
* "Étienne Marcel" (1879)
* "Henry VIII" (1883)
* "Proserpine" (1887)
* "Ascanio" (1890)
* "Phryné" (1893)
* "Frédégonde" (1895)
* "Les Barbares" (1901)
* "Hélène" (1904)
* "L'Ancêtre" (1906)
* "Déjanire" (1911)

By opus number

"Note: years in parentheses are dates written, not published"
* Op. 1, "Trois morceaux" for harmonium (1852)
* Op. 2, Symphony No. 1 in E-flat major (1853)
* Op. 3, Six Bagatelles for piano (1855)
* Op. 4, Mass for soloists, choir, orchestra and organ (1856)
** Kyrie
** Gloria
** Credo
** Sanctus
** O Salutaris
** Agnus Dei
* Op. 5, "Tantum ergo" for choir and organ
* Op. 6, "Tarantelle" in A minor for flute, clarinet, and orchestra (1857)
* Op. 7, "Trois Rhapsodies sur des cantiques bretons" for organ
** No. 1
** No. 2 "Allegro moderato e pomposo – Andante – I tempo
** No. 3 "Musette"
* Op. 8, Six Duets for harmonium and piano
* Op. 9, "Bénédiction nuptiale" in F major for organ (1859)
* Op. 10, "Scène d'Horace" for soprano, baritone, and orchestra
* Op. 11, "Duettino" in G major for piano, four hands
* Op. 12, "Oratorio de Noël" (1858)
* Op. 13, "Élévation ou communion" in E major for organ (1865)
* Op. 14, Piano Quintet in A minor (1855)
* Op. 15, Serenade for piano, organ, violin, and viola or cello (1866)
* Op. 16, Suite for Cello and Piano (1862)
* Op. 16bis, Suite for Cello and Orchestra (1919)
* Op. 17, Piano Concerto No. 1 in D major (1858)
* Op. 18, Piano Trio No. 1 in F major (1863)
* Op. 19, "Les Noces de Prométhée"
* Op. 20, Violin Concerto No. 1 in A major (1859)
* Op. 21, Mazurka No. 1 in G minor for piano (1862)
* Op. 22, Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor (1868)
* Op. 23, Gavotte in C minor for piano (1871)
* Op. 24, Mazurka No. 2 in G minor for piano (1871)
* Op. 25, "Orient et Occident" for orchestra (1869)
* Op. 26, "Mélodies persanes" (1870)
** No. 1 "La Brise"
** No. 2 "La Splendeur vide"
** No. 3 "La Solitaire"
** No. 4 "Sabre en main"
** No. 5 "Au cimetière"
** No. 6 "Tournoiement (Songe d'opium)"
* Op. 27, Romance for piano, organ, and violin
* Op. 28, "Introduction et Rondo capriccioso" for violin and orchestra (1863)
* Op. 29, Piano Concerto No. 3 in E flat major (1869)
* Op. 30, "La Princesse jaune" (1872)
* Op. 31, "Le Rouet d'Omphale" (1869)
* Op. 32, Cello Sonata No. 1 in C minor (1872)
* Op. 33, Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor
* Op. 34, "Marche héroïque" for orchestra
* Op. 35, "Variations sur un thème de Beethoven" for two pianos (1874)
* Op. 36, Romance in F major for horn and orchestra
* Op. 37, Romance in D-flat major for flute and orchestra
* Op. 38, "Berceuse" in B-flat major for violin and piano (1871)
* Op. 39, "Phaéton" for orchestra
* Op. 40, "Danse macabre" for orchestra (1874)
* Op. 41, Piano Quartet in B-flat major (1875)
* Op. 42, "Psaume XVIII" ("Coeli enarrant") for choir and orchestra
** Introduction et choeur
** Solo et choeur
** Récit
** Choeur
** Duo (Exultavit ut gigas)
** Quatuor
** Quintette et chœur (Justitia Domini)
** Sextuor
** Air
** Final
* Op. 43, "Allegro appassionato" in B minor for cello and piano (1875)
* Op. 44, Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor (1875)
* Op. 45, "Le Déluge"
** "Prélude"
** No. 1 "Corruption de l'homme, Colère de Dieu, Alliance avec Noé"
** No. 2 "L'Arche et le Déluge"
** No. 3 "La Colombe, Sortie de l'arche, Bénédiction de Dieu"
* Op. 46, "Les Soldats de Gédéon"
* Op. 47, "Samson et Dalila" (1877)
* Op. 48, Romance in C major for violin and orchestra
* Op. 49, Suite in D major for orchestra
** No. 1 "Prélude"
** No. 2 "Sarabande"
** No. 3 "Gavotte"
** No. 4 "Romance"
** No. 5 "Finale"
* Op. 50, "La Jeunesse d'Hercule" for orchestra
* Op. 51, Romance in D major for cello and piano (1877)
* Op. 52, Six Études for piano (1877)
** No. 1 "Prélude"
** No. 2 "Pour l'indépendence des doigts"
** No. 3 "Prélude et Fugue" in F minor
** No. 4 "Étude de rythme"
** No. 5 "Prélude et Fugue" in A minor
** No. 6 "En forme de valse"
* Op. 53, Two Chorales
** No. 1 "Chanson de grand-père"
** No. 2 "Chanson d'ancêtre"
* Op. 54, Requiem for choir and orchestra
** Requiem, Kyrie
** Dies irae
** Rex tremendae
** Oro supplex
** Hostias
** Sanctus
** Benedictus
** Agnus Dei
* Op. 55, Symphony No. 2 in A minor (1859)
* Op. 56, "Menuet et valse" for piano
* Op. 57, "La Lyre et la Harpe"
* Op. 58, Violin Concerto No. 2 in C major (1858)
* Op. 59, "König Harald Harfagar" for piano, four hands (1880)
* Op. 60, "Suite algérienne" (1880)
** No. 1 "Prélude"
** No. 2 "Rhapsodie mauresque"
** No. 3 "Rêverie du soir"
** No. 4 "Marche militaire française"
* Op. 61, Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor (1880)
* Op. 62, "Morceau de concert" in G major for violin and orchestra
* Op. 63, "Une nuit à Lisbonne" in E-flat major for orchestra
* Op. 64, "La jota aragonese" for orchestra
* Op. 65, Septet in E-flat major for trumpet, string quintet and piano (1881)
** No. 1 "Préambule"
** No. 2 "Menuet"
** No. 3 "Intermède"
** No. 4 "Gavotte et finale"
* Op. 66, Mazurka No. 3 in B minor for piano (1882)
* Op. 67, Romance for horn and piano (1885)
* Op. 68, Two Chorales:
** No. 1 "Calme des nuits"
** No. 2 "Les Fleurs et les Arbres"
* Op. 69, "Hymne à Victor Hugo" (1881)
* Op. 70, "Allegro appassionato" in C minor for piano and orchestra
* Op. 71, Two Chorales:
** No. 1 "Les Marins de Kermor"
** No. 2 "Les Titans"
* Op. 72, Album for piano (1884)
** No. 1 "Prélude"
** No. 2 "Carillon"
** No. 3 "Toccata"
** No. 4 "Valse"
** No. 5 "Chanson napolitaine"
** No. 6 "Finale"
* Op. 73, "Rhapsodie d'Auvergne" for piano and orchestra (also arr. solo pf) (recorded by the composer for Welte-Mignon, 13th Dec, 1905)
* Op. 74, "Saltarelle" for male choir
* Op. 75, Violin Sonata No. 1 in D minor (1885)
* Op. 76, "Wedding Cake", caprice-valse for piano and orchestra
* Op. 77, Polonaise for two pianos (1886)
* Op. 78, Symphony No. 3 in C minor ("Organ Symphony") (1886)
* Op. 79, "Caprice sur des airs danois et russes" for flute, oboe, clarinet, and piano
* Op. 80, "Souvenir d'Italie" for piano (1887)
* Op. 81, "Feuillet d'album" for piano, four hands (1887)
* Op. 82, "La Fiancée du timbalier"
* Op. 83, "Havanaise" in E major
* Op. 84, "Les Guerriers" for choir (1888)
* Op. 85, "Les Cloches du soir" for piano (1889)
* Op. 86, "Pas redoublé" for piano, four hands (1887)
* Op. 87, Scherzo for two pianos (1889)
* Op. 88, "Valse canariote" in A minor for piano (1890)
* Op. 89, "Africa" for piano and orchestra
* Op. 90, Suite in F major for piano
** No. 1 "Prélude et Fugue"
** No. 2 "Menuet"
** No. 3 "Gavotte"
** No. 4 "Gigue"
* Op. 91, "Chant saphique" for cello and piano (1892)
* Op. 92, Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor for piano, violin, and cello (1892)
* Op. 93, "Sarabande et rigaudon"
* Op. 94, "Morceau de concert" in F major for horn and orchestra
* Op. 95, "Fantaisie" for harp
* Op. 96, "Caprice arabe" for two pianos (1894)
* Op. 97, "Thème varié" for piano (1894)
* Op. 98, "Pallas Athéné" for soprano and orchestra
* Op. 99, Three Preludes and Fugues for organ (1894)
** No. 1 "Prélude et Fugue" in E major
** No. 2 "Prélude et Fugue" in B major
** No. 3 "Prélude et Fugue" in E-flat major
* Op. 100, "Souvenir d'Ismaïlia" for piano (1895)
* Op. 101, "Fantaisie" No. 2 in D-flat major for organ (1895)
* Op. 102, Violin Sonata No. 2 in E-flat major (1896)
* Op. 103, Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major ("Egyptian") (1896)
* Op. 104, "Valse mignonne" for piano (1896)
* Op. 105, "Berceuse" for piano, four hands (1896)
* Op. 106, "Caprice héroïque" for two pianos (1898)
* Op. 107, "Marche religieuse" in F major for organ
* Op. 108, "Barcarolle" for violin, cello, harmonium, and piano
* Op. 109, Three Preludes and Fugues for organ (1898)
** No. 1 "Prélude et Fugue" in D minor
** No. 2 "Prélude et Fugue" in G major
** No. 3 "Prélude et Fugue" in C major
* Op. 110, "Valse nonchalante" for piano (1898)
* Op. 111, Six Études for piano (1899)
** No. 1 "Tierces majeures et mineures"
** No. 2 "Traits chromatiques"
** No. 3 "Prélude et Fugue"
** No. 4 "Les Cloches de Las Palmas"
** No. 5 "Tierces majeures chromatiques"
** No. 6 "Toccata d'après le cinquième concerto"
* Op. 112, String Quartet No. 1 in E minor
* Op. 113, "Chants d'automne" (1899)
* Op. 114, "La Nuit"
* Op. 115, "Le Feu céleste"
* Op. 116, "Lola" for soprano and orchestra
* Op. 117, Coronation March for Edward VII
* Op. 118, "Romance du soir"
* Op. 119, *Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Minor
* Op. 120, "Valse langoureuse" for piano (1903)
* Op. 121, "À la France"
* Op. 122, "Caprice andalous" in G major for violin and orchestra
* Op. 123, Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major (1905)
* Op. 124, "Fantaisie" for violin and harp
* Op. 125, "Sur les bords du Nil" (1908)
* Op. 126, "La Gloire de Corneille"
* Op. 127, "Psaume CL" ("Laudate Dominum")
* Op. 128, "The Assassination of the Duke of Guise" (1908)
* Op. 129, "Le Matin"
* Op. 130, "La Foi" (1909)
* Op. 131, "La Gloire"
* Op. 132, "La Muse et le Poète" in E minor for violin, cello, and orchestra (1910)
* Op. 133, "Ouverture de fête"
* Op. 134, "Aux aviateurs"
* Op. 135, Six Études for the left hand (1912)
** No. 1 "Prélude"
** No. 2 "Alla fugue"
** No. 3 "Moto perpetuo"
** No. 4 "Bourrée"
** No. 5 "Élégie"
** No. 6 "Gigue"
* Op. 136, "Tryptique" for violin and piano (1912)
** No. 1 "Prémice"
** No. 2 "Vision congolaise"
** No. 3 "Joyeuseté"
* Op. 137, "Aux mineurs"
* Op. 138, "Hymne au printemps"
* Op. 139, "Valse gaie" for piano (1913)
* Op. 140, "Ouverture d'un opéra comique inachevé" (1854)
* Op. 141, Two Chorales
** No. 1 "Des pas dans l'allée"
** No. 2 "Trinquons"
* Op. 142, "Hymne au travail" (1914)
* Op. 143, "Élégie" No. 1 for violin and piano (1915)
* Op. 144, "Cavatine" in D-flat major for trombone and piano
* Op. 145, Ave Maria for choir
* Op. 146, "La Cendre rouge" (1915)
** No. 1 "Prélude"
** No. 2 "Âme triste"
** No. 3 "Douceur"
** No. 4 "Silence"
** No. 5 "Pâques"
** No. 6 "Jour de pluie"
** No. 7 "Amoroso"
** No. 8 "Mai"
** No. 9 "Petite main"
** No. 10 "Reviens"
* Op. 147, "Tu es Petrus" for choir
* Op. 148, "Quam Dilecta" for choir
* Op. 149, "Laudate Dominum" for choir
* Op. 150, Seven Improvisations for organ
** No. 1 "Molto lento"
** No. 2 "Feria Pentecostes"
** No. 3 "Poco adagio"
** No. 4 "Allegretto"
** No. 5 "Pro Martyribus"
** No. 6 "Pro Defunctis"
** No. 7 "Allegro giocoso"
* Op. 151, Three Chorales for choir
** No. 1 "Chansons des aiguilles"
** No. 2 "Salut au chevalier"
** No. 3 "Trinquons"
* Op. 152, "Vers la victoire" (1918)
* Op. 153, String Quartet No. 2 in G major
* Op. 154, "Morceau de concerto" in G major for harp and orchestra
* Op. 155, "Marche interalliée" for piano, four hands (1918)
* Op. 156, "Cyprès et lauriers" for organ and orchestra
* Op. 157, "Fantaisie" No. 3 in C major for organ
* Op. 158, "Prière" for violin and organ
* Op. 159, "Hymne à la paix" (1919)
* Op. 160, "Élégie" No. 2 for violin and piano (1920)Brook, Donald (1977). Google books|941TsymwErQC|Five great French composers: Berlioz, César Franck, Saint-Saëns, Debussy, Ravel; their lives and works., page 127. ISBN 0836980794.]
* Op. 161, Six Fugues for piano (1920)
* Op. 162, "Odelette" in D major for flute and orchestra
* Op. 163, "Marche dédiée aux étudiants d'Alger" (1921)
* Op. 164, "Aux conquérants de l'air"
* Op. 165, "Le Printemps" for piano and choir
* Op. 166, Oboe Sonata in D major
* Op. 167, Clarinet Sonata in E-flat major (1921)
* Op. 168, Bassoon Sonata in G major
* Op. 169, "Feuillet d'album" for piano (1921)

Works without opus number

* Symphony in A major (1850)
* "Ode à Sainte-Cécile" (1852)
* "Fantaisie" No. 1 for organ (1857)
* Stage music: "Macbeth" (1858)
* "La Prédication aux oiseaux" for organ (1863) (transcription of Liszt's Legend no.1)
* "Spartacus" Overture in E-flat major (1863)
* Symphony in F major ("Urbs Roma") (1856)
* "Le Carnaval des animaux" (1886)
* Stage music: "Antigone" (1894)
* "Javotte" (Ballet) (1896)
* Stage music: "Déjanire" (1898)
* Stage music: "Parysatis" (1902)
* Stage music: "Andromaque" (1903)
* Stage music: "La Fille du tourneur d'ivoire" (1909)
* "The Promised Land" (1913)
* "Hail California" (1915)
* "L'Air de la pendule" (c 1918)
* "Psaume CXXXVI" ("Super flumina Babylonis") for choir
* "Vieilles chansons" (1921)
** "L'amour oyseau"
** "Avril"
** "Villanelle"
*Bach 18 small pieces, Cantatas, etc. (piano)
*Beethoven "Dervishes from The Ruins of Athens" (piano)
*Beethoven cadenza to Piano Concerto no.4 (piano)
*Chopin two Nocturnes arr. vn & pf
*Gluck "Caprice sur les airs de ballet Alceste de Gluck" (piano)
*Paladilhe (Emile) "Mandolinata" (piano)
*Massenet "The death of Thais" (piano)
*Mozart cadenza for Piano Concerto K.482 (piano)

References