Saint-Saëns - Symphony No. 3: “Organ Symphony“

The Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78, was completed by Camille Saint-Saëns in 1886 at what was probably the artistic zenith of his career. It is also popularly known as the “Organ Symphony“, even though it is not a true symphony for organ, but simply an orchestral symphony where two sections out of four use the pipe organ. The French title of the work is more accurate: Symphonie No. 3 “avec orgue“ (with organ). Of composing the work Saint-Saëns said “I gave everything to it I was able to give. What I have