Camille Saint-Saëns: neglected genius and thrilling composer.
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 – 1921) “He knows everything, but lacks inexperience” (Il sait tout, mais il manque d’inexpérience) said Hector Berlioz in one of his wittiest musical put-downs when talking about the brilliant young French composer Camille Saint-Saëns who, with Mendelssohn,…