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Saint-Saens - Havanaise, Op. 83 - Violin and Piano
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Violin and Piano
- Series: String Solo
- Publisher: Schott
- Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns
- Editor: Maria Egelhof
In November 1885 Camille Saint-Saëns set out on a concert tour with the Cuban violinist Diaz Albertini to the north of France on his way to Germany. On a cold and damp evening, the crackling of an open fire in a dreary hotel supposedly gave him the melodic idea for the concert habanera Havanaise, written two years later, and dedicated it to Albertini. Saint-Saëns later orchestrated the piece.