Saint-Saëns: Havanaise, Op.83

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Saint-Saëns' Havanaise was composed in 1887, and stands alongside his 3rd violin concerto as one of the composer's most important concertante works for violin. The piece is in a single movement, but one that comprises a number of tempo changes and which lasts around ten minutes in performance.

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