Saint-Saens IPO Disc 6 02 Introduction and Rondo carpriccioso with Shlomo Minz

Saint Saens’ Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso, op. 28. A live recording conducted by Zubin Mehta, featuring Shlomo Mintz on violin, at Mann Auditorium in 1988. Deutsche Grammophon. This recording of music by Camille Saint Saens (1835-1921) is heard in the film, ‘Orchestra of Exiles.’

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Leon Botstein, president, Bard College

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Saint-Saens IPO Disc 6 02 Introduction and Rondo carpriccioso with Shlomo Minz

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