Variations pour pianos [2], op.35, "Variations sur un thème de Beethoven"

Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (;, . Although some French-speaking intellectuals and very few musicians still use the original pronunciation without S at the end () specifically mentioned in a review in 1844, the pronunciation with S is now very common in French, even among radio announcers. Saint-Saëns himself explained that he wanted his name to be pronounced like that of the town Saint-Saëns, which was pronounced without S at the end until about 1940–1950, as explained by Claude Fournier in his history... plus