Violin Concerto No. 2 (Saint-Saëns)

The Violin Concerto No. 2 in C major, Op. 58, by Camille Saint-Saëns, was the composer's first violin concerto, written in 1858, although it was published in 1879 and so is numbered second. It was premiered in 1880 with Pierre Marsick as soloist. The work is in three movements:

1. Allegro moderato e maestoso - a tempo più allegro
2. Andante espressivo
3. Allegro scherzando quasi allegretto

Violin Concerto
by Camille Saint-Saëns
Key	C major
Catalogue	Op. 58
Period	Romantic
Genre	Concerto
Composed	1858 (1858)
Movements	3
Scoring	Violin & Orchestra
Premiere
Date	1880 (1880)