Did Dvorak and Saint-Saens know each other?

August 23, 2008 9:55 AM

Did Dvorak and Saint-Saens know each other?

They were alive for many of the same years, but I'd love to know about personal contact. I am writing program notes for a symphony concert and think people would be interested.

posted by nnevvinn to media & arts (3 comments total)

I don't think so. Much has been made of the relationship between Saint-Saens and Liszt, but not much of Dvorak and Saint-Saens.
posted by rossination at 10:27 AM on August 23, 2008

I searched in this bio of Dvorak and got "Your search - saint-saens - did not match any documents." Not proof, but suggestive.
posted by languagehat at 1:26 PM on August 23, 2008

Then I checked Musical Memories by Camille Saint-Saens and got no hits on "dvorak": again, not proof, but suggestive.
posted by languagehat at 1:36 PM on August 23, 2008