Havanaise (Saint-Saëns)
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The Havanaise in E major (French: Havanaise en mi majeur), Op. 83, is a composition for violin and orchestra based on the habanera rhythm, written in 1887 by French composer, Camille Saint-Saëns for Cuban violinist Rafael Díaz Albertini.[1][2] At the January 7, 1894 orchestral premiere in Paris, the violin was played instead by Martin Pierre Marsick.[3] It is one of the standards of the classical concertante repertoire.
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