Stanchinsky/ Wilczek - Journey Into the Abyss Condition:New Saint-Saëns became one of the

Saint-Saëns became one of the founders of the "Société Nationale de Musique"

with works by six Nordic composers

he has assembled a number of instrumentalists and singers close to the (gigantic) forces used at the premiere

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Stanchinsky/ Wilczek - Journey Into the Abyss Condition:New Saint-Saëns became one of theThe Silver Age of Russian culture spanned the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. It was a period when Russian art found itself at the crossroads between a fascination with Western culture and a celebration of it's own roots and the Slavic tradition of the Great Rus'. That mounting century old trend reached it's apogee at the time. And even though lasting only two decades or so, it produced a host of outstanding artists.