Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (9 October 1835 – 16 December 1921) was a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic era. Saint-Saëns was a musical prodigy, making his concert debut at the age of ten. After studying at the Paris Conservatoire he followed a conventional career as a church organist, first at Saint-Merri, Paris and, from 1858, La Madeleine, the official church of the French Empire. After leaving the post twenty years later, he was a successful freelance pianist and composer, in demand in France, mainland Europe, Britain, and the Americas. 6 Études, Op. 52 (1877) 1. Prélude 2. Pour l'indépendance des doigts (2:10) 3. Prélude et fugue en Fa mineur (4:38 - 6:40) 4. Étude de rythme (8:18) 5. Prélude et fugue en La majeur (10:42) Rene Duchable, piano