'Nobody knows the music of the whole world better than Monsieur Saint-Saëns', Claude Debussy praised his fellow composer, and there are only few who left such a comprehensive oeuvre covering all genres like he did. The French musician contributed particularly to the violin repertoire, also thanks to his friendship with the Spanish virtuoso Pablo de Sarasate who gave Saint-Saëns many a piece of advice on what is technically possible on the instrument – it was he to whom he dedicated his Violin Co...