Many large concert halls have an organ, but it is rarely played. One of the works that sometimes blows the dust out of the pipes is the Third Symphony by Saint-Saëns (1835-1921), nicknamed the ‘organ symphony’. This is confusing to the extent that there is actually very little organ in the four-part work from 1886, which is divided into two main parts. There is more talk of a ‘symphony with organ’ and also with piano two and four hands, because the composer who died a hundred years ago did not like the harp, so he decided to color passages in the second part of his symphony with enchanting ‘piano bells’ – like sounds… Read more in the review.