Written in 1885-1886 and dedicated to Franz Liszt, the 3rd Symphony by Camille Saint-Saëns, control of the Royal Philharmonic Society, was executed for the first time May 19, 1886 in London under the direction of the composer. A child prodigy, Saint-Saëns leaves a fairly varied work, the first soundtrack, "The assassination of the Duc de Guise" (1908); this brilliant man was also a great virtuoso Franz Liszt described him as the first organist in the world. It will celebrate in Dieppe in 1921, the year of his death, the 75 years of his debut as a pianist. The introduction of an organ in a symphony is reminiscent of the architectural gigantism of the late nineteenth century, a trend epitomized by the Deutsche Grammophon recording. One of the best courses headed by the legendary Karajan with the Berlin Philharmonic associated with the organ of Notre Dame held by Pierre Cochereau make this seamless digital editing one of the finest achievements in the history of the disc.