Camille saint saens composed his cello concerto no 1 in a minor op 33 in 1872 when the composer was 37 years old he wrote this work for the belgian cellist viola da gamba player and instrument maker auguste tolbecquetolbecque was part of a distinguished family of musicians closely associated with the societe des concerts du conservatoire frances leading concert society. Leonard rose cello philadelphia orchestra eugene ormandy conductor 1967 1 allegro non troppo 2 allegro molto 3 tempo i 4 allegretto con moto 5 t. Cello concerto no1 alt ernative title composer saint saens camille opus catalogue number op cat no op33 i catalogue number i cat no ics 38 key a minor movements sections movts secs 1 movement in 3 main sections allegro non troppo animato allegro molto tempo i pause allegretto con moto cadenza tempo i un peu moins vite. Camille saint saens born in paris october 9 1835 died in algiers algeria december 16 1921 cello concerto no 1 in a minor op 33 1 allegro non troppo 2 allegretto con moto 3 allegro non troppo tempo primo saint saens wrote his first cello concerto in 1872 in the wake of one of frances most