Piano Quintet (Franck)

A minor scandal ensued when at the piece's completion, Saint-Saëns walked off stage leaving the score open at the piano, a gesture which was interpreted as mark of disdain.

[2] That manuscript is now in the Bibliothèque nationale de France[2] The published form issued by Hamelle in 1880, carries the simpler dedication "À Camille Saint-Saëns".

[2] The work has been described as having a "torrid emotional power", and Édouard Lalo characterized it as an "explosion".

[2] Other critics have been less positively impressed: Philosopher Roger Scruton has written of the quintet's "unctuous narcissism".

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