Violin Sonata No. 2 (Saint-Saëns)

102, was written by Camille Saint-Saëns from February to March 1896, and premiered on 2 June 1896 in Paris.

It was dedicated to Léon-Alexandre Carembat, who won first prize for violin at the Conservatoire de Paris in 1883 and played for the Orchestre de l'Opéra, and his wife Marie-Louise Adolphi, who won first prize for piano at the Conservatoire in 1883.

[1] The first performance before the official premiere was given by Eugène Ysaÿe and Raoul Pugno on 18 May 1896.

[2] Compared to the first violin sonata, which is a brilliant concert piece, the second differs in character.

[4] Saint-Saëns himself called it a "very serious chamber work" that "will only be understood after the eighth performance".