The Havanaise (Habanera in French) by Camille Saint-Saëns op.83 dates from 1885-87. The composer dedicated this work to Rafael Diaz Albertini a violinist of Cuban origin. In 1888 Saint-Saëns completed the orchestration of the Havanaise. This Critical Urtext Edition is based on the composer's manuscript the first print of the violin and piano version and to a large part on the historic recording by the composer himself with the violinist Gabriel Willaume (1919).
