After the Oboe and Clarinet sonata the Bassoon sonata forms the conclusion of the wind compositions from Saint-Saens due to his death in 1921 - the also planned Sonata for English Horn never to be composed.Playing thehumorous not too technically demanding work you can hardly imagine that the composer did not feel particularly familiar on this instrument.
Camille Saint-Saëns: Bassoon Sonata Op.168: Bassoon: Instrumental Work
Saint-saëns C. - Sonate Pour Basson Op. 168 
Bassoon Sonata Op. 168