Carnival of the Animals

~ Release by The Kanneh‐Masons, Michael Morpurgo & Olivia Colman (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Preamble (narration)
spoken vocals:
Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo, Isata Kanneh‐Mason, Jeneba Kanneh‐Mason, Braimah Kanneh‐Mason, Konya Kanneh‐Mason, Aminata Kanneh‐Mason, Sheku Kanneh‐Mason & Mariatu Kanneh‐Mason1:14
2Carnival of the Animals: Introduction and Royal March of the Lion (narration)
spoken vocals:
Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo0:37
3Carnival of the Animals: I. Introduction and Royal March of the Lion
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : I. Introduction et marche royale du lion (The Carnival of the Animals: I. Introduction and Royal March of the Lion, strings and two pianos)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Isata Kanneh‐Mason, Jeneba Kanneh‐Mason, Braimah Kanneh‐Mason, Ayla Sahin, Timothy Ridout, Sheku Kanneh‐Mason & Toby Hughes2:14
4Carnival of the Animals: Hens and Roosters (narration)
spoken vocals:
Olivia Colman (UK Actress. Stage name of Sarah Caroline Olivia Sinclair née Colman)
Olivia Colman0:59
5Carnival of the Animals: II. Hens and Roosters
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : II. Poules et coqs (The Carnival of the Animals: II. Hens and Cocks, violins, viola, two pianos and clarinet)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Isata Kanneh‐Mason, Jeneba Kanneh‐Mason, Braimah Kanneh‐Mason, Ayla Sahin, Timothy Ridout & Mark Simpson0:49
6Carnival of the Animals: Wild Donkeys Swift Animals (Or Make What You Like of That) (narration)
spoken vocals:
Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo1:03
7The Carnival of the Animals: III. Wild Donkeys Swift Animals
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : III. Hémiones (Animaux véloces) (The Carnival of the Animals: III. Wild Asses, two pianos)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Isata Kanneh‐Mason & Jeneba Kanneh‐Mason0:33
8Carnival of the Animals: Tortoises (narration)
spoken vocals:
Olivia Colman (UK Actress. Stage name of Sarah Caroline Olivia Sinclair née Colman)
Olivia Colman1:38
9Carnival of the Animals: IV. Tortoises
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : IV. Tortues (The Carnival of the Animals: IV. Tortoises, strings and piano)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
quotes music from:
Orphée aux Enfers: Acte II, Scene 2. Galop Infernal (Orpheus in the Underworld: Infernal Galop, widely known as “Can-can”)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Isata Kanneh‐Mason, Braimah Kanneh‐Mason, Ayla Sahin, Timothy Ridout, Sheku Kanneh‐Mason & Toby Hughes2:18
10Carnival of the Animals: The Elephant (narration)
spoken vocals:
Olivia Colman (UK Actress. Stage name of Sarah Caroline Olivia Sinclair née Colman)
Olivia Colman0:50
11Carnival of the Animals: V. The Elephant
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : V. L’Éléphant (The Carnival of the Animals: V. The Elephant, double bass and piano)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Konya Kanneh‐Mason & Toby Hughes1:38
12Carnival of the Animals: Kangaroos (narration)
spoken vocals:
Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo0:54
13Carnival of the Animals: VI. Kangaroos
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : VI. Kangourous (The Carnival of the Animals: VI. Kangaroos, two pianos)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Isata Kanneh‐Mason & Konya Kanneh‐Mason1:00
14Carnival of the Animals: Aquarium (Or I Have a Friend) (narration)
spoken vocals:
Olivia Colman (UK Actress. Stage name of Sarah Caroline Olivia Sinclair née Colman)
Olivia Colman1:08
15Carnival of the Animals: VII. Aquarium
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : VII. Aquarium (The Carnival of the Animals: VII. Aquarium, string quartet (violins, viola, cello), two pianos, flute, and glass harmonica)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Isata Kanneh‐Mason, Konya Kanneh‐Mason, Braimah Kanneh‐Mason, Ayla Sahin, Timothy Ridout, Sheku Kanneh‐Mason, Adam Walker & Alasdair Malloy2:46
16Carnival of the Animals: Characters With Long Ears (narration)
spoken vocals:
Olivia Colman (UK Actress. Stage name of Sarah Caroline Olivia Sinclair née Colman)
Olivia Colman1:13
17Carnival of the Animals: VIII. Characters With Long Ears
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : VIII. Personnages à longues oreilles (The Carnival of the Animals: VIII. Personages With Long Ears, two violins)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Braimah Kanneh‐Mason & Ayla Sahin0:46
18Carnival of the Animals: The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods (narration)
spoken vocals:
Olivia Colman (UK Actress. Stage name of Sarah Caroline Olivia Sinclair née Colman)
Olivia Colman & Mark Simpson1:24
19Carnival of the Animals: IX. The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : IX. Le Coucou au fond des bois (The Carnival of the Animals: IX. The Cuckoo in the Heart of the Woods, two pianos and clarinet)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Isata Kanneh‐Mason, Jeneba Kanneh‐Mason & Mark Simpson2:13
20Carnival of the Animals: Aviary (narration)
spoken vocals:
Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo0:53
21Carnival of the Animals: X. Aviary
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : X. Volière (The Carnival of the Animals: X. Aviary, strings, pianos and flute)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Isata Kanneh‐Mason, Jeneba Kanneh‐Mason, Braimah Kanneh‐Mason, Ayla Sahin, Timothy Ridout, Sheku Kanneh‐Mason, Toby Hughes & Adam Walker1:11
22Carnival of the Animals: Pianists (Or Who Sings Best in the Bath) (narration)
spoken vocals:
Olivia Colman (UK Actress. Stage name of Sarah Caroline Olivia Sinclair née Colman)
Michael Morpurgo & Olivia Colman1:12
23Carnival of the Animals: XI. Pianists
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XI. Pianistes (The Carnival of the Animals: XI. Pianists, strings and two pianos)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Isata Kanneh‐Mason, Konya Kanneh‐Mason, Braimah Kanneh‐Mason, Ayla Sahin, Timothy Ridout, Sheku Kanneh‐Mason & Toby Hughes1:37
24Carnival of the Animals: Fossils (Or Doing the Brontosaurus) (narration)
spoken vocals:
Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo1:03
25Carnival of the Animals: XII. Fossils
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XII. Fossiles (The Carnival of the Animals: XII. Fossils, strings, two pianos, clarinet, and xylophone)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Isata Kanneh‐Mason, Jeneba Kanneh‐Mason, Braimah Kanneh‐Mason, Ayla Sahin, Timothy Ridout, Sheku Kanneh‐Mason, Toby Hughes, Mark Simpson & Adrian Spillett1:18
26Carnival of the Animals: The Swan (narration)
spoken vocals:
Olivia Colman (UK Actress. Stage name of Sarah Caroline Olivia Sinclair née Colman)
Olivia Colman1:13
27Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (The Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan, two pianos and cello)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
arranger:
Pege Aladár
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Isata Kanneh‐Mason, Jeneba Kanneh‐Mason & Sheku Kanneh‐Mason2:30
28Carnival of the Animals: Finale (narration)
spoken vocals:
Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo & Olivia Colman0:49
29Carnival of the Animals: XIV. Finale
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIV. Finale (The Carnival of the Animals: XIV. Finale, full ensemble)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Isata Kanneh‐Mason, Konya Kanneh‐Mason, Braimah Kanneh‐Mason, Ayla Sahin, Timothy Ridout, Sheku Kanneh‐Mason, Toby Hughes, Adam Walker, Mark Simpson, Adrian Spillett & Alasdair Malloy1:58
30The Nutcracker (Suite), Op. 71a: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (arr. Langer)
recording of:
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
arrangement of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 14c. Па-де-де: Вариация II: Танец Феи Драже (The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Act II, Scene III. Pas de Deux: Variation II: Dance of the sugar-plum fairy, Variation II: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)
Konya Kanneh‐Mason & Jeneba Kanneh‐Mason1:54
31Grandpa Christmas: Every Year at Christmas… (narration)
Mariatu Kanneh‐Mason1:22
3244 Duos for Two Violins, Sz. 98: Maypole Dance
recording of:
44 Duos for Two Violins: No. 2. Kalamajkó
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (in 1931)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
44 Duos for Two Violins, Sz. 98, BB 104
Sheku Kanneh‐Mason & Mariatu Kanneh‐Mason0:44
33Grandpa Christmas: To My Little Granddaughter Mia… (narration)
Michael Morpurgo1:12
3444 Duos for Two Violins, Sz. 98: Mosquito Dance
recording of:
44 Duos for Two Violins: No. 22. Szunyogtánc
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (in 1931)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
44 Duos for Two Violins, Sz. 98, BB 104
Sheku Kanneh‐Mason & Aminata Kanneh‐Mason0:37
35Grandpa Christmas: I Sat There Watching You… (narration)
Michael Morpurgo1:08
36Lyric Pieces, Op. 43: 4. Little Bird
recording of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte III, op. 43: No. 4: Liten fugl (Lyric Pieces: Little Bird)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
part of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte III, op. 43 (Lyric pieces, book III, op. 43)
Konya Kanneh‐Mason1:26
37Grandpa Christmas: Just to See You Digging There… (narration)
Michael Morpurgo1:08
38The Flight of the Bumble‐Bee (arr. Rachmaninov)
recording of:
Flight of the Bumblebee, TN iii/9 (for piano solo, Rachmaninov)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (from 1899 until 1900)
piano arranger:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (in 1929)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 35) and A Catalogue of the Compositions of S. Rachmaninoff (number: TN iii/9)
arrangement of:
Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee, Flight of the Bumblebee; orchestral interlude between Tableaus 1 & 2 in Act III of The Tale of Tsar Saltan)
Isata Kanneh‐Mason1:09
39Grandpa Christmas: If I Have Learnt One Thing… (narration)
Michael Morpurgo2:26
40Sea Murmurs (arr. Heifetz)
recording of:
Sea Murmurs (for violin and piano, arr. Heifetz)
composer:
Mario Castelnuovo‐Tedesco (Italian composer)
piano and violin arranger:
Jascha Heifetz (violinist)
arrangement of:
Sea Murmurs
Braimah Kanneh‐Mason & Jeneba Kanneh‐Mason1:49
41Grandpa Christmas: I Wish for You a World Where the Elephant and the Lion… (narration)
Michael Morpurgo1:23
4244 Duos for Two Violins, Sz. 98: Maypole Dance (reprise)
partial recording of:
44 Duos for Two Violins: No. 2. Kalamajkó
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (in 1931)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
44 Duos for Two Violins, Sz. 98, BB 104
Sheku Kanneh‐Mason & Mariatu Kanneh‐Mason0:43
43Grandpa Christmas: When the Reading Is Over… (narration)
Mariatu Kanneh‐Mason0:29
44The Seal Lullaby (arr. Parkin)
recording of:
The Seal Lullaby
lyricist:
Rudyard Kipling
composer:
Eric Whitacre (composer) (in 2007)
Isata Kanneh‐Mason, Jeneba Kanneh‐Mason, Braimah Kanneh‐Mason, Konya Kanneh‐Mason, Aminata Kanneh‐Mason, Sheku Kanneh‐Mason & Mariatu Kanneh‐Mason3:39
45Redemption Song (arr. Kanneh‐Mason)
arranger:
The Kanneh‐Masons
recording of:
Redemption Song
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Bob Marley Music, Gallo Music Publishers, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), Blue Mountain Music (in 1980), Bob Marley Music Inc. (in 1980), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1980) and Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1980)
Isata Kanneh‐Mason, Jeneba Kanneh‐Mason, Braimah Kanneh‐Mason, Konya Kanneh‐Mason, Aminata Kanneh‐Mason, Sheku Kanneh‐Mason & Mariatu Kanneh‐Mason3:54

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