Carnival of the Animals

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

Tracklist

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1Preamble
spoken vocals:
Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo1:14
2Verse: Introduction and Royal March of the Lion
spoken vocals:
Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo0:37
3Introduction 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)
Camille Saint‐Saëns2:14
4Verse: Hens and Roosters
spoken vocals:
Olivia Colman (UK Actress. Stage name of Sarah Caroline Olivia Sinclair née Colman)
Michael Morpurgo0:59
5Hens 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)
Camille Saint‐Saëns0:49
6Verse: Wild Donkeys, Swift Animals
spoken vocals:
Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo1:03
7Wild 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)
Camille Saint‐Saëns0:33
8Verse: Tortoises
spoken vocals:
Olivia Colman (UK Actress. Stage name of Sarah Caroline Olivia Sinclair née Colman)
Michael Morpurgo1:38
9Tortoises
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)
Camille Saint‐Saëns2:18
10Verse: The Elephant
spoken vocals:
Olivia Colman (UK Actress. Stage name of Sarah Caroline Olivia Sinclair née Colman)
Michael Morpurgo0:50
11The 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)
Camille Saint‐Saëns1:38
12Verse: Kangaroos
spoken vocals:
Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo0:54
13Kangaroos
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)
Camille Saint‐Saëns1:00
14Verse: Aquarium
spoken vocals:
Olivia Colman (UK Actress. Stage name of Sarah Caroline Olivia Sinclair née Colman)
Michael Morpurgo1:08
15Aquarium
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)
Camille Saint‐Saëns2:46
16Verse: Characters With Long Ears
spoken vocals:
Olivia Colman (UK Actress. Stage name of Sarah Caroline Olivia Sinclair née Colman)
Michael Morpurgo1:13
17Characters 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)
Camille Saint‐Saëns0:46
18Verse: The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods
spoken vocals:
Olivia Colman (UK Actress. Stage name of Sarah Caroline Olivia Sinclair née Colman)
Michael Morpurgo1:24
19The 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)
Camille Saint‐Saëns2:13
20Verse: Aviary
spoken vocals:
Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo0:53
21Aviary
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)
Camille Saint‐Saëns1:11
22Verse: Pianists
spoken vocals:
Olivia Colman (UK Actress. Stage name of Sarah Caroline Olivia Sinclair née Colman)
Michael Morpurgo1:12
23Pianists
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)
Camille Saint‐Saëns1:37
24Verse: Fossils
spoken vocals:
Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo1:03
25Fossils
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)
Camille Saint‐Saëns1:18
26Verse: The Swan
spoken vocals:
Olivia Colman (UK Actress. Stage name of Sarah Caroline Olivia Sinclair née Colman)
Michael Morpurgo1:13
27The 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)
Camille Saint‐Saëns2:30
28Verse: Finale
spoken vocals:
Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo0:49
29Finale
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)
Camille Saint‐Saëns1:58
30Tchaikovsky: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
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)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский1:54
31“Every year at Christmas…”
Michael Morpurgo1:22
32Bartok: Maypole Dance No. 2
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
Béla Bartók0:44
33“To my little granddaugher Mia…”
Michael Morpurgo1:12
34Bartok: Mosquito Dance No. 22
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
Béla Bartók0:37
35“I sat there watching you…”
Michael Morpurgo1:08
36Grieg: Little Bird No. 4
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)
Edvard Grieg1:26
37“Just to see you digging there…”
Michael Morpurgo1:08
38Rimsky-Korsakov arr. Rachmaninov: Flight of the Bumblebee
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)
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков1:09
39“If I have learnt one thing…”
Camille Saint‐Saëns2:26
40Castelnuovo-Tedesco arr. Heifetz: Sea Murmurs
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
Mario Castelnuovo‐Tedesco1:49
41“I wish for you a world where the elephant and the lion…”
Camille Saint‐Saëns1:23
42Bartok: 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
Béla Bartók0:43
43“When the heading is over”
Michael Morpurgo0:29
44Eric Whitacre arr. Parkin: The Sea Lullaby
recording of:
The Seal Lullaby
lyricist:
Rudyard Kipling
composer:
Eric Whitacre (composer) (in 2007)
Eric Whitacre3:39
45Bob Marley arr. The Kennah-Masons: Redemption Song
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)
Bob Marley3:54