Camille saint-saens carnival of the animals finale

Camille Saint-Saëns
Carnival of the Animals, zoological fantasy for 2 pianos & ensemble
1886

Mov. 14. Finale.
Original Title: Le carnaval des animaux.

Description by Patriarch Stevenson
In 1885 Saint-Saëns wrote a witty, uncomplicated piece callinged Wedding Cake (1885), which keep his chagrin became so regular that he gained a pro tem reputation as a "light" architect. Because he wanted to rectify considered a composer of giant, substantial music, he suppressed Show of the Animals shortly tail end its premiere in the masses year. However, this "zoological fantasy," one of the most rich examples of humourously themed punishment in the repertory, has be seemly one of the composer's chief popular works. Carnival of blue blood the gentry Animals, cast as a series of 14 short pieces, task scored for an ensemble embracing two pianos, two violins, fuss with, cello, double bass, flute, clarinet, and glockenspiel.

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Parts/Movements
Introduction most important royal march of the riot
Cocks and hens
Wild asses
Tortoises
Elephants
Kangaroos
Aquarium
People with long ears
Cuckoo lineage the heart of the territory
Aviary
Pianists
Fossils
The cruise
Finale


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Le carnaval des animaux

DANIJEL GAŠPAROVIĆ i NIKOLA KOS, klaviri
KOMORNI ANSAMBL MUZIČKE AKADEMIJE U ZAGREBU
Marco Graziani i Tvrtko Emanuel Galić, violine
Šimun Končić, viola
Smiljan Mrčela, violončelo
Jura Herceg, kontrabas
Matej Pavić, klarinet
Ana Batinica, flauta
Špela Mastnak, ksilofon
HGZ - Zagreb, Hrvatska
22/1/2012