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The Carnival of the Animals (French: Le Carnaval des animaux) is a humorous musical suite of 14 movements, including "The Swan", by the French composer Camille Saint-Saëns. About 25 minutes in duration, it was written for private performance by two pianos and chamber ensemble; Saint-Saëns prohibited public performance of the work during his ...
Swan, inspiration for Saint-Saëns' piece Le cygne "Le cygne", pronounced [lə siɲ], or "The Swan", is the 13th and penultimate movement of The Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns. Originally scored for solo cello accompanied by two pianos, it has been arranged and transcribed for many instruments but remains best known as a cello ...
The Carnival of the Animals : for 2 pianos, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, flute (also piccolo), clarinet, glass harmonica and xylophone: Chamber music: 79: 126: 1887: Caprice sur des airs danois et russes for flute, oboe, clarinet and piano: Chamber music: 91: 127: 1892: Chant saphique for cello and piano: Chamber music: 92: 129: 1892
Carnival of the Animals is a ballet choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon to the Le Carnaval Des Animaux by Saint-Saëns, with narrations written by John Lithgow, costumes and sets designs by Jon Morrell and lighting designed by Natasha Katz. It premiered on May 14, 2003, at the New York State Theater, performed by the New York City Ballet. [1]
He conceived what would eventually become his best-known piece, The Carnival of the Animals, with his students in mind, but did not finish composing it until 1886, more than twenty years after he left the Niedermeyer school. [42] In 1864 Saint-Saëns caused some surprise by competing a second time for the Prix de Rome.
Pines of Rome was re-arranged in 1993 by Bruce Coughlin, who reduced the four-movement piece by cutting the second movement and trimming sections of the third and fourth movements. The piece was recorded on March 28, 1994. [80] The second recording involved Symphony No. 5, Carnival of the Animals, and Pomp and Circumstance, on April 25, 1994. [80]
The Carnival of the Animals]. It is all one score. I have only the Finale to write. Fourteen pieces! You ask me whether I would do better to work on my symphony. You are right, a hundred times right, but [The Carnival of the Animals] is so amusing. [c] [9]
The piece was recorded on March 28, 1994. [17] The second recording involved Symphony No. 5, Carnival of the Animals, and Pomp and Circumstance, on April 25, 1994. [17] Carnival of the Animals, Finale uses two pianos played by Gail Niwa and Philip Sabransky.