Saint-Saëns: Le carnaval des animaux: Tortues (Tortoises)
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Classical composers clearly loved their animals: here is a programme presenting a variety of creatures - great and small - from the elephant and kangaroo to the cat, mouse and frog! The musical styles range from frivolous to funny, and the booklet notes explain the music and how to listen out for the details of tunes and rhythms.
Louis-Claude Daquin: Premier livre de pieces de clavecin, Suite No. 3
Premier livre de pieces de clavecin, Suite No. 3: No. 15. Le Coucou
Camille Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals
Carnival of the Animals: VI. Kangaroos
Aaron Copland: Humoristic Scherzo: The Cat and the Mouse
Humoristic Scherzo: The Cat and the Mouse
Anonymous: The Horse's Hoof
The Horse's Hoof
Fryderyk Chopin: Waltz No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 18, "Grande valse brillante"
Waltz No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 18, "Grande valse brillante"
Camille Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals (arr. for cello and piano)
Carnival of the Animals: XIII. Le Cygne (The Swan) (arr. for cello and piano)
Erik Satie: Preludes flasques (pour un chien)
Preludes flasques (pour un chien): III. Chanson canine
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20
Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act IV By the Lake: No. 27 Dance of the cygnets: Moderato
Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 3, Op. 43
Lyric Pieces, Book 3, Op. 43: No. 1. Butterfly
Thibaut de Champagne: Dieus est ensi conme est li pelicans
Dieus est ensi conme est li pelicans
Georg Philipp Telemann: Overture (Suite) in F major, TWV 55:F11, "Alster"
Overture (Suite) in F major, TWV 55:F11, "Alster": VII. Die Konzertierenden Frosche und Krahen
Gabriel Faure: Dolly Suite, Op. 56 (arr. for piano)
Dolly Suite, Op. 56: II. Mi-a-ou (arr. for piano)
Carnival of the Animals
Carnival of the Animals: IV. Tortoises
Jean-Philippe Rameau: Le Rappel des oiseaux (The Call of the Birds)
Le Rappel des oiseaux (The Call of the Birds)
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra)
Pictures at an Exhibition: Ballet de poussins dans leurs coques (Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks) (arr. L. Stokowski)
Claude Debussy: Images, Book 2
Images, Book 2: No. 3. Poissons d'or
Ferde Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite
Grand Canyon Suite: III. On the Trail
Claude Debussy: Children's Corner
Children's Corner: II. Jimbo's Lullaby
Antonio Vivaldi: The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in F major, Op. 8, No. 3, RV 293, "L'autunno" (Autumn)
The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in F major, Op. 8, No. 3, RV 293, "L'autunno" (Autumn): III. Allegro
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Premier livre de pieces de clavecin, Suite No. 3: No. 15. Le Coucou