Carnival of the Animals
Camille Saint-Saëns’ masterpiece as conceived by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt.
The book you are about to read naturally has a tale to tell, but it is a tale which, rather than accompanying the music, will open your ears the better to hear it.
Camille Saint-Saëns’ masterpiece as conceived by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt.
The book you are about to read naturally has a tale to tell, but it is a tale which, rather than accompanying the music, will open your ears the better to hear it.
Music doesn’t describe the world like a painting, a photo or the cinema: it has its own life and unique charm. But sometimes, it likes to reproduce elements from nature – a donkey braying, a cock crowing, or a cuckoo’s call. It suggests shapes, movement and colours, whimsically turning melodies we’ve heard before into turtles, elephants or dinosaurs.
Camille Saint-Saëns’ masterpiece as conceived by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt.
Illustrated with over 40 original watercolours by Pascale Bordet.
Narrated by Anne Roumanoff with music by Camille Saint-Saëns performed by the chamber orchestra directed by Pascal Amoyel.