| Composer(s): | (Charles) Camille Saint-Saens (09 Oct 1835 - 16 Dec 1921) |
| Work identifier: | M24 |
| Real Name: | Le carnaval des animaux: grand fantaisie zoologique |
| Display Name: | Carnival of the Animals |
| Composed: | c. 1886 |
| Genre: | Chamber |
| Genre Type: | Octet |
| Period: | Late-romantic |
| Instrumentation: | String Quartet Piano Double Bass Flute Clarinet Glockenspiel Xylophone |
| Performance Timing (guide): | 2'10'' (approx.) |
| Mvt. 1 | Introduction and Royal March of the Lion (String Quartet, Piano, Double Bass, Flute, Clarinet, Glockenspiel, Xylophone) |
| Mvt. 2 | Hens and Cocks (String Quartet, Piano, Double Bass, Flute, Clarinet, Glockenspiel, Xylophone) |
| Mvt. 3 | Wild Asses (String Quartet, Piano, Double Bass, Flute, Clarinet, Glockenspiel, Xylophone) |
| Mvt. 4 | Tortoises (String Quartet, Piano, Double Bass, Flute, Clarinet, Glockenspiel, Xylophone) |
| Mvt. 5 | The Elephant (String Quartet, Piano, Double Bass, Flute, Clarinet, Glockenspiel, Xylophone) |
| Mvt. 6 | Kangaroos (String Quartet, Piano, Double Bass, Flute, Clarinet, Glockenspiel, Xylophone) |
| Mvt. 7 | The Aquarium (String Quartet, Piano, Double Bass, Flute, Clarinet, Glockenspiel, Xylophone) |
| Mvt. 8 | Persons with Long Ears (String Quartet, Piano, Double Bass, Flute, Clarinet, Glockenspiel, Xylophone) |
| Mvt. 9 | Cuckoo in the Heart of the Wood (String Quartet, Piano, Double Bass, Flute, Clarinet, Glockenspiel, Xylophone) |
| Mvt. 10 | Persons with Long Ears & Cuckoo in the Heart of the Wood (String Quartet, Piano, Double Bass, Flute, Clarinet, Glockenspiel, Xylophone) |
| Mvt. 11 | The Aviary (String Quartet, Piano, Double Bass, Flute, Clarinet, Glockenspiel, Xylophone) |
| Mvt. 12 | Pianists (String Quartet, Piano, Double Bass, Flute, Clarinet, Glockenspiel, Xylophone) |
| Mvt. 13 | Fossils (String Quartet, Piano, Double Bass, Flute, Clarinet, Glockenspiel, Xylophone) |
| Mvt. 14 | The Swan (String Quartet, Piano, Double Bass, Flute, Clarinet, Glockenspiel, Xylophone) |
| Mvt. 15 | Finale (String Quartet, Piano, Double Bass, Flute, Clarinet, Glockenspiel, Xylophone) |
| Composer(s): | (Charles) Camille Saint-Saens (09 Oct 1835 - 16 Dec 1921) |
| Recording identifier: | M2147483679 |
| Real Name: | Le carnaval des animaux: grand fantaisie zoologique |
| Display Name: | Carnival of the Animals |
| Composed: | c. 1886 |
| Genre: | Orchestral |
| Genre Type: | Piece |
| Period: | Late-romantic |
| Instrumentation: | String Quartet Piano Symphony Orchestra Flute Clarinet Glockenspiel Xylophone |
| Performance Timing: | 1652 |
| Ensemble: | Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Leader: | 0 |
| Conductor: | Fernando Lozano |
| Label: | Forlane CI |
| Catalogue Number: | FC16608 |
| Recording Location: | la salle Ollin Yotiztli, Mexico |
| Recording Date: | 01 Jan 1982 |
| Mvt. 1 | Introduction and Royal March of the Lion (2'38'') |
| Mvt. 2 | Hens and Cocks (1'8'') |
| Mvt. 3 | Wild Asses (1'24'') |
| Mvt. 4 | Tortoises (2'38'') |
| Mvt. 5 | The Elephant (1'36'') |
| Mvt. 6 | Kangaroos (1'13'') |
| Mvt. 7 | The Aquarium (2'23'') |
| Mvt. 8 | Persons with Long Ears (0'39'') |
| Mvt. 9 | Cuckoo in the Heart of the Wood (2'6'') |
| Mvt. 10 | The Aviary (1'36'') |
| Mvt. 11 | Pianists (2'29'') |
| Mvt. 12 | Fossils (1'43'') |
| Mvt. 13 | The Swan (3'12'') |
| Mvt. 14 | Finale (2'3'') |