| 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: | M2147500871 |
| 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 |
| Ensemble: | Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor: | Enrique Bátiz |
| Label: | ASV |
| Catalogue Number: | CD DCA 665 |
| CD Media ID: | D127 |
| Mvt. 1 | Introduction and Royal March of the Lion (1'54'') |
| Mvt. 2 | Hens and Cocks (0'50'') |
| Mvt. 3 | Wild Asses (0'38'') |
| Mvt. 4 | Tortoises (1'42'') |
| Mvt. 5 | The Elephant (1'25'') |
| Mvt. 6 | Kangaroos (1'6'') |
| Mvt. 7 | The Aquarium (2'2'') |
| Mvt. 8 | Persons with Long Ears (1'8'') |
| Mvt. 9 | Cuckoo in the Heart of the Wood (2'8'') |
| Mvt. 10 | The Aviary (1'18'') |
| Mvt. 11 | Pianists (1'19'') |
| Mvt. 12 | Fossils (1'20'') |
| Mvt. 13 | The Swan (3'27'') |
| Mvt. 14 | Finale (1'54'') |