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Carnival of the Animals
The Carnival of the Animals is a humorous musical suite of 14 movements by French composer Camille Saint-Saëns. Lasting about 25 minutes, it was written for private performance by two pianos and a chamber ensemble, and includes movements such as The Swan. Saint-Saëns prohibited public performances during his lifetime, feeling that its frivolity would damage his standing as a serious composer. Published in 1922, the year after his death, the suite was greeted with enthusiasm at a public performance that year and remains among his most popular works, though it is less frequently performed with a full orchestral complement of strings.
