Carnival of the Animals with Antonio Pappano

Martha Argerich, Antonio Pappano, Kyoko Takezawa and Mischa Maisky play "Carnival of the Animals".

Classical music is often thought of as being austere, ponderous and stern, yet there are examples that were explicitly intended to be the exact opposite. “Carnival of the Animals” is one of those compositions. Regarded as being plain fun by Saint-Saëns himself, this work is often underestimated as a piece for children.

In addition to the entire concert, Maestro Pappano will provide us with deeper insights on each individual movement of the composition, providing not only musical examples, but also a very entertaining introduction interspersed with witty anecdotes.

Also available concert version: Pappano, Argerich, Maisky from Santa Cecilia Rome
Leclair: Sonata for 2 violins in E minor, Op. 3 No. 5; Schumann: Fantasy Pieces for Violoncello and Piano, Op.73; Shostakovich: Sonata for Violoncello and Piano, Op. 40; Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals


Watch it on 9 June at 17:40 on ARTE or view it as video on demand via the button below.

Composer Camille Saint-Saëns
Producer EuroArts Music International
Co-Production Company ZDF, RAI
Assoc. Prod. Company ARTE
Recording location Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome
Production year 2019
Duration 43 mins
Distribution TV EuroArts
Soloist Martha Argerich & Antonio Pappano, piano
Soloist Kyoko Takezawa & Yasushi Toyoshima, violin
Mischa Maisky, cello