Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals
Performed by the Kanneh-Masons, and Friends
The Kanneh-Masons, with Michael Morpurgo and Olivia Colman
- Label: Decca
- Catalogue No: 1339
- Length: 63 minutes
Works:
Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals
Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Rimsky-Korsakov, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Bartok, Whitacre (arr. Michael Morpurgo): Grandpa Christmas
Marley: Redemtion Song (arr.)
About "Carnival"
Decca Classics announces the release of Carnival, a very special collaboration between Academy Award-winning actor Olivia Colman, children’s author Michael Morpurgo and the seven “extraordinarily talented” (Classic FM) Kanneh-Mason siblings – Isata, Braimah, Sheku, Konya, Jeneba, Aminata and Mariatu. The brand-new Kanneh-Mason album, their first as a family, will be released on 6th November 2020.
Recorded at London’s Abbey Road Studios, the release includes new poems written by War Horse author Morpurgo to accompany French composer Saint-Saëns’ beloved musical suite ‘Carnival of the Animals’. The poems are read by the author himself, joined by The Favourite actor Colman, and guest musicians complete the ensemble for the suite.