New Kanneh-Mason Album On Double LP!
Saint-Saëns's Suite With Poetry by Michael Morpurgo!
Also Includes Morpugo's 'Grandpa Christmas' & The Kanneh-Masons Perform Bob Marley's "Redemption Song"!
The brand-new Kanneh-Mason album, their first as a family, was recorded at London's Abbey Road Studios. The release includes new poems written by War Horse author Michael Morpurgo to accompany French composer Saint-Saënss beloved musical suite "Carnival of the Animals". The poems are read by the author himself, joined by Academy Award-winning actor Olivia Colman (The Favourite), and guest musicians complete the ensemble for the suite.
Features
- Double LP
- Gatefold Jacket
- Made in Germany
Selections
LP1 - Carnival Of The Animals - Saint-Saëns' Zoological Classic performed by The Kanneh-Masons & Friends with a new set of verses by Michael Morpurgo narrated by the beloved children's author with Academy Award winner Olivia Colman
Side A:
- Preamble [Narration]
- Introduction And Royal March Of The Lion [Narration]
- Introduction And Royal March Of The Lion
- Hens And Roosters [Narration]
- Hens And Roosters
- Wild Donkeys Swift Animals (Or Make What You Like Of That) [Narration]
- Wild Donkeys Swift Animals
- Tortoises [Narration]
- Tortoises
- The Elephant [Narration]
- The Elephant
- Kangaroos [Narration]
- Kangaroos
- Aquarium (Or I Have A Friend) [Narration]
- Aquarium
Side B:
- Characters With Long Ears [Narration]
- Characters With Long Ears
- The Cuckoo In The Depths Of The Woods [Narration]
- The Cuckoo In The Depths Of The Woods
- Aviary [Narration]
- Aviary
- Pianists (Or Who Sings Best In The Bath) [Narration]
- Pianists
- Fossils (Or Doing The Brontosaurus) [Narration]
- Fossils
- The Swan [Narration]
- The Swan
- Finale [Narration]
- Finale
LP2 - Grandpa Christmas - Michael Morpurgo's Classic Christmas tale set to music by Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Rimsky-Korsakov & others, with a new arrangement of Eric Whitacre's The Seal Lullaby
Side A:
- Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy (Arr. Langer)
- Grandpa Christmas: Every Year At Christmas... [Narration]
- Maypole Dance
- Grandpa Christmas: To My Little Granddaughter Mia... [Narration]
- Mosquito Dance
- Grandpa Christmas: I Sat There Watching You... [Narration]
- 4. Little Bird
- Grandpa Christmas: Just To See You Digging There... [Narration]
- The Flight Of The Bumble-Bee (Arr. Rachmaninov)
- Grandpa Christmas: If I Have Learnt One Thing... [Narration]
- Sea Murmurs (Arr. Heifetz)
- Grandpa Christmas: I Wish For You A World Where The Elephant And The Lion... [Narration]
- Maypole Dance [Reprise]
- Grandpa Christmas: When The Reading Is Over... [Narration]
- The Seal Lullaby (Arr. Parkin)
Side B (Bonus):
- Redemption Song (Arr. Kanneh-Mason)