Carnival

I truly love this Carnival of the Animals CD. They are a super talented group, sensitive to the music, as well as powerful when needed, and they're technically superior, no question about that.I certainly recommend this amazing CD. Beautiful performances and it's a beautiful composition.

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Great introduction to music for kids (of all ages) from a very talented family!

This is a wonderful recording.Both children and adults will enjoy it.

Redemption song brought me to tears

Wonderful music! Makes me proud to be black.

Neither of the CDs that I bought are playable on my Bose CD player. I tried on my car CD player and the same occurred. These must be duds. Need a refund or replacement

While I am familiar with the person who wrote the music of the carnival I was very upset that that's all it was except for one song by that particular band I really wanted music that was done by them not covers. Of Another artist or artists

Another version of a popular work, that is well worth listening to.If you like the Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saëns, then buy this! It's different! The poems, by Michael Morpurgh, are not part of the original Saint-Saëns setting, but are a worthwhile addition to the music. e.g. the poem for the Cuckoo has some interesting features!The music is very enjoyable and, for the most part, as Saint-Saëns wrote it. Some "variations", e.g. Pianists, normally links directly into Fossils, but here the start of Fossils is stopped and a poem is read. Cunning little "gimmick".Not too sure about Grandpa Christmas, perhaps I'm not in my "second childhood" yet!! The music is a selection of "popular" classics, and the poems have some typical children's views in them "...that thrush you keep calling a blackbird...". However, I think they have a rather deeper meaning than most children will understand.The "bonus track", Redemption song by Bob Marly, arranged by the Kanneh-Masons, is a relaxing end to the disc.

Many wonderful interpretations of this timeless work have been made over the years. But somehow, both technically and creatively, this version tops them all.

Vorneweg : die Musik ist wunderschön und wirklich ein Genuss. Bei den Texten handelt es sich um neue Verse von Michael Morpurgo zu "Karneval der Tiere", die er und (besonders schön) Olivia Colman lesen. Die Tiere in diesen Versen sind nicht alle liebenswert verspielt- fröhlich sondern durchaus vielschichtiger. Zum Teil fast aggressiv.Außerdem ist zu dem Morpurgo Bilderbuch "Grandpa Christmas", dass der Autor und die jüngste Kanneh-Mason Schwester lesen, Musik ausgewählt und eingespielt worden. Dieses Bilderbuch ist weniger eine klassische Weihnachtsgeschichte, denn ein Brief eines Großvaters an seine Enkelin mit Erinnerungen an einen Sommertag und dem Wunsch, die Natur zu erhalten, den diese jedes Weihnachtsfest mit ihrer Familie liest. Somit ist auch die Musik dazu offensichtlich keine Weihnachtsmusik.Die Texte sind natürlich komplett auf Englisch - es handelt sich also eher um ein englischsprachiges, musikalisches Hörbuch.Aufgrund der fantastischen Musik, wunderbar gespielt von der Kanneh-Mason Familie, die ein Geschenk an die Musikwelt sind und für mich der Auslöser zum Kauf des Albums waren, an sich eine Empfehlung. Allerdings ist die CD so ungünstig geschnitten, dass oftmals das letzte Wort oder die letzten Worte der Texte verschluckt werden. Sehr enttäuschend und daher kein absoluter Tipp von mir.

音楽を楽しんでいる家族って感じが良いですね。

I think of the Kanneh-Masons with great admiration - such a special musical family...each young adult being given the support they need.