The Kanneh-Masons, Michael Morpurgo, and Olivia Colman - Carnival

Gatefold double LP

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 Morpurgo to accompany French composer Saint-Saens' 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.

LP1

Side A:

1. Preamble [Narration]

2. Introduction And Royal March Of The Lion [Narration]

3. Introduction And Royal March Of The Lion

4. Hens And Roosters [Narration]

5. Hens And Roosters

6. Wild Donkeys Swift Animals (Or Make What You Like Of That) [Narration]

7. Wild Donkeys Swift Animals

8. Tortoises [Narration]

9. Tortoises

10. The Elephant [Narration]

11. The Elephant

12. Kangaroos [Narration]

13. Kangaroos

14. Aquarium (Or I Have A Friend) [Narration]

15. Aquarium

Side B:

1. Characters With Long Ears [Narration]

2. Characters With Long Ears

3. The Cuckoo In The Depths Of The Woods [Narration]

4. The Cuckoo In The Depths Of The Woods

5. Aviary [Narration]

6. Aviary

7. Pianists (Or Who Sings Best In The Bath) [Narration]

8. Pianists

9. Fossils (Or Doing The Brontosaurus) [Narration]

10. Fossils

11. The Swan [Narration]

12. The Swan

13. Finale [Narration]

14. Finale

LP2

Side C:

1. Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy (Arr. Langer)

2. Grandpa Christmas: Every Year At Christmas... [Narration]

3. Maypole Dance

4. Grandpa Christmas: To My Little Granddaughter Mia... [Narration]

5. Mosquito Dance

6. Grandpa Christmas: I Sat There Watching You... [Narration]

7. Little Bird

8. Grandpa Christmas: Just To See You Digging There... [Narration]

9. The Flight Of The Bumble-Bee (Arr. Rachmaninov)

10. Grandpa Christmas: If I Have Learnt One Thing... [Narration]

11. Sea Murmurs (Arr. Heifetz)

12. Grandpa Christmas: I Wish For You A World Where The Elephant And The Lion... [Narration]

13. Maypole Dance [Reprise]

14. Grandpa Christmas: When The Reading Is Over... [Narration]

15. The Seal Lullaby (Arr. Parkin)

Side D:

1. Redemption Song (Arr. Kanneh-Mason)

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