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Le Carnaval des animaux by Camille Saint-Saëns. 1,550 recordings in this catalogue, from 1944 to 2025.
Rank #3 Iconic Masterpiece1550 recordings
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Movements
I. Introduction et marche royale du lion
II. Poules et coqs
III. Hèmiones
IV. Tortues
V. L'Éléphant
VI. Kangourous
VII. Aquarium
VIII. Personnages à longues oreilles
IX. Le Coucou au fond des bois
X. Volière
XI. Pianistes
XII. Fossiles
XIII. Le Cygne
XIV. Finale
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Recordings (503 of 1,550)
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Orchestra
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra29Philadelphia Orchestra29City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra28Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra28New York Philharmonic27Royal Philharmonic Orchestra18Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France17Boston Pops16Royal Scottish National Orchestra15Vienna Philharmonic15Boston Symphony Orchestra14Nash Ensemble14
Label
| Performers | Year | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bystrík Režucha, Slovak Philharmonic · view | 1998 | Brilliant Classics | 0:33 |
| Bystrík Režucha, Slovak Philharmonic · view | 1998 | Brilliant Classics | 0:48 |
| Bystrík Režucha, Slovak Philharmonic · view | 1998 | Brilliant Classics | 2:15 |
| Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Mischa Maisky · view | 1998 | Deutsche Grammophon | 4:09 |
| Stephen Hough · view | 1998 | Virgin Classics | 2:32 |
| Ondrej Lenárd · view | 1998 | Naxos | 2:04 |
| Ondrej Lenárd · view | 1998 | Naxos | 1:27 |
| Ondrej Lenárd · view | 1998 | Naxos | 2:22 |
| Ondrej Lenárd · view | 1998 | Naxos | 2:28 |
| Ondrej Lenárd · view | 1998 | Naxos | 1:21 |
| Ondrej Lenárd · view | 1998 | Naxos | 1:47 |
| Ondrej Lenárd · view | 1998 | Naxos | 3:37 |
| Marcel Mule · view | 1998 | Clarinet Classics | 2:56 |
| Karl Böhm, Vienna Philharmonic, Aloys and Alfons Kontarsky · view | 1998 | Deutsche Grammophon | 5:54 |
| Philadelphia Orchestra, Jeanne Behrend · view | 1998 | Avid | 2:00 |
| Ondrej Lenárd · view | 1998 | Naxos | 1:31 |
| Ondrej Lenárd · view | 1998 | Naxos | 2:11 |
| Ondrej Lenárd · view | 1998 | Naxos | 2:48 |
| Ondrej Lenárd · view | 1998 | Naxos | 1:13 |
| Nash Ensemble · view | 1998 | Virgin Classics | 2:57 |
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