♬ Camille SAINT--SAENS ♯The Carnival of the Animals (XI): PIANISTS / Pianistes♯ [HQ]

THE BEST OF CLASSICAL► SUBSCRIBE ► TWITTER► CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS (9 October 1835 – 16 December 1921), FRANCE, ROMANTICISM (SAINT-SAENS PAGE► ) “The Carnival of the Animals“ (“Le carnaval des animaux“) is a musical suite of fourteen movements by the French Romantic composer Camille Saint-Saëns. The work was written for private performance by an ad hoc ensemble of two pianos and other instruments, and lasts around 25 minutes. XI Pianistes (Pianists) Strings and two pianos: this movement is a glimpse of what few audiences ever get to see: the pianists practicing their scales. The scales of C, D flat, D and E flat are covered. Each one starts with a trill on the first and second note, then proceeds in scales with a few changes in the rhythm. Transitions between keys are accomplished with a blasting chord from all the instruments between scales.