Lang Lang, Gina Alice, Andris Nelsons, Gewandhausorchester, Jimmy Fallon: Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals (Narrated by Jimmy Fallon) LP
Lang Lang joins forces with his wife, pianist Gina Alice, the Gewandhausorchester and the conductor Andris Nelsons Saint-Saëns’s “Grand Zoological Fantasy” for two pianos and orchestra. This special version includes readings of the much-loved comic verses written to accompany each movement of the work by American poet Ogden Nash (1902–1971). First voiced by Noël Coward on a recording issued in 1950, Nash’s poems are here narrated by comedian and Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon.
Tracklist:
Side A
I No. 1 Introduction
The Lion's Royal March
II No. 2 Hens and Roosters
III No. 3 Jackasses (Wild Animals)
IV No. 4 Tortoises
V No. 5 The Elephant
VI No. 6 Kangaroos
VII No. 7 Aquarium
Side B
I No. 8 Personages with Long Ears
II No. 9 The Cuckoo in the Deep Woods
III No. 10 Aviary
IV No. 11 Pianists
V No. 12 Fossils
VI No. 13 The Swan
VII No. 14 Finale