Blackford:
The Great Animal Orchestra Symphony for Orchestra and Wild Soundscapes
Saint-Saëns:
Le carnaval des animaux
new reorchestration by Richard Blackford
plus:
From the Cheltenham Festival 2014
Richard Blackford and Bernie Krause in conversation with Christopher Cook before the premiere of 'The Great Animal Orchestra Symphony’ at the Cheltenham Music Festival 2014.
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Martyn Brabbins
The Great Animal Orchestra, Symphony for Orchestra and Wild Soundscapes by English composer Richard Blackford and wild soundscape recordist Bernie Krause combines the sounds of the natural world with the traditional sounds of the orchestra. Throughout the five movement symphony Gibbons, Humpback Whales, Pacific Tree Frogs, Mountain Gorillas, Beavers and the Musical Wren can be heard. For more information please visit: thegreatanimalorchestrasymphony.com
The Great Animal Orchestra Symphony is accompanied by a new reorchestration of Saint-Saën's Carnival of the Animals by Richard Blackford for Symphony Orchestra.
Tracks
Disc 1
1. 1. Introduction - Turning: Andante - Allegro Assai
