IDAGIO | Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals, R. 125 - Ravel: Mother Goose Suite, M. 60 4012476569024

Featuring

Björn Engholm
Roman Brogli-Sacher
Philharmonisches Orchester der Hansestadt Lübeck
Camille Saint-Saëns
Maurice Ravel

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Composition History

Maurice Ravel originally wrote "Ma mère l'Oye" (Mother Goose) in 1908 as a suite for piano four-hands for the children of his friend Cyprian Godebsky.

Performer Biography

Conductor Roman Brogli-Sacher began his theater career as a solo trombonist in the St. Gallen Symphony Orchestra.

Composition History

Camille Saint-Saëns composed "The Carnival of the Animals" in 1886 for a private house concert and forbade its publication during his lifetime.

Performer Biography

Roman Brogli-Sacher, the conductor, has been the General Music Director at Theater Lübeck since the 2001/02 season and became Opera Director from the 2007/08 season.

Cultural Impact

Ravel's "Ma mère l'Oye" is titled after the popular collection of fairy tales by Charles Perrault from the early 17th century, "Meine Mutter, die Gans" (My Mother, the Goose).

Cultural Impact

Despite Saint-Saëns's concerns, "The Carnival of the Animals" is now his most famous work, 70 years after his death.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Saint-Saëns feared that "The Carnival of the Animals" would become so popular that his other, more serious works would be neglected, which is why he withheld its publication.