A Musical Bestiary

1. 1
   Le carnaval des animaux: VI. Kangourous
   1:03
2. 2
   Bagatelles, Op. 13: No. 9, L'abeille
   1:15
3. 3
   12 Études, Op. 25: No. 9 in G-Flat Major "Butterfly"
   1:04
4. 4
   2 Pièces pour piano: No. 1, Papillons noirs
   1:22
5. 5
   The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Act V: Monkey's Dance
   1:05
6. 6
   Las abejas
   1:39
7. 7
   Esel aller Esel, WoO 227
   0:31
8. 8
   Musikalische Schlittenfahrt: III. Das schüttelnde Pferd
   0:51
9. 9
   E l'uccellino (Perf. By Trumpet and Piano)
   1:14
10. 10
    Moravian Duets, Op. 32, Pt. 2, B. 62: No. 6, Die Taube auf dem Ahorn
    1:20
11. 11
    Préludes flasques (pour un chien): No. 3, Chanson canine
    1:13
12. 12
    Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67: Medley of Themes
    2:44
13. 13
    La cigale et la fourmi
    1:36
14. 14
    El grillo
    1:49
15. 15
    The Frog Galliard, P. 23
    3:38
16. 16
    Old American Songs, Book I: No. 5, I Bought Me a Cat
    2:16
17. 17
    Sonata representativa: IV. Der Fresch
    0:42
18. 18
    Pour les enfants, Deuxième recueil: No. 2, Le petit oiseau
    0:58
19. 19
    Oiseaux, si tous les ans, K. 307
    1:28
20. 20
    8 Russian Folksongs, Op. 58: No. 4, Humorous Song "I Danced with a Mosquito"
    0:59
21. 21
    Le bestiaire, ou le cortège d'Orphée, FP 15: No. 6, La carpe (Chamber Version)
    1:14
22. 22
    The Prince of the Pagodas, Op. 57, Pt. 2: Variation. Fish Creatures
    3:21
23. 23
    Quatrains valaisans, Op. 206: No. 5, Beau papillon
    1:03
24. 24
    Cats' Duet (Also Attributed to Pearsall)
    3:17
25. 25
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, MWV M13: No. 3, Song with Chorus. "Ye Spotted Snakes"
    4:44
26. 26
    For Children, Sz. 42, Book IV "Slovakian Folk Songs": No. 76, The Hidden Horse. Poco allegretto
    1:36
27. 27
    Keyboard Sonata in G Minor, Kk. 30 "The Cat's Fugue"
    3:49
28. 28
    Suite from the Incidental Music for Shakespeare's Cymbeline: III. Lied des Cloten. "Horch, horch! Die Lerche" (Live)
    1:18
29. 29
    7 Mélodies, Op. 2: No. 3, Les papillons
    1:11
30. 30
    Suite No. 1, Op. 5 "Pictures from Nordland": III. Reindeer
    1:27
31. 31
    Le festin de l'araignée, Op. 17, Pt. 2: XIII. Funérailles de l'Éphémère
    3:13
32. 32
    Der alte Brummbär, Op. 210
    4:39
33. 33
    Waldszenen, Op. 82: No. 7, Vogel als Prophet
    3:00
34. 34
    Jaws: The Shark Theme
    3:03
35. 35
    Flute Concerto in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3, RV 428 "Il gardellino": III. Allegro
    2:52
36. 36
    Le cercle des heures: V. Si j'étais une luciole
    0:36
37. 37
    The Nightingale (Arr. Barbosa-Lima)
    3:17
38. 38
    Danse de la chèvre
    3:55
39. 39
    Songs Before Sleep: No. 1, The Mouse and the Bumblebee
    1:22
40. 40
    Petites esquisses d'oiseaux: No. 1, Le rouge-gorge
    2:27
41. 41
    Second livre de pièces de clavecin, Sixième ordre: VIII. Le moucheron
    2:08
42. 42
    A Knot of Riddles: II. Swallows
    1:16
43. 43
    Phyton, le mervilleus serpent
    4:48
44. 44
    The Dicky Bird and the Owl
    4:11
45. 45
    Papillon, Op. 77
    2:40
46. 46
    L'oiseau blessé d'une flèche, Op. 10, W062 (Arr. Zehavi for Voice and Guitar)
    2:25
47. 47
    Suite for Two Recorders No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 4: IV. Rondeau tendre "Les tourterelles"
    1:48
48. 48
    Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. Posth. 114, D. 667 "The Trout": IV. Tema con variazione. Andantino
    7:35
49. 49
    Set No. 1 for Chamber Orchestra: IV. Like A Sick Eagle
    1:30
50. 50
    Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act 2: No. 13d, Dance of the Swans. Dance of the Little Swans
    1:30
51. 51
    Los pájaros perdidos
    3:46
52. 52
    Children's Album, Book I, Op. 62 "Pictures of Childhood": No. 7, The Little Horse
    1:02
53. 53
    Black Angels "Thirteen Images from the Dark Land": Threnody I. Night of the Electric Insects
    1:45
54. 54
    Il secondo libro di canzonette a quattro voci: No. 1, Mentre il cucolo
    1:18
55. 55
    4 Insect Oddities: No. 3, Praying Mantis
    3:07
56. 56
    Images, Livre II, CD 120, L. 111: No. 3, Poissons d'or
    4:09
57. 57
    En vacances, Second recueil: II. La vasque aux colombes
    4:44
58. 58
    Tortorella
    2:24
59. 59
    Roses et papillons, FWV 81
    2:14
60. 60
    2 Mélodies russes, S. 250 "Arabesques": No. 1, Le rossignol (Live at Salle Pleyel, 20.I.1964)
    3:39
61. 61
    Faust, Act 5, Appendice: Chanson. "Maître Scarabée, ayant fait fortune" (Méphistophélès)
    4:00
62. 62
    La fille du tambour-major, Act 1: "Ce n'est pas un âne ordinaire" (Claudine, Robert, Chœur)
    2:48
63. 63
    8 Scènes de Faust, Op. 1, H 33: No. 5, Chanson de Méphistophélès "Histoire d'une puce"
    1:38
64. 64
    Suite from the Gadfly, Op. 97a: Romance (Transcr. Lozakovich for Violin and Piano)
    2:50
65. 65
    A Mirror on Which to Dwell: III. Sandpiper
    2:23
66. 66
    Walking the Dog
    2:49
67. 67
    Folk Songs: No. 4, Rossignolet du bois
    1:27
68. 68
    Villanelle des petits canards
    2:00
69. 69
    The Wand of Youth, Suite No. 2, Op. 1b: VI. Wild Bears
    2:25
70. 70
    4 Lieder, Op. 70: No. 2, Lerchengesang (Version with Harp)
    2:24
71. 71
    Fifty Million Frenchmen: Ballet "The Snake in the Grass"
    6:40
72. 72
    Circus Polka for a Young Elephant
    3:23
73. 73
    Hänsel und Gretel, Act 2: "Kuckuck, Kuckuck, Eierschluck!" (Gretel, Hänsel)
    3:26
74. 74
    Livre de pièces de clavecin, Suite No. 3: Le coucou
    2:03
75. 75
    Main Theme (From "The Sea Hawk")
    2:38
76. 76
    Ballade de l'éléphant (From "Un éléphant ça trompe énormément")
    1:54
77. 77
    7 Frühe Lieder: No. 3, Die Nachtigall
    2:06
78. 78
    Lohengrin, Act 3: "Mein lieber Schwan" (Lohengrin)
    5:49
79. 79
    Villanelle "J'ai vu passer l'hirondelle"
    4:57
80. 80
    La Santissima Trinità, Pt. 2: No. 35, Aria. "Vedrai la tortorella" (Fede)
    3:49
81. 81
    5 Songs of Ariel: No. 5, Where the Bee Sucks There Suck I
    1:22
82. 82
    Deuteromelia: No. 20, Tomorrow the Fox Will Come to Towne
    1:59
83. 83
    Die schwedische Nachtigall: Lied der Nachtigall. "Zauberlied der Nacht"
    4:28
84. 84
    On an Overgrown Path, Book I: No. 5, They Chattered Like Swallows
    2:13
85. 85
    Fantasie über Themen aus "Wo die Lerche singt"
    6:00
86. 86
    2 Pieces for Small Orchestra: No. 1, On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
    6:05
87. 87
    Dazu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes, BWV 40: No. 4, Aria. "Höllische Schlange"
    2:07
88. 88
    Trauer-Music eines kunsterfahrenen Canarienvogels, TWV 20:37
    3:34
89. 89
    Impressions d'enfance, Op. 28: No. 4, L'oiseau en cage et le coucou au mur
    2:18
90. 90
    Aussi come unicorne sui
    6:10
91. 91
    Organ Concerto No. 13 in F Major, HWV 295 "The Cuckoo and the Nightingale": II. Allegro
    3:26
92. 92
    Véronique, Act 2: Duetto de l'âne. "De-ci de-là, cahin-caha" (Hélène, Florestan)
    2:21
93. 93
    Tableaux de Paris: III. Quai aux fleurs, marché aux oiseaux
    2:26
94. 94
    The Lark (Arr. Auer for Violin and Piano)
    5:25
95. 95
    Im Krapfenwald'l, Op. 336
    3:47
96. 96
    A Booke of Ayres with a Triplicitie of Musicke: No. 9, A Pretty Duck
    2:50
97. 97
    The Invincible Eagle
    3:45
98. 98
    The Three-Cornered Hat, Pt. 1: The Afternoon, the Blackbird
    1:46
99. 99
    3 Fables de La Fontaine: No. 2, L'oiseau blessé d'une flèche
    2:01
100. 100
     7 Songs After Poems by Pushkin, Op. 52: No. 2, The Ravens
     2:31
101. 101
     The Second Set of Madrigals: No. 17, Sweet Honey Sucking Bees: Pt. 2
     2:57
102. 102
     2 Grasshopper Dances for Solo Violin: No. 2, Happy Dance
     0:50
103. 103
     Les Élémens: V. Rossignols
     1:22
104. 104
     2 Lieder, Op. 21: No. 2, Die Nachtigallen
     2:51
105. 105
     Intimations of Immortality, Op. 29: VIII. Then Sing, Ye Birds, a Joyous Song
     3:46
106. 106
     The Butterfly
     2:31
107. 107
     Suite from As You Like It: Snake Scene (Orch. Davis)
     1:41
108. 108
     Where the Bee Sucks (From Shakespeare's "The Tempest")
     1:51
109. 109
     The Donkey Serenade (From "The Firefly")
     3:26
110. 110
     14 Romances, Op. 34: No. 14, Vocalise (Transcr. Strauss & Rizikov for Cello and Piano)
     4:56
111. 111
     Histoires: II. Le petit âne blanc. Avec une tranquille bonne humeur
     2:03
112. 112
     Where the Bee Sucks (For Shakespeare's "The Tempest")
     2:20
113. 113
     The Famous Tay Whale
     5:04
114. 114
     Le rossignol éperdu: No. 52, Hivernale (Version for Piano)
     4:57
115. 115
     Symphony No. 7 "Sinfonia antartica": II. Scherzo. Moderato
     6:24
116. 116
     Poèmes chinois: No. 2, Singes blancs
     0:59
117. 117
     6 Fables de La Fontaine: No. 6, La chauve-souris et les deux belettes
     4:05
118. 118
     Lysistrata, Act 2: Glühwürmchen-Idyll. "Wen die Nacht sich niedersenkt"
     3:48
119. 119
     The Lamb
     6:13
120. 120
     Gli uccelli, P. 154: II. La colomba
     4:27
121. 121
     The Goat
     2:28
122. 122
     The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Act 3: The Flight of the Bumblebee
     1:23
123. 123
     Duo pour 2 violoncelles "Chameau-loutres"
     3:48
124. 124
     6 Alte Weisen: No. 2, Singt mein Schatz wie ein Fink
     1:09
125. 125
     Impressions de music-hall, Op. 47: Berceuse. Hommage à Bobby, chien savant (Arr. Dushkin for Violin and Piano)
     3:16
126. 126
     Titon et l'Aurore, Op. 7, Act 3: "La tourterelle tendre et fidèle" (L'Aurore)
     1:06
127. 127
     4 Fabellieder, Op. 64: No. 3, Die Katzenkönigin
     4:21
128. 128
     Second livre de pièces de clavecin, Suite en mi: V. Le rappel des oiseaux
     2:51
129. 129
     Symphony No. 82 in C Major, Hob. I:82 "L'ours": IV. Finale. Vivace assai
     5:20
130. 130
     Songs of a Fairy-Tale Princess, Op. 31: No. 2, The Nightingale
     2:54
131. 131
     Tales of Beatrix Potter: Peter Rabbit
     1:47
132. 132
     Tierkreis: XII. Capricorn
     3:21
133. 133
     Dialogue ou Chaconne "La mouche"
     2:49
134. 134
     Papillons
     2:36
135. 135
     Chantefleurs et chantefables: No. 7, L'alligator
     2:50
136. 136
     Le Loup: Troisième tableau. La forêt d'hiver - Danse d'amour - Danse de mort
     6:47
137. 137
     Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor, Act 3: Mückentanz. "Mücken, Wespen, Fliegenchor" (Spärlich, Cajus, Falstaff, Reich, Chor)
     2:09
138. 138
     The Three Bears
     9:19
139. 139
     Chants de la jungle, Op. 21: No. 2, Maktah. Berceuse phoque
     2:23
140. 140
     El cant dels ocells
     4:40
141. 141
     A Briefe and Easye Instruction to Learn the Tablature: La souris
     1:07
142. 142
     The Big Turtle Fanfare from the South China Sea
     0:38
143. 143
     Papillon
     1:39
144. 144
     Jurassic Park: Theme
     5:52
145. 145
     Ensement com la panthere
     4:21
146. 146
     Bye Bye Blackbird
     2:29
147. 147
     The Pink Panther
     3:13
148. 148
     Una panthera
     5:42
149. 149
     Krämerspiegel, Op. 66: No. 9, Es war mal eine Wanze
     3:25
150. 150
     Netsuke "6 Movements for Violin and Piano": No. 4, Baku, the Monster that Devours Nightmares
     2:52
151. 151
     Cantates françoises, Livre II: No. 4, Pirame et Tisbé: Air. "Venez, monstres affreux"
     2:37
152. 152
     La paloma (Orch. Gamley)
     4:53
153. 153
     Amadis, LWV 63, Act 2: Air pour les démons et les monstres
     1:40
154. 154
     À contre-voix, Op. 104: No. 4, L'arche de Noé
     2:23
155. 155
     5 Poems, Op. 53: No. 1, Lauds. "Among the Leaves the Small Birds Sing"
     2:17
156. 156
     25 Norwegian Folk Songs and Dances, Op. 17: No. 22, Cattle Call (Arr. Antonsen and Marshall for Trumpet and Organ)
     1:56
157. 157
     3 Fables de La Fontaine: No. 1, Le corbeau et le renard
     3:48
158. 158
     26 Ayeres or Phantasticke Spirites: No. 25, The Nightingale
     1:04
159. 159
     Histoires naturelles, M. 50: No. 5, La pintade
     3:15
160. 160
     Mélodies passagères, Op. 27: No. 2, Un cygne
     2:15
161. 161
     Die Libelle, Op. 204
     5:02
162. 162
     Goyescas "Los majos enamorados", Cuaderno II: Quejas o la maja y el ruiseñor
     6:52
163. 163
     Practical Cats: Overture
     2:20
164. 164
     Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22 "Legends of the Kalevala": No. 2, The Swan of Tuonela
     8:43
165. 165
     Zémire et Azor, Act 3: Air de la fauvette. "La fauvette avec ses petits" (Zémire)
     8:46
166. 166
     Buzz
     5:59
167. 167
     Signes: II. L'arbre animé d'oiseaux
     5:27
168. 168
     6 Gesänge aus dem Arabischen: No. 2, Die Gottesanbeterin
     9:18
169. 169
     The Curlew: I. O, Curlew, Cry No More in the Air
     7:15
170. 170
     Les noces de Jeannette: Air du rossignol. "Voix légère, chanson passagère" (Jeannette)
     9:25
171. 171
     Gurre-Lieder, Pt. 1: "Tauben von Gurre" (Waldtaube)
     12:48
172. 172
     Spirit of the Peacock (From "Sunbird")
     9:22
173. 173
     Ritual Dances from "The Midsummer Marriage": Second Dance. The Waters in Winter, the Otter Chases the Fish) - Transformation - Preparation for the Third Dance -
     7:14
174. 174
     With the Wild Geese
     18:36
175. 175
     Das klagende Lied: I. Waldmärchen
     28:38

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