Instrumentation: 1(picc).0.1.0 – 0.0.0.0 – glass harmonica.xyl – 2pno – str: 1.1.1.1.1 (or in chorus)

“… quite unexpectedly, kangaroos with starched white caps start hopping about between the rows of seats, offering refreshments.” The “Great Zoological Fantasy” was composed in February 1886 for a carnival concert in Paris.

After the first concerts, Saint-Saens prohibited all further performances and declined to have the work published during his lifetime. He was justifiably fearful that t...