The Swan Saint Saëns

First Symphony Orchestra Conductor Sergey Zheludkov Saint-Saëns-Zheludkov The Carnival of the Animals Part XIII. The Swan ... Первый Симфонический Оркестр Дирижер Сергей Желудков Сен-Санс-Желудков Карнавал животных. Часть №13. Лебедь Le Cygne, or The Swan, is the thirteenth movement of The Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns. This piece features a solo cello in tenor clef and two accompaniment piece is in 6/4 time, with a key signature of G major. It makes use of legato and slurring, the music should flow like a swan gliding through the water. This piece is often played using much vibrato. This is the only movement from the Carnival of the Animals that the composer would allow to be played in public during his lifetime as he thought the remaining movements were too frivolous and would damage his reputation as a serious composer.