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Carnival of the Animals, R. 125 : Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: IV. Tortoises
About This Song
About "Carnival of the Animals, R. 125 : Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: IV. Tortoises" by Andris Nelsons
Tortoises: a slow, deliberate crawl of strings that mocks the can-can. Nelsons plays it straight, letting the lumbering rhythm feel like a sigh stretched to breaking point. It's comedy with a heavy heart, a creature carrying its own little world on its back.