About This Song
About "Le carnaval des animaux: 4. Tortues" by Béla Siki
Tortoises dance a can-can at a glacial pace, Offenbach’s gallop dragged into slow motion. The strings plod with deliberate heaviness, a comic contrast between the music’s intended frenzy and the creatures’ lethargy. Saint-Saëns’s joke lands gently, a warm smile at the expense of speed.