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Le carnaval des animaux, R. 125 : Saint-Saëns: Le carnaval des animaux, R. 125: IV. Tortues by Martha Argerich album cover

Le carnaval des animaux, R. 125 : Saint-Saëns: Le carnaval des animaux, R. 125: IV. Tortues

by Martha Argerich

About This Song

About "Le carnaval des animaux, R. 125 : Saint-Saëns: Le carnaval des animaux, R. 125: IV. Tortues" by Martha Argerich

Tortues rewrites the can-can as a slow-motion slog—strings dragging like weighted feet. Saint-Saëns trades frenzy for a ponderous grace, the humor in the lag. It's calm as a swamp, yet unease lurks: why is everyone else in such a hurry?