Salut Salon - Carnival Fantasy (2016)

Why did it take so long to realize this? The true heroes, the honored and adored subjects of countless classical works, are not obscure distant lovers, landscapes or heroic ideals - no, our animal friends are what inspired the great masters! Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov devoted his most popular piece (also one of the most famous classical works ever) to a bumblebee, Bach wrote "Sheep May Safely Graze", Camille Saint-Saëns created an entire imaginary musical zoo in his famous "Carnival of the Animals", Jacques Ibert composed a monument to a donkey. We can thank the Salut Salon ensemble, along with many others, for exploring this zoological side of music.

For their new album, "Carnival Fantasy", the four exceptional musicians have taken their successful stage program into the studio. Like no other chamber music group, these four ladies from Germany have inspired fans around the world for the past 13 years with virtuoso playfulness, charm and humour that transcend the boundaries of genre and ventures off the beaten path of traditional classical music. "Carnival Fantasy" is a firework of transformation, a playground for boundless joy and a celebration of unique, surprising arrangements - a trademark of the quartet.

Tracklist:
1. Introduktion und königlicher Marsch des Löwen
2. Afrika
3. Der kleine weiße Esel
4. Malaika
5. Fluchttiere
6. Totentanz
7. Das Vogelhaus
8. Der Schwan
9. Aquarium
10. Haifisch-Medley
11. Das Liebeslied an die Leuchtqualle
12. Escualo (Haifisch)
13. The Python's Song - Trust in Me (Das Lied der Schlange Kaa - Hör auf mich)
14. Sachidao
15. Les Deux Guitares
16. Schafe können sicher weiden
17. Hummelflug - Green Hornet
18. Masquerade
19. J'ai en moi un zoo tout entier (In mir lebt ein ganzer Zoo)