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100 Best Children's Classics

100 Best Children's Classics
Release Date: 07/31/2020 
Label:  Warner Classics   Catalog #: 548472  
Composer:  Sergei Prokofiev,  Camille Saint-Saëns,  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov,  Gioachino Rossini,   ... 
Performer:  Itzhak Perlman,  Katia Labèque,  Marielle Labèque,  Moura Lympany,   ... 
Conductor:  Zubin Mehta,  Sir Neville Marriner,  Riccardo Muti,  Simon Rattle,   ... 
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Israel Philharmonic Orchestra,  Academy of St. Martin in the Fields,  Philharmonia Orchestra,   ... 
Number of Discs: 6 
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Note: Work data for this release may be incomplete or partially superceded from its previously released edition. - ArkivMusic

Each CD included in this set is inspired by the wonders of childhood. The first CD, CARNIVAL, includes works by Camille Saint-Saëns, Prokofiev, Britten, and Rimsky- Korsakov. The second CD in this set, TOYS, brings together a collection of charming works about children and their toys by various composers including Fauré, Debussy, Bizet, Mozart, Pierné, and Tchaikovsky. The third CD, NATURE, draws children into the atmosphere of the countryside, allowing them to experience the sights and sounds of nature. Beginning with "Morning" from Grieg's Peer Gynt, this Read more disc includes works by Smetana, Beethoven, Chopin, Vivaldi, and Grainger. FANTASY, the fourth CD in the set, invites listeners to let their imaginations run free while listening to some of the world's best-loved descriptive music, including A Midsummer Night's Dream, A Night on the Bare Mountain, Pictures at an Exhibition, "Uranus the Magician" from The Planets, and L'Apprenti Sorcier. The fifth CD in this set, LULLABIES, presents a collection of some of the most relaxing classics ever written. These will be especially appreciated by children at bedtime! The sixth and final CD of set, DANCE, includes some of the best loved works for dance, figure skating, and opera, including works ranging from Tchaikovsky's charming "Dance of the Little Swans" to Ravel's "Bolero." Read less

Works on This Recording

1.
Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 by Sergei Prokofiev
Performer:  Itzhak Perlman (Violin)
Conductor:  Zubin Mehta
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1936; USSR 
 Language: English 
2.
Carnival of the animals by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:  Katia Labèque (Piano), Itzhak Perlman (Violin), Marielle Labèque (Piano)
Conductor:  Zubin Mehta
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Written: 1886 
 Language: English 
3.
Tale of Tsar Saltan: Suite, Op. 57 - Flight of the bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Conductor:  Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1903; Russia 
4.
Guillaume Tell: Overture by Gioachino Rossini
Conductor:  Riccardo Muti
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1829; Italy 
5.
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 by Benjamin Britten
Conductor:  Simon Rattle
Orchestra/Ensemble:  City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1946; England 
6.
Snow Maiden, Op. 12: Dance of the Buffoons by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor:  Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1873; Russia 
7.
Cassation in G major "Toy Symphony" by Leopold Mozart
Conductor:  Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Period: Classical 
Written: circa 1769; Austria 
8.
Nutcracker, Op. 71: no 12g, Act 2 - Divertissements by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor:  André Previn
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
9.
Nutcracker, Op. 71: no 14c, Act 2 - Variation II, Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor:  André Previn
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1891-1892; Russia 
10.
Dolly, Op. 56 by Gabriel Fauré
Conductor:  Sir Thomas Beecham
Orchestra/Ensemble:  French National Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1894-1897; France 
11.
Album pour mes petits amis, Op. 14: no 6, Marche des petits soldats de plomb by Gabriel Pierné
Conductor:  Paul Strauss
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Liège Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: France 
12.
Children's Corner by Claude Debussy
Performer:  Moura Lympany (Piano)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1906-1908; France 
13.
Jeux d'enfants, Op. 22: Petite suite by Georges Bizet
Conductor:  Seiji Ozawa
Orchestra/Ensemble:  French National Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1871; France 
14.
Peer Gynt Suite no 1, Op. 46: no 1, Prelude "Morning" by Edvard Grieg
Conductor:  Sir Thomas Beecham
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1875/1888; Norway 
15.
Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 28: no 15 in D flat major "Raindrop" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  John Ogdon (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1838-1839; Paris, France 
16.
Concerto for Violin in F minor, Op. 8 no 4/RV 297 "L'inverno" by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:  Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)
Conductor:  Alberto Lysy
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Camerata Lysy
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1725; Venice, Italy 
17.
Má vlast: no 2, Moldau, T 111 by Bedrich Smetana
Conductor:  Mariss Jansons
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1874; Czech Republic 
18.
Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": 1st movement, Allegro ma non troppo by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:  Riccardo Muti
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1808; Vienna, Austria 
19.
Chants d'Auvergne: Volume 3 - no 5, Malurous qu'o uno fenno by Joseph Canteloube
Performer:  Victoria de los Angeles (Soprano)
Conductor:  Jean-Pierre Jacquillat
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Lamoureux Concerts Association Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1923-1930; France 
20.
Chants d'Auvergne: Volume 1 - no 3a, L'Aïo dé rotso by Joseph Canteloube
Performer:  Victoria de los Angeles (Soprano)
Conductor:  Jean-Pierre Jacquillat
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Lamoureux Concerts Association Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1923-1930; France 
21.
Chants d'Auvergne: Volume 1 - no 2, Baïlèro by Joseph Canteloube
Performer:  Victoria de los Angeles (Soprano)
Conductor:  Jean-Pierre Jacquillat
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Lamoureux Concerts Association Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1923-1930; France 
22.
Country Gardens by Percy Aldridge Grainger
Conductor:  Sir Vivian Dunn
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Light Music Society Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: England 
23.
Shepherd's Hey by Percy Aldridge Grainger
Conductor:  Sir Vivian Dunn
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Light Music Society Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: England 
24.
Fantasia on Greensleeves by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Conductor:  Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1934; England 
25.
Siegfried: Forest Murmurs [Instrumental] by Richard Wagner
Conductor:  Klaus Tennstedt
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1871; Germany 
26.
Syrinx by Claude Debussy
Performer:  Philippa Davies (Flute)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1913 pub 1927; France 
27.
The Planets, Op. 32/H 125: Uranus by Gustav Holst
Conductor:  André Previn
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1914-1916; England 
28.
Night on the Bare Mountain by Modest Mussorgsky
Conductor:  Mariss Jansons
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1866; Russia 
29.
Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: Scherzo by Felix Mendelssohn
Conductor:  André Previn
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra,  Finchley Children's Music Group
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1842; Germany 
30.
Pictures at an exhibition: no 7, Bydlo by Modest Mussorgsky
Conductor:  Mariss Jansons
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1874; Russia 
31.
Pictures at an exhibition: no 4, The Old Castle by Modest Mussorgsky
Conductor:  Mariss Jansons
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1874; Russia 
32.
Ma mère l'oye: Suite by Maurice Ravel
Conductor:  Simon Rattle
Orchestra/Ensemble:  City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1908-1910; France 
33.
L'apprenti sorcier by Paul Dukas
Conductor:  André Previn
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1897; France 
34.
Préludes, Book 1: no 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin by Claude Debussy
Performer:  Aldo Ciccolini (Piano)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1909-1910; France 
35.
Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor by Tomaso Albinoni
Performer:  Iona Brown (Violin)
Conductor:  Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Period: Baroque 
Written: Venice, Italy 
36.
Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!, BWV 208 "Hunt Cantata": Schafe können sicher weiden by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  Ian Watson (Organ)
Conductor:  Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1713; Cöthen, Germany 
37.
Gymnopédies (3) for Piano by Erik Satie
Performer:  Anne Queffélec (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1888; France 
38.
Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major: Canon by Johann Pachelbel
Conductor:  John Lanchbery
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: Germany 
39.
Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467: 2nd movement, Andante by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:  Annie Fischer (Piano)
Conductor:  Wolfgang Sawallisch
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1785; Vienna, Austria 
40.
Suite for Orchestra no 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:  Yehudi Menuhin
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Bath Festival Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1729-1731; Leipzig, Germany 
41.
Nocturnes (3) for Piano, B 54/Op. 9: no 2 in E flat major by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  John Ogdon (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1830-1831; Poland 
42.
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622: 2nd movement, Adagio by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:  Jack Brymer (Clarinet)
Conductor:  Sir Thomas Beecham
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria 
43.
Songs (5), Op. 49: no 4, Wiegenlied by Johannes Brahms
Performer:  Victoria de los Angeles (Soprano)
Conductor:  Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Sinfonia of London
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1868; Austria 
44.
Pavane, Op. 50 by Gabriel Fauré
Conductor:  Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1887; France 
45.
La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours by Amilcare Ponchielli
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1876; Italy 
46.
Les patineurs, Op. 183 by Emil Waldteufel
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1882; Paris, France 
47.
Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: Act 1 - Dance of the Knights by Sergei Prokofiev
Conductor:  André Previn
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1935-1936; Paris, France 
48.
Swan Lake, Op. 20: no 13, Act 2 - Danses des cygnes - Allegro moderato by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor:  John Lanchbery
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1875-1876; Russia 
49.
Gayaneh: Sabre Dance by Aram Khachaturian
Conductor:  Yuri Temirkanov
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1942/1957; USSR 
50.
Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40 by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:  Felix Kok (Violin)
Conductor:  Louis Frémaux
Orchestra/Ensemble:  City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1874; France 
51.
Tales of Beatrix Potter, ballet: The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin by John Lanchbery
Conductor:  John Lanchbery
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
52.
An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314 by Johann Strauss Jr.
Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1867; Vienna, Austria 
53.
La fille mal gardée: Act 1 - no 17a, Clog Dance by Louis Ferdinand Herold
Conductor:  Barry Wordsworth
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1828 
54.
Kinderszenen, Op. 15: no 7, Träumerei by Robert Schumann
Performer:  Rudolf Buchbinder (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1838; Germany 
55.
Estampes (3) for Piano: no 3, Jardins sous la pluie by Claude Debussy
Performer:  Jean-Bernard Pommier (Piano)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1903; France 
56.
Suite bergamasque: 3rd movement, Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy
Performer:  Moura Lympany (Piano)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1890/1905; France 
57.
Boléro by Maurice Ravel
Conductor:  Jean Martinon
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Paris Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1928; France 

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 Outstanding Presentation December 19, 2020 By Marv G. (Bronx, NY) See All My Reviews "Beautiful recordings of a wonderful collection of material for adults as well as children. Better than a mere mass of fitting title, the music is collected into categories (Carnival, Toys, Nature Fantasy, etc.) so that listeners can stay focused rather than bounce from one unconnected piece to another." Report Abuse
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