Notes and Editorial Reviews
What we have here is a children's disc - famous stories told in an intelligent and accessible way accompanied by music created for such... The stories are presented with energy and great panache, cleverly arranged for (mostly) violin and cello, and convincingly scored musically... The playing is superb; I cannot reasonably imagine better, and production values, like the wonderful cartoon images that adorn each side of each cover of the disc are clever and very well done.
-- Steven Ritter, Audiophile Audition
What we have here is a children's disc - famous stories told in an intelligent and accessible way accompanied by music created for such... The stories are presented with energy and great panache, cleverly arranged for (mostly) violin and cello, and convincingly scored musically... The playing is superb; I cannot reasonably imagine better, and production values, like the wonderful cartoon images that adorn each side of each cover of the disc are clever and very well done.
-- Steven Ritter, Audiophile Audition Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Ferdinand the Bull, for speaker & violin by Alan Ridout
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Auricolae
Period: Modern
Length: 10 Minutes 47 Secs.
2.
Rascally Rogue of the Beanstalk, for narrator, violin & cello by Eric Sessler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Auricolae
Period: Contemporary
Written: 2003
Length: 15 Minutes 8 Secs.
3.
Rumpilstilskin, for narrator, violin & cello by Robert Capanna
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Auricolae
Period: Contemporary
Length: 10 Minutes 13 Secs.
4.
Adventure at Granny's, for narrator, violin & cello by Gwyneth Walker
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Auricolae
Period: Contemporary
Written: 1992
Length: 9 Minutes 48 Secs.
5.
Prince Rooster, for narrator, violin & cello by David Yang
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Auricolae
Period: Contemporary
Length: 6 Minutes 38 Secs.
6.
Three Little Pigs, for narrator, violin & cello by Daniel Dorff
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Auricolae
Period: Contemporary
Written: 2004
Length: 10 Minutes 38 Secs.
Sound Samples
The Rascally Rogue of the Beanstalk
The Rascally Rogue of the Beanstalk: Rogue Ending A
The Rascally Rogue of the Beanstalk: Rogue Ending B
The Rascally Rogue of the Beanstalk: Rogue Ending C
An Adventure at Grannie's (version for narrator, violin and cello)
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