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Classical Music doesn’t get much more exciting than this! With the help of wonderful music (some familiar, some new) this collection encourages children to experience the fantastic array of world music styles and colourful portrayals of foreign lands in Classical Music. Featuring music from Debussy, Johann Strauss II, Copland and many others this selection will have kids thrilled with recreations of the American Wild West, learning the Jamaican Rumba, waltzing in Vienna and exploring the Steppes of Central Asia!
A fully illustrated 44 page booklet presents an adventure-filled journey around the world challenging the reader to listen, see and recreate the wonders of the countries they visit.
Classical Music doesn’t get much more exciting than this! With the help of wonderful music (some familiar, some new) this collection encourages children to experience the fantastic array of world music styles and colourful portrayals of foreign lands in Classical Music. Featuring music from Debussy, Johann Strauss II, Copland and many others this selection will have kids thrilled with recreations of the American Wild West, learning the Jamaican Rumba, waltzing in Vienna and exploring the Steppes of Central Asia!
A fully illustrated 44 page booklet presents an adventure-filled journey around the world challenging the reader to listen, see and recreate the wonders of the countries they visit. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes - no 4, Hoe-down by Aaron Copland
Conductor:
Leonard Slatkin
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1942; USA
Length: 4 Minutes 15 Secs.
2.
La Cucaracha by Mexican Anonymous
Performer:
Gabriela Montero (Piano)
Length: 6 Minutes 8 Secs.
3.
Suite española, Op. 47: no 3, Sevilla by Isaac Albeniz
Performer:
Julian Byzantine (Guitar)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1886; Madrid, Spain
Length: 5 Minutes 18 Secs.
4.
Jamaican Rumba by Arthur Benjamin
Performer:
Larry Adler (Harmonica)
Conductor:
Eric Robinson
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1938; England
Length: 2 Minutes 14 Secs.
5.
Two Pieces, Op. 2: No. 2. Oriental Dance by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Truls Otterbech Mork (Cello),
Jean-Yves Thibaudet (Piano)
Period: Post-Romantic
Written: 1892
Length: 6 Minutes 22 Secs.
6.
In the steppes of central Asia by Alexander Borodin
Conductor:
André Cluytens
Period: Romantic
Written: 1880; Russia
Length: 6 Minutes 42 Secs.
7.
Country Gardens by Percy Aldridge Grainger
Conductor:
Sir Vivian Dunn
Period: 20th Century
Written: England
Length: 2 Minutes 13 Secs.
8.
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Rákóczy March by Hector Berlioz
Conductor:
Herbert von Karajan
Period: Romantic
Written: 1845-1846; France
Length: 4 Minutes 15 Secs.
9.
Suite bergamasque: 3rd movement, Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Moura Lympany (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1890/1905; France
Length: 4 Minutes 56 Secs.
10.
Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 3: Siciliana by Ottorino Respighi
Conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1931; Rome, Italy
Length: 3 Minutes 43 Secs.
11.
Finlandia, Op. 26 by Jean Sibelius
Conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli
Period: Romantic
Written: Finland
Length: 8 Minutes 27 Secs.
12.
An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314 by Johann Strauss Jr.
Conductor:
Herbert von Karajan
Period: Romantic
Written: 1867; Vienna, Austria
Length: 10 Minutes 24 Secs.
13.
Má vlast: no 2, Moldau, T 111 by Bedrich Smetana
Conductor:
Mariss Jansons
Period: Romantic
Written: 1874; Czech Republic
Length: 12 Minutes 6 Secs.
Sound Samples
Rodeo (1999 Digital Remaster): Hoe-Down
Suite española No. 1, Op.47 (arr. Byzantine): III. Sevilla (Sevillanas)
Jamaican Rumba (1991 Digital Remaster)
Two Pieces, Op.2: No.2 Danse Orientale
In the Steppes of Central Asia (1987 - Remaster)
Country Gardens (Morris Dance Tune) BFMS22 (arr. Artok) (1990 Digital Remaster)
La Damnation de Faust, Op.24 (1990 - Remaster): Hungarian March
Suite bergamasque: Clair de lune
Ancient Airs and Dances (1996 Digital Remaster), Suite No. 3: III. Siciliana (anon.)
Finlandia - Symphonic Poem, Op.26 (2000 - Remaster)
An der schönen, blauen Donau - Walzer, Op.314 (1985 - Remaster)
Má vlast: Vltava, B.111 (1874)
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