Notes and Editorial Reviews
This CD has both ADD and DDD recordings.
Part of a growing number of recordings dedicated to propagating the curative powers of classical music, MOZART FOR MOMMIES & DADDIES is both accessible and enjoyable. Parents and children will both appreciate the relaxing, danceable melodies.
Selections are sorted according to the important times of the day for music: waking up, playtimes and naptimes. The producers provide extensive liner notes explaining the music's benefits. Playtime is full of marches and minuets, providing a positive, enthusiastic soundtrack to the day. Slower pieces, many featuring flutes and other soothing wind instruments lull children to sleep.
These recordings, culled from the Philips music catalog, feature many
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impressive performers, including Sir Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. Read less
Works on This Recording
2.
Die Zauberflöte, K 620: Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Heinz Holliger (Oboe)
Period: Classical
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria
Length: 2 Minutes 52 Secs.
Notes: This selection is an arrangement for 2 Oboes. Heinz Holliger plays both instruments.
4.
Minuet for Piano in F major, K 2 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Ton Koopman (Harpsichord)
Period: Classical
Written: 1762; Salzburg, Austria
Length: 1 Minutes 1 Secs.
5.
Minuet for Piano in F major, K 5 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Ton Koopman (Harpsichord)
Period: Classical
Written: 1762; Salzburg, Austria
Length: 1 Minutes 4 Secs.
6.
Contradances (5), K 609: no 1 in C major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:
Willi Boskovsky
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Mozart Ensemble
Period: Classical
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria
Length: 0 Minutes 56 Secs.
Notes: This contradance is based on the melody of the aria "Non più andrai" from Mozart's opera Le nozze di Figaro.
8.
Contradances (5), K 609: no 3 in D major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:
Willi Boskovsky
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Mozart Ensemble
Period: Classical
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria
Length: 1 Minutes 7 Secs.
9.
Contradances (5), K 609: no 4 in C major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:
Willi Boskovsky
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Mozart Ensemble
Period: Classical
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria
Length: 2 Minutes 0 Secs.
10.
Don Giovanni, K 527: Harmonie arrangements by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Netherlands Wind Ensemble members
Period: Classical
Written: 1787; Prague
Length: 13 Minutes 41 Secs.
Notes: Arranged: Johann Georg Triebensee
11.
Minuets (6), K 599: no 5 in F major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:
Willi Boskovsky
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Mozart Ensemble
Period: Classical
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria
Length: 1 Minutes 53 Secs.
19.
Die Zauberflöte, K 620: Alles fühlt der Liebe Freuden by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Heinz Holliger (Oboe)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria
Length: 1 Minutes 15 Secs.
Notes: This selection is an arrangement for 2 Oboes. Heinz Holliger plays both
instruments.
20.
Die Zauberflöte, K 620: Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Heinz Holliger (Oboe)
Period: Classical
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria
Length: 2 Minutes 7 Secs.
Notes: This selection is an arrangement for 2 Oboes. Heinz Holliger plays both
instruments.
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