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Mozart For Mommies And Daddies - Jumpstart Your Newborn's Iq


Release Date: 10/12/1999 
Label:  Philips   Catalog #: 464405   Spars Code: n/a 
Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:  Ingrid Haebler,  Heinz Holliger,  Ton Koopman,  Irena Grafenauer,   ... 
Conductor:  Willi Boskovsky,  Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Mozart Ensemble,  Netherlands Wind Ensemble members,  Academy of St. Martin in the Fields,   ... 
Number of Discs: 1 
Recorded in: Stereo 
Length: 1 Hours 17 Mins. 

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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 Read more impressive performers, including Sir Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. Read less

Works on This Recording

1.
Variations (12) for Piano in C major on "Ah vous dirai-je maman", K 265 (300e): Theme by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:  Ingrid Haebler (Piano)
Period: Classical 
Written: 1781-1782; Vienna, Austria 
 Length: 0 Minutes 52 Secs. 
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. 
3.
Minuet for Keyboard in F major, K 1d by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:  Ton Koopman (Harpsichord)
Period: Classical 
Written: 1761; Salzburg, Austria 
 Length: 1 Minutes 18 Secs. 
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. 
7.
Contradances (5), K 609: no 2 in E flat major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:  Willi Boskovsky
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Mozart Ensemble
Period: Classical 
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria 
 Length: 0 Minutes 48 Secs. 
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. 
12.
German Dances (6), K 600: no 5 in G major "Canary Song" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:  Willi Boskovsky
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Mozart Ensemble
Period: Classical 
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria 
 Length: 1 Minutes 41 Secs. 
13.
Concerto for Flute and Harp in C major, K 299 (297c): 2nd movement, Andantino by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:  Irena Grafenauer (Flute), Maria Graf (Harp)
Conductor:  Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Period: Classical 
Written: 1778; Paris, France 
 Length: 8 Minutes 31 Secs. 
14.
Sonata for Piano no 16 in C major, K 545: 1st movement, Allegro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:  Mitsuko Uchida (Piano)
Period: Classical 
Written: 1788; Vienna, Austria 
 Length: 4 Minutes 33 Secs. 
15.
Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i): 1st movement, Andante grazioso by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:  Mitsuko Uchida (Piano)
Period: Classical 
Written: 1781-1783; Vienna, Austria 
 Length: 4 Minutes 56 Secs. 
16.
Variations (12) for Piano in C major on "Ah vous dirai-je maman", K 265 (300e) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:  Ingrid Haebler (Piano)
Period: Classical 
Written: Vienna, Austria 
 Length: 13 Minutes 13 Secs. 
17.
Serenade no 13 in G major, K 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": 2nd movement, Romanza by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ens.
Period: Classical 
Written: 1787; Vienna, Austria 
 Length: 5 Minutes 56 Secs. 
18.
Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581: 2nd movement, Larghetto by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:  Antony Pay (Clarinet)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ens.
Period: Classical 
Written: 1789; Vienna, Austria 
 Length: 7 Minutes 30 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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