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21 all-instrumental tracks include favorites such as:
Air on the G String
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Sheep May Safely Graze
Preludes from the Well-Tempered Clavier & Minuets from the Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook
Adagios from the 2-violin Concerto and Keyboard Concerto No. 5
Preludes and dances from keyboard, violin and cello suites
Artists include the MOscow Chamber Orchestra under conductor Constantine Orbelian; guitarist Paul Galbraith; the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet; pianist Carol Rosenberger; flutist Eugenia Zukerman with the Shanghai String Quartet; oboist Allan Vogel with harpsichordist Patricia Mabee and gambist Mark Chatfield; cellist Tatiana Zavarskaya; violinists Pavel Bereslavtsev and Alexei Strelnikov.
Total Playing Time: 68:04
Fifteen all-instrumental tracks, including Fur Elise; 6 Bagatelles from Op. 119; Symphony No. 6 Pastorale - "Scene by the Brook" and "Shepherd's Song"; and music from the Septet for Strings and Winds, Op. 20, Quintet for Piano and Winds, Op. 16, Symphony No. 1, String Quartet, Op. 18 No. 3.
Artists include Carol Rosenberger, Gerard Schwarz, Allan Vogel, David Shifrin, Robin Graham, Ken Munday. Ensembles include Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, New York and Los Angeles Chamber Orchestras, Orford String Quartet.
Total Playing Time: 70:59
Artists include:
Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Constantine Orbelian, conductor
Carol Rosenberger, piano
Oleg Sergeev, flute
Illona Nokkilainen, harp
Pavel Bereslavtsev, violin
Tatiyana Zavarskaya, cello
Nikolai Mozgovenko, clarinet
Yevgeni Talisman, piano
20 all-instrumental tracks include:
Lullaby (Cradle Song)
We Strolled
How Delightful You Are
May Night
Like a Melody
Intermezzo, Op. 117, No. 1
On the Way to my Sweetheart
Serenade (Ständchen)
Sunday
Serenade (Serenate)
Solitude in the Meadow
If I Knew the Road back to Childhood
Secret
Intermezzo, Op. 118, No. 2
Love Song
Minuet from Cello Sonata No. 1
Maiden's Song
Andante from Violin Sonata No. 2
Song of the Larks
Lullaby (Cradle Song)
Total Playing Time: 58:52
Ten all-instrumental tracks include:
"I am the jolly bird-catcher" (The Magic Flute)
Piano Sonata K. 545, Andante
"The man who feels true love" (The Magic Flute)
Divertimento #1, Andante
String Quartet #23, Andante
Piano Concerto #27, Adagio
Piano Sonata K. 332, Adagio
Clarinet Concerto, Adagio
Piano Concerto #21 "Elvira Madigan," Andante
Divertimento #3, Andante
Artists include Jean Pierre Rampal, Claudi Arimany, flutes; Carol Rosenberger, piano; Constantine Orbelian, conductor; Moscow Chamber Orchestra; David Shifrin, clarinet; Gerard Schwarz, conductor; New YOrk Chamber Symphony; Eugenia Zukerman, flute; Allan Vogel, oboe; Dennis Helmrich, piano; Shanghai String Quartet.
Total Playing Time: 60:17
Includes accompaniment CD!
"This fictional account surrounding the composition and naming of one of Bach's most famous musical works tells the story of Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, an orphan who is one of the composer's students. When the boy becomes a servant for Count Keyserlingk, he has no time to practice during the day, so he practices in the middle of the night. One night, the Count hears him and urges him to learn a new piece every week; first one filled with energy, then a canon, then a piece "with everything." Desperate, the boy turns to his teacher, who plays his "Variations," a complex composition that has a musical "riddle" hidden within it. The child practices it faithfully and by the end of the week, he plays it for the Count, who is so delighted that he names Goldberg the Court's official harpsichordist and often calls out to him, "Goldberg! Play your variations!" A note explains that the origins of the piece are unclear, but it is known that Bach visited the count in Dresden in 1741 and shortly thereafter Goldberg began playing this composition. This accessible and readable story will lead young readers to find out more about both Bach and his young student. The watercolor illustrations, filled with period touches, give the lad an appealing personality as he struggles with his chores and his music. The four cherubs who adorn many of the pages add to the 18th-century tone as they echo both the sentiments and the music on the page."
Jane Marino, Bronxville Public Library, NY
Features include hardcover, book sleeve, full-color illustrations and CD!
Ages: 4-8
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Language: English
Throughout the book children are referred to the accompanying CD so that they can hear examples as they read. Music on the CD includes Magic Flute (Mozart), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Williams), Carnival of the Animals (Saint-Saëns), The Planets (Holst), Petrushka (Stravinsky), and Peter and the Wolf (Prokofiev).
The San Francisco Symphony asked composer Nathaniel Stookey to write the music and the great storyteller Lemony Snicket to create the story. Edwin Outwater conducted the world premiere performance and recording of The Composer Is Dead with the SFS in July 2006.
by Lemony Snicket (Author), Carson Ellis (Illustrator)
With CD of music composed by Nathaniel Stookey, narrated by Lemony Snicket.
ALONG THE WAY YOU'LL LISTEN to the greatest works in classical music and HEAR each instrument of the orchestra and LEARN fun facts about the music, composers and musicians, including:
-Bach wasn't famous until 100 years after he died
-Some people think that years of playing the oboe can make you crazy
-Beethoven was totally deaf by the time he wrote the famous 9th Symphony
-The contrabassoon would be 16 feet tall if unwound
-Copland composed at night and on weekends and had a day job as an insurance agent
Illustrated in exquisite and colorful detail with over 100 original drawings and photographs, engaging text and delightful musical selections on the accompanying 70-minute CD lead children ages 8 to 12 (and parents, too!) on an exciting and educational tour through the instruments and music of the orchestra. The engaging text is broken into three sections: an introduction to each instrument of the orchestra from the cello to the timpani, the stories of famous composers from Bach to Stravinsky and an explanation of different musical styles from Baroque to Modern. Each step of the way, children can listen to actual musical examples of what they are learning about. Young readers will hear the sound of an actual violin as they study the instrument and enjoy the playful tune of a Mozart minuet as they read about the composer's precocious exploits as a child.
SKU: 10409
A bird dancing, an ox on a roof, flowers doing a waltz, a swan twirling about …what world is this? This is the magical world of ballet. The stage is full of people in colourful costumes, but nobody speaks. All the stories are told by music and dancing. Composers have written such exciting pieces for ballet: listen to this collection and see which ones you like best!
The "My First" album series is the ideal springboard for a lifelong journey through classical music. Each selection is carefully tailored for younger listeners and includes famous tracks as well as unexpected gems. The booklet is full of information on every piece of music. Unique and imaginative, these CDs will open a door to a wonderful world that children and parents can discover together.
Composers featured on My First Violin Album include:
Adolphe Adam, Aaron Copland, Leo Delibes, Alexander Glazunov, Aram Khachaturian, Darius Milhaud, Sergei Prokofiev, Franz Schubert, Dmitry Shostakovich, Igor Stravinsky, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Total: 73:16
SKU: 10410
Beethoven was a musical giant. He wasn’t taller or fatter than everyone else, but his music is big and his name is important. Beethoven is like the Olympic champion of classical music. Some of the music he wrote is strong and serious, and some of it is very gentle. Listen here to orchestras, pianos, violins, and other instruments playing some of the most famous pieces of all!
The "My First" album series is the ideal springboard for a lifelong journey through classical music. Each selection is carefully tailored for younger listeners and includes famous tracks as well as unexpected gems. The booklet is full of information on every piece of music. Unique and imaginative, these CDs will open a door to a wonderful world that children and parents can discover together.
Total: 78:36
SKU: 10506
My First Classical Music Album is the keystone of the "My First" album series, encouraging kids to begin a lifelong journey through classical music. Each sampling of music is carefully tailored for younger listeners, and includes famous tracks as well as unexpected gems, including Vivaldi's Four Seasons, Mozart's The Magic Flute, and Rossini's William Tell. The CD comes complete with a booklet full of information on each piece of music.
Unique and imaginative, My First Classical Music Album will open a door to a wonderful world that children and parents can discover together.
Composers featured on My First Classical Music Album include:
John Adams, Johann Sebastian Bach, Bela Bartok, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Frederic Chopin, Claude Debussy, Paul Dukas, Antonin Dvorak, Gabriel Faure, Edvard Grieg, Franz Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sergei Prokofiev, Gioachino Rossini, Camille Saint-Saens, Robert Schumann, Dmitry Shostakovich, Igor Stravinsky, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Antonio Vivaldi, John Williams
Total: 73:46
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