Classics for My Baby - Chopin, Mozart

Studies that the unborn child in its mother's womb is able to perceive exterior noises. That being the case, you might as well let your child (and yourself!) listen to the best. Virgin Classics has compiled a 2-CD set of the most soothing, inspiring classical music ever recorded, chosen to provide a perfect introduction for young ears.

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Chopin, Frédéric : Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57

Performer: Peter Donohoe (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 30 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1843-1844

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467 :: 2nd movement, Andante

Performer: Jean-Bernard Pommier (Piano)
Conductor: Jean-Bernard Pommier
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia
Running Time: 7 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Concerto
Written: 1785

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Partita for Keyboard no 1 in B flat major, BWV 825 :: Gigue

Performer: Piotr Anderszewski (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1726-1731

Mendelssohn, Felix : Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61 :: Scherzo

Conductor: Barry Wordsworth
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Running Time: 4 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1842

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93 :: 2nd movement, Allegretto scherzando

Conductor: Roger Norrington
Ensemble: London Classical Players
Running Time: 3 min. 55 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1812

Brahms, Johannes : Intermezzi (3) for Piano, Op. 117 :: no 3 in C sharp minor

Performer: Nicholas Angelich (Piano)
Running Time: 5 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1892

Strauss, Richard : Lieder (4), Op. 27 :: no 4, Morgen

Performer: Gundula Janowitz (Soprano)
Conductor: Richard Stamp
Ensemble: Academy of London
Running Time: 3 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1894

Chabrier, Emmanuel : Pièces pittoresques (10) for Piano :: no 6, Idylle

Conductor: Michel Plasson
Ensemble: Toulouse Capitole Orchestra
Running Time: 4 min. 44 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: by 1881

Poulenc, Francis : Sonata for Flute and Piano :: Cantilena

Performers: Jacques Février (Piano); Michel Debost (Flute)
Running Time: 4 min. 16 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1956-1957

Massenet, Jules : Thaïs :: Meditation

Performer: Renaud Capuçon (Violin)
Conductor: Daniel Harding
Ensemble: German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen
Running Time: 5 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1894

Poulenc, Francis : Concerto for 2 Pianos in D minor :: 2nd movement, Larghetto

Performers: Jean-Bernard Pommier (Piano); Anne Queffélec (Piano)
Conductor: Richard Hickox
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia
Running Time: 5 min. 55 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1932

Wagner, Richard : Siegfried Idyll

Conductor: Marek Janowski
Ensemble: Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 5 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1870

Fauré, Gabriel : Dolly, Op. 56 :: no 1, Berceuse

Performers: Jean-Phillipe Collard (Piano); Bruno Rigutto (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1894-1897

Debussy, Claude : Préludes, Book 1 :: no 12, Minstrels

Performers: Mischa Maisky (Cello); Martha Argerich (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1909-1910

Glass, Philip : Facades

Conductor: Christopher Warren-Green
Ensemble: London Chamber Orchestra
Running Time: 7 min. 55 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 1981

Debussy, Claude : Petite suite for Piano 4 hands :: no 1, En bateau

Conductor: Jean-Bernard Pommier
Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia
Running Time: 3 min. 46 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1886-1889

Debussy, Claude : Petite suite for Piano 4 hands :: no 2, Cortège

Conductor: Jean-Bernard Pommier
Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia
Running Time: 3 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1886-1889

Debussy, Claude : Petite suite for Piano 4 hands :: no 3, Menuet

Conductor: Jean-Bernard Pommier
Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia
Running Time: 3 min. 22 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1886-1889

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Serenade no 13 in G major, K 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" :: 1st movement, Allegro

Conductor: Christopher Warren-Green
Ensemble: London Chamber Orchestra
Running Time: 5 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1787

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major :: 2nd movement, Andantino

Performers: Naoko Yoshino (Harp); Samuel Coles (Flute)
Conductor: Yehudi Menuhin
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Running Time: 9 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Concerto
Written: 1778

Liszt, Franz : Consolations (6) for Piano, S 172 :: no 3 in D flat major, Lento placido

Performer: Francois-René Duchable (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1849-1850

Puccini, Giacomo : Madama Butterfly :: Humming Chorus

Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus
Running Time: 3 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1904

Debussy, Claude : Suite bergamasque :: 3rd movement, Clair de Lune

Performer: Kun-woo Paik (Piano)
Running Time: 5 min. 45 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1890/1905

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620 :: Pa-Pa-Pa-Papagena

Performers: Catherine Pierard (Soprano); Andreas Schmidt (Baritone)
Conductor: Roger Norrington
Ensemble: London Classical Players
Running Time: 2 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1791

Humperdinck, Engelbert : Hänsel und Gretel :: Abends will ich schlafen gehn "Evening Hymn"

Performers: Anne von Otter (Mezzo Soprano); Barbara Bonney (Soprano)
Conductor: Jeffrey Tate
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Running Time: 3 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1893

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a :: no 8, Waltz of the Flowers

Conductor: Paavo Järvi
Ensemble: Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 7 min. 13 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Ballet
Written: 1892

Schumann, Robert : Kinderszenen, Op. 15 :: no 7, Träumerei

Performer: Aldo Ciccolini (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1838

Mussorgsky, Modest : Pictures at an exhibition :: Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks

Conductor: Charles Mackerras
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 1 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1874

Ravel, Maurice : Ma mère l'oye :: Le jardin féerique

Conductor: Jean-Bernard Pommier
Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia
Running Time: 3 min. 49 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Ballet

Dvorak, Antonin : Serenade for Strings in E major, Op. 22 :: 2nd movement, Tempo di Valse

Conductor: Christopher Warren-Green
Ensemble: London Chamber Orchestra
Running Time: 5 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1875

Delius, Frederick : Koanga :: La Calinda

Performer: Elena Duran (Flute)
Conductor: Eric Fenby
Ensemble: Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Running Time: 3 min. 37 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1895-1897

Grieg, Edvard : Peer Gynt Suite no 1, Op. 46 :: no 1, Prelude "Morning"

Conductor: Paavo Järvi
Ensemble: Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
Running Time: 4 min. 13 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1875/1888

Classics for My Baby - Chopin, Mozart, Bach, Debussy, Handel, Grieg, etc / Angelich, Menuhin, Argerich, Järvi, Anderszewski, et al

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