Works Summary
Performers
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)- Cristina Ortiz (Piano)
- Varda Nishry (Piano)
- Pascal Rogé (Piano)
Conductors
Ensembles
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- London Sinfonietta
- London Symphony Orchestra
- National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Suisse Romande Orchestra
Composers
- Paul Dukas (Composer) (1865 - 1935)
- Jacques Ibert (1890 - 1962)
- Sergey Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
- Louis-Claude Daquin (1694 - 1772)
- Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 - 1908)
- Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
- François Couperin (1668 - 1733)
- Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)
- Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
- Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875)
- Leopold Mozart (1719 - 1787)
- Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 - 1764)
- Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
Remarks:
Two and a half hours of well-known classical music, all composed specifically with children in mind. The "Peter and the Wolf" on this set is narrated by the late great English actor Sir Ralph Richardson.Reviews
There are currently no reviews, be the first one!Britten, Benjamin : The Young person's guide to the orchestra
- Conductor: Benjamin Britten
- Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
- Running Time: 16 min. 33 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1946
Schumann, Robert : Kinderszenen, Op. 15
- Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
- Running Time: 16 min. 35 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Written: 1838
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Carnival of the Animals, zoological fantasy for 2 pianos & ensemble
- Performers: Cristina Ortiz (Piano); Pascal Rogé (Piano)
- Conductor: Charles Dutoit
- Ensemble: London Sinfonietta
- Running Time: 20 min. 3 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Written: 1886
Rameau, Jean-Philippe : Nouvelles suites de pièces de clavecin :: No. 18 in G minor, "The Hen"
- Performer: Varda Nishry (Piano)
- Running Time: 4 min. 36 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: 1727
Daquin, Louis-Claude : Premier livre de pièces
- Performer: Varda Nishry (Piano)
- Running Time: 1 min. 48 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: circa 1735
François Couperin (1668 - 1733) : 6e ordre for harpsichord (Pièces de clavecin, II) :: The fly
- Performer: Varda Nishry (Piano)
- Running Time: 1 min. 28 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: 1716-1717
Mozart, Leopold : Toy Symphony, (Cassation for toys, 2 oboes, 2 horns & strings) in G major (formerly K. 63)
- Conductor: Karl Munchinger
- Ensemble:
- Running Time: 9 min. 9 sec.
- Period Time: Classical
- Form: Orchestral
- Written: by 1759
Prokofiev, Sergei : Peter and the Wolf, children's tale for narrator & orchestra, Op. 67
- Conductor: Malcolm Sargent
- Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
- Running Time: 26 min. 17 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1936
Debussy, Claude : Children's Corner
- Performer: Pascal Rogé (Piano)
- Running Time: 16 min. 13 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1906-1908
Bizet, Georges : Petite Suite, pieces (5) for orchestra (orchestration of Jeux d'enfants Nos. 6, 3, 2, 11, 12)
- Conductor: Ernest Ansermet
- Ensemble: Suisse Romande Orchestra
- Running Time: 7 min. 31 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Written: 1871
Ibert, Jacques : The Little White Donkey, for piano (No.2 from "Histories")
- Performer: Varda Nishry (Piano)
- Running Time: 2 min. 15 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1922
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai : Tale of Tsar Saltan :: The Flight of the
- Conductor: Ernest Ansermet
- Ensemble: Suisse Romande Orchestra
- Running Time: 1 min. 40 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1900-1901
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Nutcracker, ballet, Op. 71 :: Waltz of the Snowflakes
- Conductor: Richard Bonynge
- Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Running Time: 6 min. 20 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Ballet
- Written: 1892
Dukas, Paul : The Sorcerer's Apprentice (L'apprenti sorcier), symphonic scherzo for orchestra
- Conductor: Ernest Ansermet
- Ensemble: Suisse Romande Orchestra
- Running Time: 10 min. 53 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Orchestral
- Written: 1897
