100 Best Children's Classics

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Carnival
2▶CD: Toys
3▼CD: Nature
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1Peer Gynt: Prelude (Morning) (1987 Remastered Version)
producer:
Lawrance Collingwood
choir vocals:
Beecham Choral Society
soprano vocals:
Ilse Hollweg (soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1956-11-05 until 1957-04-01, in 1957)
conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor) (from 1956-11-05 until 1957-04-01, in 1957)
chorus master:
Denis Vaughan
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1956-11) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1956-11-05 until 1957-04-01)
recording of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt, prelude: Morgenstemning (from 1956-11-05 until 1957-04-01)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Henrik Ibsen (in 1867)
part of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23
Edvard Grieg54:15
2Preludes: Prelude No. 15 in D flat 'Raindrop' (Sostenuto) (1991 Remastered Version)
piano:
John Ogdon (pianist and composer)
recording of:
Prélude no. 15 in D‐flat major, op. 28 “Raindrop”: Sostenuto
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1836 until 1839)
part of:
24 Préludes pour le piano, op. 28
Fryderyk Chopin6:05
3The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 4 in F minor (L'inverno/ Winter) RV297 (Op. 8 No. 4): I. Allegro non molto
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
orchestra:
Camerata Lysy Gstaad
conductor:
Alberto Lysy (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”: I. Allegro non molto
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno” (Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “Winter”)
Antonio Vivaldi3:48
4The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 4 in F minor (L'inverno/ Winter) RV297 (Op. 8 No. 4): II. Largo
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
orchestra:
Camerata Lysy Gstaad
conductor:
Alberto Lysy (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”: II. Largo
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno” (Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “Winter”)
Antonio Vivaldi2:09
5The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 4 in F minor (L'inverno/ Winter) RV297 (Op. 8 No. 4): III. Allegro
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
orchestra:
Camerata Lysy Gstaad
conductor:
Alberto Lysy (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”: III. Allegro
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno” (Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “Winter”)
Antonio Vivaldi3:07
6Má vlast: Vltava, B. 111
orchestra:
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra (Oslo Philharmonic)
conductor:
Mariss Jansons (Latvian conductor)
recording of:
Má vlast: II. Vltava, JB 1:112/2 (Die Moldau)
composer:
Bedřich Smetana (composer) (from 1874-11-20 until 1874-12-08)
part of:
B. number catalogue by František Bartoš (number: B. 111)
is based on:
La Mantovana
part of:
Má vlast, JB 1:112 (My Country / My Fatherland)
Bedřich Smetana12:09
7Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, "Pastoral": I. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande (Allegro ma non troppo)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”: I. Allegro ma non troppo “Awakening of cheerful feelings upon arrival in the country” (Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 "Pastoral": I. Allegro ma non troppo "Awakening of cheerful feelings upon arrival in the country")
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”
Ludwig van Beethoven12:38
8Chants d'Auvergne: Baïlèro (I/2) (1986 Remastered Version)
soprano vocals:
Victoria de los Ángeles (Spanish soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre Lamoureux (Lamoureux Orchestra)
conductor:
Jean‐Pierre Jacquillat (conductor)
recording of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série: No. 2. Baïlèro
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joseph Canteloube
part of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série
Joseph Canteloube4:50
9Chants d'Auvergne: Trois Bourreés (1/3): (a) L'ïo dè rotso (1986 Remastered Version)
soprano vocals:
Victoria de los Ángeles (Spanish soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre Lamoureux (Lamoureux Orchestra)
conductor:
Jean‐Pierre Jacquillat (conductor)
recording of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série: No. 3. Trois Bourrées: I. L'aïo dé Rotso
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joseph Canteloube
part of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série
Joseph Canteloube1:14
10Chants d'Auvergne: Malurous qu'o uno fenno (Bourrée) (III/5)* (1986 Remastered Version)
soprano vocals:
Victoria de los Ángeles (Spanish soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre Lamoureux (Lamoureux Orchestra)
conductor:
Jean‐Pierre Jacquillat (conductor)
recording of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Troisième Série: No. 5. Malurous qu'o uno fenno
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joseph Canteloube
part of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Troisième Série
Joseph Canteloube1:34
11Country Gardens, Bfms 22 (Arr. for orchestra By L. Artok)
orchestra:
Light Music Society Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Vivian Dunn
recording of:
Country Gardens (for band, Clark)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Tom Clark (US composer) and Percy Grainger (Australian composer 1882–1961)
arrangement of:
Country Gardens (Morris dance tune)
Percy Grainger2:16
12Shepherd's Hey, Bfms 16
orchestra:
Light Music Society Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Vivian Dunn
recording of:
Shepherd’s Hey (Morris dance tune)
composer:
Percy Grainger (Australian composer 1882–1961)
Percy Grainger2:14
13Estampes: Jardins sous la pluie
piano:
Jean‐Bernard Pommier (pianist and conductor)
recording of:
Estampes, L. 100: III. Jardins sous la pluie. Net et vif (for piano)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (in 1903-07)
is based on:
Images oubliées, L. 87, CD 94 : III. Quelques aspects de ‘Nous n’irons plus au bois’ parce qu’il fait un temps insupportable (for piano)
part of:
Estampes, L. 100, CD 108 (for piano)
Claude Debussy3:52
14Fantasia on Greensleeves, for Flute, Harp and Strings
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
recording of:
Fantasia on “Greensleeves”
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1924 until 1928)
arranger:
Ralph Greaves (in 1934)
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1936)
is based on:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
is based on:
Lovely Joan (traditional English folk song)
is based on:
Sir John in Love
Ralph Vaughan Williams4:39
15Siegfried, WWV 86C, Act 2: Waldweben (Mässig - Lebhaft)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Klaus Tennstedt (conductor)
recording of:
Siegfried: Waldweben (Forest Murmurs)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1856 until 1871)
is based on:
Siegfried, WWV 86C: Akt II
Richard Wagner6:53
4▶CD: Fantasy
5▶CD: Lullabies
6▶CD: Dance