100 Best Children's Classics

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Carnival
2▶CD: Toys
3▶CD: Nature
4▶CD: Fantasy
5▼CD: Lullabies
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1Suite bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune
piano:
Dame Moura Lympany (British pianist)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 3)
included in:
Granblue Fantasy (video game soundtrack)
part of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 (for piano)
Claude Debussy5:01
2Préludes, Livre I : N°8 La Fille auc cheveux de lin
piano:
Aldo Ciccolini (pianist)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin. Très calme et doucement expressif (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
premiered at:
[concert] (1910-06-02)
part of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125
Claude Debussy2:50
3Adagio for Strings and Organ in G Minor, "Albinoni's Adagio"
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
composer:
Remo Giazotto
previously attributed to:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
publisher:
Ricordi London (Casa Ricordi sublabel for Classical music) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni7:46
4Träumerei (aus "Kinderszenen op.15)
piano:
Rudolf Buchbinder (Austrian classical pianist)
recording of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15: No. 7. Träumerei (Scenes from Childhood: Dreaming, original for piano)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1838)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 17)
part of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15
Robert Schumann2:43
5Cantata, BWV 208: No. 9. Schafe können sicher weiden
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
organ:
Ian Watson (conductor and keyboardist) (from 1983-06-27 until 1983-06-28)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (from 1983-06-27 until 1983-06-28)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (from 1983-06-27 until 1983-06-28)
arranger and orchestrator:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
balance engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1983-06-27 until 1983-06-28)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 208 “Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!”: IX. Aria (Sopran II) “Schafe können sicher weiden” (orchestrated by Marriner) (from 1983-06-27 until 1983-06-28)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
orchestration of:
Kantate, BWV 208 “Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!”: IX. Aria (Sopran II) “Schafe können sicher weiden”
Johann Sebastian Bach4:37
6Trois Gymnopédies: No. 1 Lent et douloureux
piano:
Anne Queffélec (pianist)
recording of:
Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux (Gymnopédie no. 1)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (from 1888-02 until 1888-04)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 4)
part of:
Gymnopédies
Erik Satie3:33
7Trois Gymnopédies: 2. Lent et triste
piano:
Anne Queffélec (pianist)
recording of:
Deuxième Gymnopédie : Lent et triste (Gymnopédie no. 2)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (in 1888)
part of:
Gymnopédies
Erik Satie2:57
8Trois Gymnopédies: 3. Lent et grave
piano:
Anne Queffélec (pianist)
recording of:
Troisième Gymnopédie : Lent et grave (Gymnopédie no. 3)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (in 1888)
part of:
Gymnopédies
Erik Satie2:48
9Canon and Gigue in D Major, P. 37: I. Canon
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337
composer:
Johann Pachelbel (composer)
part of:
Thematic Catalogue of the Musical Works of Johann Pachelbel (Pachelbel catalogue by Jean M. Perreault) (number: P. 37), Johann Pachelbel: Organist, Teacher, Composer, A Critical Reexamination of His Life, Works, and Historical Significance (Pachelbel catalogue by Kathryn Janes Welter) (number: PC. 358) and Archive of Johann Pachelbel’s Works (Pachelbel catalogue by Hideo Tsukamoto) (number: T. 337)
Johann Pachelbel4:59
10Piano Concerto No. 21 in C K467: II. Andante (1990 Remastered Version)
piano:
Annie Fischer (pianist)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Wolfgang Sawallisch (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1785 until 1785-03-09)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:40
11Air on a G String (from Orchestral Suite No.3) (1989 Remastered Version)
orchestra:
Bath Festival Orchestra
conductor:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air, Air on the G string)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1730)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068 (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:31
123 Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 2 in E-Flat Major (Andante)
piano:
John Ogdon (pianist and composer)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 2 in E‐flat major, op. 9 no. 2: Andante
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1830 until 1832)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 3), Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 18) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 109)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 9 (original for piano)
Fryderyk Chopin5:19
13Clarinet Concerto in A K.622: II. Adagio (1991 Remastered Version)
clarinet:
Jack Brymer (clarinettist)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio (Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1791-09-28 until 1791-10-07)
part of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart8:54
145 Lieder, Op. 49: No. 4, Wiegenlied "Guten Abend, gute Nacht" (Orch. Gamley)
soprano vocals:
Victoria de los Ángeles (Spanish soprano)
orchestra:
Sinfonia of London (John Wilson’s session orchestra)
conductor:
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (conductor)
orchestrator:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
recording of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied (catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
arrangement of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied “Guten Abend, gute Nacht” (original for voice and piano)
Johannes Brahms2:22
15Pavane in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 50 (Orchestral Version)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Pavane in F-sharp minor, op. 50 (for orchestra and (optional) chorus)
lyricist:
Robert de Montesquiou
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1887)
arrangement of:
Pavane, op. 50 (for piano and chorus)
Gabriel Fauré6:17
6▶CD: Dance