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
6▼CD: Dance
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1La Gioconda: Dance of the hours (2005 Remastered Version)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto III, scena 2. Danza delle ore
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto III. Cà d'Oro
Amilcare Ponchielli9:57
2Les Patineurs - Valse, Op.183 (2005 Remastered Version)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
recording of:
Les Patineurs, op. 183 (The Skaters, op. 183)
composer:
Émile Waldteufel (classical composer) (in 1882)
Émile Waldteufel7:38
3Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act 1: No. 13, Danse of the Knights
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I, Scene II. No. 13. Dance of the Knights
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer)
part of:
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I
Sergei Prokofiev5:44
4Swan Lake Op. 20, Act II, 13. Dances of the Swans: IV. Dance of the Cygnets (Allegro moderato)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
John Lanchbery (conductor)
recording of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act II, no. 13: Danses des cygnes: IV. Allegro moderato (Popularly known as "Dance of the Little Swans")
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act II (ed. Drigo)
part of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act II, no. 13: Danses des cygnes
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1:31
5Gayaneh, Act 4: Sabre Dance
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Yuri Temirkanov (conductor)
recording of:
Sabre Dance, from the ballet Gayaneh (catch-all for unknown versions)
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1942)
arrangement of:
Gayaneh: Act III, Scene VII (Expiation). Sabre Dance
Aram Khachaturian2:25
6Danse macabre, Op. 40
violin:
Felix Kok (South African-British violinist)
orchestra and performer:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Frémaux (conductor)
recording of:
Danse macabre, op. 40 (symphonic poem for orchestra)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 16) and Works of Camille Saint-Saëns by opus number (number: op. 40)
is based on:
Danse macabre (song for voice and piano)
quotes music from:
Missa pro defunctis: Sequentia “Dies irae” (plainchant)
Camille Saint‐Saëns6:46
7Tales of Beatrix Potter - Music from the Royal Ballet Film: The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
John Lanchbery (conductor)
recording of:
Tales of Beatrix Potter: The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
composer:
John Lanchbery (conductor)
part of:
Tales of Beatrix Potter
John Lanchbery7:50
8An der schönen, blauen Donau - Walzer, Op.314 (1985 Remastered Version)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
recording of:
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314 (On the Beautiful Blue Danube, op. 314)
premiered in:
Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1867-02-15)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1866)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 314)
Johann Strauss10:28
9La Fille mal gardèe: Widow Simone - Clog Dance (Act II)
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
recording of:
La Fille mal gardée: Act I: No. 17. Simone
composer:
Ferdinand Hérold (French opera and ballet composer) and John Lanchbery (conductor)
part of:
La Fille mal gardée: Act I
recording of:
La Fille mal gardée: Act I: No. 17a. Clog Dance
composer:
Ferdinand Hérold (French opera and ballet composer) and John Lanchbery (conductor)
part of:
La Fille mal gardée: Act I
Ferdinand Hérold2:44
10Boléro, M. 81: (Tempo di Bolero. Moderato assai)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Paris
conductor:
Jean Martinon (French conductor and composer)
recording of:
Boléro
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
premiered at:
Palais Garnier in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1928-11-22)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 9) and Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 81)
Maurice Ravel14:56