Classic FM: Music for Babies

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1Clair de Lune
engineer:
Tony Faulkner (recording engineer)
producer:
Howard Devon
piano:
Kathryn Stott (pianist) (, from 1987-01-08 until 1987-01-09)
recorded at:
West Road Concert Hall in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1987-01-08 until 1987-01-09)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano) (from 1987-01-08 until 1987-01-09)
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 Debussy5:17
2Lullaby (Wiegenlied)
piano:
Martin Katz (pianist)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Marilyn Horne (American operatic mezzo-soprano)
recording of:
Wiegenlied, op. 41 no. 1 (Lullaby, op. 41 no. 1)
lyricist:
Richard Dehmel
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1899)
part of:
5 Lieder for voice and piano (op 41; TrV 195)
Johannes Brahms2:03
3Air on the G string
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra)
conductor:
Andrew Watkinson (violinist/conductor)
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 Bach3:59
4Flute Concerto in G major: 2nd movement
flute:
Kate Hill (flute player)
orchestra:
Britten Sinfonia
conductor:
Nicholas Cleobury (conductor)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart8:14
5Canon in D
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra)
conductor:
Andrew Watkinson (violinist/conductor)
arranger:
Helmut May
recording of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337: I. Canon (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Johann Pachelbel (composer)
arrangement of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337: I. Canon
Johann Pachelbel4:21
6The Waves (Le Onde)
piano:
Ludovico Einaudi (Italian composer and pianist)
recording of:
Le Onde
composer:
Ludovico Einaudi (Italian composer and pianist)
Ludovico Einaudi34:59
7Andante Cantabile
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1990-11 until 1990-12)
cello:
Ofra Harnoy (cellist) (from 1990-11 until 1990-12)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (from 1990-11 until 1990-12)
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor) (from 1990-11 until 1990-12)
recording of:
Andante cantabile, TH 63, ČW 348 (for cello and string orchestra) (from 1990-11 until 1990-12)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1888)
premiered at:
Home of Marie de Benardaky in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1888-02-28)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 63) and Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 348)
arrangement of:
String Quartet no. 1 in D major, op. 11: II. Andante cantabile
Пётр Ильич Чайковский7:08
8Fantasia on Greensleeves
orchestra:
Britten Sinfonia
conductor:
Nicholas Cleobury (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 Williams4:09
9Berceuse
harp:
Emily Mitchell (harpist)
Gabriel Fauré2:57
10Violin Concerto BWV 1041: Andante
violin:
Joji Hattori (Japanese violinist and conductor)
orchestra:
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Joji Hattori (Japanese violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041: II. Andante
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041
Johann Sebastian Bach5:56
11The Nutcracker: The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
engineer:
Tryggvi Tryggvason (classical music engineer and producer, aka Trygg Tryggvason) (in 1989-05)
producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer)
celesta:
Anthony Twiner (in 1989-05)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (in 1989-05)
conductor:
Марк Эрмлер (Mark Ermler, conductor) (in 1989-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Conifer Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1989)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989-05)
recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 14c. Па-де-де: Вариация II: Танец Феи Драже (The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Act II, Scene III. Pas de Deux: Variation II: Dance of the sugar-plum fairy, Variation II: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy) (in 1989-05)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 2)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: b) Danse de la Fée-Dragée. Andante ma non troppo
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques
revision of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 14c. Па-де-де: Вариация II: Танец Феи Драже (The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Act II, Scene III. Pas de Deux: Variation II: Dance of the sugar-plum fairy, Variation II: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский2:16
12Oboe Concerto Opus 9 No.2: 2nd Movement
oboe:
Chris Hooker (oboe) and Christopher Hooker (oboist)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra)
conductor:
Andrew Watkinson (violinist/conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Oboe in D minor, op. 9 no. 2: II. Adagio
composer:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
part of:
Concerto for Oboe in D minor, op. 9 no. 2
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni4:40
13Dance of the Blessed Spirits
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra)
conductor:
Andrew Watkinson (violinist/conductor)
recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Ballet in D minor “Dance of the Blessed Spirits” (Italian version)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
part of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto II (Italian version)
part of:
Orpheus und Eurydike: Akt II (German version)
Christoph Willibald Gluck6:11
14String Quartet Opus 3 No.5: Serenade
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra)
conductor:
Andrew Watkinson (violinist/conductor)
recording of:
String Quartet in F major, op. 3 no. 5, Hob. III:17: II. Andante cantabile
composer:
Roman Hoffstetter
previously attributed to:
Joseph Haydn (composer)
part of:
String Quartet in F major, op. 3 no. 5, Hob. III:17
Roman Hoffstetter3:19
15Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Träumerei (Dreaming)
piano:
Mikhail Kazakevich (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 Schumann2:48
16Evening Prayer
soprano vocals:
Lesley Garrett (soprano)
orchestra:
Britten Sinfonia
conductor:
Ivor Bolton (conductor and harpsichordist)
recording of:
Evening Prayer (english setting of "Abends, will ich schlafen gehn" (Abendsegen) from "Hänsel und Gretel")
composer:
Engelbert Humperdinck (German composer)
is based on:
Hänsel und Gretel: Akt II, 2. Szene. “Abends, will ich schlafen gehn” (Hänsel, Gretel) (Hansel and Gretel: Evening Prayer, Nachtgebet / Evening Prayer / Prière du soir)
Engelbert Humperdinck2:59
17Ombra mai fù
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Judith Malafronte (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Hanover Band
conductor:
Nicholas McGegan
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1737-12-26 until 1738-01-09)
librettist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (“largo”; catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arrangement of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
Georg Friedrich Händel2:49