Best Children's Classics 50

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1▶CD: Carnival
2▶CD: Fantasy
3▼CD: Dance
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1Dance of the Tumblers
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
recording of:
Suite from “The Snow Maiden”: IV. Dance of the Tumblers
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (in 1895)
part of:
Suite from “The Snow Maiden”
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov?:??
2Toy Symphony: I. Allegro
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Berchtesgadener Musik "Toy Symphony": I. Allegro
composer:
Edmund Angerer
previously attributed to:
Joseph Haydn (composer) and Leopold Mozart (composer)
part of:
Berchtesgadener Musik "Toy Symphony"
Leopold Mozart?:??
3Toy Symphony: II. Menuetto (Allegretto)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Berchtesgadener Musik "Toy Symphony": II. Menuetto
composer:
Edmund Angerer
previously attributed to:
Joseph Haydn (composer) and Leopold Mozart (composer)
part of:
Berchtesgadener Musik "Toy Symphony"
Leopold Mozart?:??
4Toy Symphony: III. Allegro moderato
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Berchtesgadener Musik "Toy Symphony": III. Finale. Presto
composer:
Edmund Angerer
previously attributed to:
Joseph Haydn (composer) and Leopold Mozart (composer)
part of:
Berchtesgadener Musik "Toy Symphony"
Leopold Mozart?:??
5The Nutcracker: Chocolate (Spanish Dance)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 12a. Дивертисмент (а) Шоколад: испанский танец (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II, Scene III. Divertimento: Chocolate: Spanish Dance, Chocolate: Spanish Dance)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 2)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky?:??
6The Nutcracker: Coffee (Arab Dance)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 12b. Дивертисмент (б) Кофе: арабский танец (Coffee: Arabian dance)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 2)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky?:??
7The Nutcracker: Tea (Chinese Dance)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 12c. Дивертисмент (в) Чай: китайский танец (Tea: Chinese dance)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 2)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky?:??
8The Nutcracker: Trepak (Russian Dance)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 12d. Дивертисмент (г) Трепак: русский танец (Trepak: Russian dance)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 2)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky?:??
9The Nutcracker: Flutes
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 12e. Дивертисмент (д) Танец пастушков (Dance of the shepherds)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 2)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky?:??
10The Nutcracker: Variation II (Sugar-Plum Fairy)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
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)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 2)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky?:??
11Dance of the Hours
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 Ponchielli?:??
12Les Patineurs
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 Waldteufel?:??
13Dance 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 Prokofiev?:??
14Swan Lake: 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 Tchaikovsky?:??
15Gayaneh: Sabre Dance
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Yuri Temirkanov (conductor)
recording of:
Third Suite from the ballet “Gayaneh” for orchestra, op. 55: V. Sabre Dance
composer:
Արամ Խաչատրյան (Aram Khachaturian, Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1942)
version of:
Gayaneh: Act III, Scene VII (Expiation). Sabre Dance
part of:
Third Suite from the ballet “Gayaneh” for orchestra, op. 55
Aram Khachaturian?:??
16Danse macabre
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:
Dies Irae (plainchant)
Camille Saint‐Saëns?:??
17Tales of Beatrix Potter: 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 Lanchbery?:??
18An der schönen, blauen Donau
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 Strauss?:??

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