Children’s Classics

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Tracklist

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2▼CD: CD 2
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1E.T. - Flying Theme
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra (in 1982)
conductor:
John Williams (American score composer) (in 1982)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram International B.V. (responsible for worldwide A&R/rights management/manufacturing/distribution of Philips and affiliated companies) (in 1982) and Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1982)
recording of:
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: Flying (concert arrangement) (in 1982)
composer:
John Williams (American score composer) (in 1982)
part of:
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (concert arrangement soundtrack)
John Williams & Boston Pops Orchestra3:44
2Peter & The Wolf (Main Theme excerpt)
recording engineer and balance engineer:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
executive producer:
Christopher Alder (editor/engineer/producer)
producer:
Christopher Alder (editor/engineer/producer)
spoken vocals [narration] and spoken vocals [narrator]:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) (in 1990-08)
orchestra:
Chamber Orchestra of Europe (in 1988-11)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1988-11)
additionally recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie: Kammermusiksaal in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (in 1990-08: spoken vocals [narration])
recorded at:
Konzerthaus: Großer Saal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1988-11)
recording of:
Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “Early one morning Peter opened the gate”
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer)
part of:
Peter and the Wolf, op. 67
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Claudio Abbado & Sting0:57
3Peter & The Wolf (The Duck Scene excerpt)
recording engineer and balance engineer:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
executive producer:
Christopher Alder (editor/engineer/producer)
producer:
Christopher Alder (editor/engineer/producer)
spoken vocals [narration] and spoken vocals [narrator]:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) (in 1990-08)
orchestra:
Chamber Orchestra of Europe (in 1988-11)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1988-11)
additionally recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie: Kammermusiksaal in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (in 1990-08: spoken vocals [narration])
recorded at:
Konzerthaus: Großer Saal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1988-11)
recording of:
Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: 4. The duck / Dialogue with the birds / Attack of the cat
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer)
part of:
Peter and the Wolf, op. 67
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Claudio Abbado & Sting2:06
4Robin Hood Prince of Thieves - Overture
recording of:
Training - Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves)
composer:
Michael Kamen (American score composer)
publisher:
Zachary Creek Music Inc.
John Cerminaro, Michael Kamen & Seattle Symphony2:44
5Finale - Carnival Of The Animals
piano:
Cristina Ortiz (Brazilian pianist) (in 1980-03) and Pascal Rogé (pianist) (in 1980-03)
orchestra:
London Sinfonietta (in 1980-03)
conductor:
Charles Dutoit (conductor) (in 1980-03)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1980-03)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIV. Finale (The Carnival of the Animals: XIV. Finale, full ensemble) (in 1980-03)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Charles Dutoit, Cristina Ortiz, London Sinfonietta & Pascal Rogé1:51
6Für Elise - Bagatelle No. 25
producer:
Andrew Cornall (engineer / producer) (from 1984-05 to present)
piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian‐Icelandic conductor and pianist) (in 1984-05)
balance engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer) (in 1984-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1984-05)
recording of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto (Bagatelle for Piano in A minor “Für Elise”, WoO 59) (in 1984-05)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1808 until 1810)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 15), Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 17) and Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 59)
Vladimir Ashkenazy2:56
7Waltz - Sleeping Beauty
recording engineer:
Wolf‐Dieter Karwatky (in 1992-11) and Reinhild Schmidt (Sound engineer and producer for Deutsche Grammophon) (in 1992-11)
engineer:
Gregor Zielinsky (Balance engineer) (in 1992-11)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1992-11)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1992-11)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1992-11)
recording of:
The Sleeping Beauty Suite, op. 66a: V. Valse (in 1992-11)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66a (Suite)
James Levine & Wiener Philharmoniker4:10
8Nursery Suite
performer:
Julian Lloyd Webber (cellist)
arranger:
Pam Chowhan
Julian Lloyd Webber, (arranged by) Pam Chowhan3:19
9Dance Of The Sugar-Plum Fairy - The Nutcracker Suite
recording engineer:
Wolf‐Dieter Karwatky (in 1992-11) and Reinhild Schmidt (Sound engineer and producer for Deutsche Grammophon) (in 1992-11)
engineer:
Gregor Zielinsky (Balance engineer) (in 1992-11)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1992-11)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1992-11)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1992-11)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: b) Danse de la Fée-Dragée. Andante ma non troppo (in 1992-11)
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)
James Levine & Wiener Philharmoniker1:40
10Dance of the Hours - La Gioconda
recording engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) and Arthur Lilley (engineer)
assistant producer:
Michael Haas (classical music producer)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (from 1980-06-24 until 1980-07-06)
conductor:
Bruno Bartoletti (conductor) (from 1980-06-24 until 1980-07-06)
chorus master:
Terry Edwards (British choir director) (from 1980-06-24 until 1980-07-06)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1980-06-24 until 1980-07-06)
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto III, scena 2. Danza delle ore (from 1980-06-24 until 1980-07-06)
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto III. Cà d'Oro
Bruno Bartoletti & National Philharmonic Orchestra7:34
11Cake-walk - Children's Corner
producer:
Rainer Brock (producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon)
piano:
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (pianist) (from 1971-07-25 until 1971-08-03)
balance engineer:
Heinz Wildhagen (engineer, producer) (from 1971-07-25 until 1971-08-03)
recorded at:
Plenarsaal der Akademie der Wissenschaften (München, Residenz) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1971-07-25 until 1971-08-03)
recording of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113: VI. Golliwogg’s Cake‐Walk (original piano version) (from 1971-07-25 until 1971-08-03)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1906 until 1908-07)
part of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113, CD 119 (original piano version)
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli2:53
12The Firebird Suite - General Rejoicing
recording engineer:
Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon) and Reinhild Schmidt (Sound engineer and producer for Deutsche Grammophon)
producer:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
editor:
Rainer Hebborn
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1992-12)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (in 1992-12)
balance engineer:
Rainer Maillard
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1992-12)
recording of:
L’Oiseau de feu: no. 14: Tableau II, Disparition du palais et des sortilèges de Kastchei / Animation des chevaliers petrifiés / Allégresse générale (The Firebird: Act I, no. 14: Disappearance of Kastchei's Palace and Magical Creations, Return to Life of the Petrified Knights, General Rejoicing) (in 1992-12)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (in 1910)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
L’Oiseau de feu (The Firebird)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Pierre Boulez3:11
13The Little Shepherd - Children's Corner
producer:
Rainer Brock (producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon)
piano:
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (pianist) (from 1971-07-25 until 1971-08-03)
balance engineer:
Heinz Wildhagen (engineer, producer) (from 1971-07-25 until 1971-08-03)
recorded at:
Plenarsaal der Akademie der Wissenschaften (München, Residenz) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1971-07-25 until 1971-08-03)
recording of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113: V. The Little Shepherd (original piano version) (from 1971-07-25 until 1971-08-03)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1906 until 1908-07)
part of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113, CD 119 (original piano version)
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli2:22
14The Flight Of The Bumble-Bee
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor)
recording of:
Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee, Flight of the Bumblebee; orchestral interlude between Tableaus 1 & 2 in Act III of The Tale of Tsar Saltan)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (from 1899 until 1900)
part of:
The Tale of Tsar Saltan: Act III
Ernest Ansermet & L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande1:37
15Russian Dance - The Nutcracker Suite
recording engineer:
Wolf‐Dieter Karwatky (in 1992-11) and Reinhild Schmidt (Sound engineer and producer for Deutsche Grammophon) (in 1992-11)
engineer:
Gregor Zielinsky (Balance engineer) (in 1992-11)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1992-11)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1992-11)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1992-11)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: c) Danse russe. Trépak. Tempo di Trepak, molto vivace (in 1992-11)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques
James Levine & Wiener Philharmoniker1:07
16The Little White Donkey
piano:
Varda Nishry (Israeli pianist) (in 1968, in 1968-09)
recorded at:
Decca Studios: Studio 3 in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968-09)
recording of:
Histoires: II. Le petit âne blanc
composer:
Jacques Ibert (French composer) (in 1922)
part of:
Histoires
Varda Nishry2:10
17A Night On The Bare Mountain
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
recording of:
A Night on the Bare Mountain (unknown version, use as last resort)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer)
is based on:
St. John’s Night on the Bare Mountain (original version)
Berliner Philharmoniker, Lorin Maazel6:58
18The Young Person’s Guide To The Orchestra
engineer:
Gordon Parry (engineer)
producer:
Erik Smith (British producer, pianist and harpsichordist) (in 1963-03)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1963-05)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1963-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1963-05)
recording of:
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34 (in 1963-05)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1946)
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 34)
Benjamin Britten & London Symphony Orchestra16:31