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Jul 27, 2004 · Children's Classics by Prokofiev, Saint-Saëns, and Leopold Mozart by Peter Ustinov released in 2004. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awa...
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View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the CD release of "Peter And The Wolf Carnival Of The Animals Toy Symphony" on Discogs.
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- Saint-Saëns: Carnival of The Animals
- Prokofiev: Peter and The Wolf
- Britten: Young Person’S Guide to The Orchestra
- Koehne: The Selfish Giant
- Anon: Toy Symphony
In the winter of 1885-6, Camille Saint-Saëns was working on his Third Symphony, the "Organ Symphony", but he interrupted it to go on a concert tour of Germany as a pianist. While there in Germany, though, word got around that Saint-Saëns had opposed a performance of Wagner’s Lohengrin back home in Paris, and so pro-Wagnerian demonstrators started s...
Prokofiev wrote not just the music but also the text for his children’s classic Peter and the Wolf. The year was 1936, and the commission came from the Central Children's Theatre in Moscow. They wanted him to write a new musical symphony for children, with the aim to cultivate "musical tastes in children from the first years of school." Just like S...
In 1945, England commemorated the tercentenary of the death of its most significant early composer Henry Purcell. Simultaneously the British Ministry of Education and the Crown Film Unit asked Benjamin Britten to write the music for a film which would introduce young people to the instruments of the orchestra. To fulfil his commission, Britten took...
Oscar Wilde wrote the original story of The Selfish Giant, and two Graemes were involved in the creation of the ballet - Koehne wrote the music and Murphy did the choreography. The scenario retains its resonance now, perhaps more so than ever. There’s a Selfish Giant who owns a beautiful garden. It has peach trees and lovely fragrant flowers bloomi...
Was it by Joseph Haydn, or his brother Michael? Or did Mozart’s dad Leopold compose it? Or perhaps someone entirely different? No one knows for sure, but the Toy Symphony from the 18th century remains a regular on children’s and Christmas concert programs. Toy instruments including kazoo-like trumpet, ratchet, drums, and the sound of cuckoos and ni...
Explore the tracklist, credits, statistics, and more for Peter And The Wolf Carnival Of The Animals Toy Symphony by Prokofiev, Saint-Saens, L Mozart, Peter Ustinov, Nicholas Walker, Laura O'Gorman, The Philharmonia, Philip Ellis. Compare versions and buy on Discogs
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Dec 7, 2006 · Children's Classics: Prokofiev, Saint-Saëns, Britten. Leonard Bernstein (Artist) Format: Audio CD. 4.7 147 ratings. $896. Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime. FREE Returns. See all 3 formats and editions.
Listen to Children's Classics: Prokofiev, Saint-Saëns, Britten on Spotify. Leonard Bernstein · Album · 1960 · 35 songs.
