This 6CD set contains 100 tracks from the most familiar and best-loved works for children, performed by many of the world’s leading instrumentalists, orchestras and conductors.
CD 1
The Tale of Tsar Saltan – Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields/Sir Neville Marriner
1. The Flight of the Bumble-Bee (Act III) – Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields/Sir Neville Marriner
Le Carnaval des animaux, ‘Carnival of the Animals’ – Katia Labèque/Marielle Labèque/Israel Philharmonic Orchestra/Zubin Mehta
2. Introduction and Royal March of the Lion – Katia Labèque/Marielle Labèque/Israel Philharmonic Orchestra/Zubin Mehta
3. Hens and Cocks – Katia Labèque/Marielle Labèque/Israel Philharmonic Orchestra/Zubin Mehta
4. Wild Asses – Katia Labèque/Marielle Labèque/Israel Philharmonic Orchestra/Zubin Mehta
5. Tortoises – Katia Labèque/Marielle Labèque/Israel Philharmonic Orchestra/Zubin Mehta
6. The Elephant – Katia Labèque/Marielle Labèque/Israel Philharmonic Orchestra/Zubin Mehta
7. Kangaroos – Katia Labèque/Marielle Labèque/Israel Philharmonic Orchestra/Zubin Mehta
8. The Aquarium – Katia Labèque/Marielle Labèque/Israel Philharmonic Orchestra/Zubin Mehta
9. Persons with Long Ears – Katia Labèque/Marielle Labèque/Israel Philharmonic Orchestra/Zubin Mehta
10. Cuckoo in the Heart of the Woods – Katia Labèque/Marielle Labèque/Israel Philharmonic Orchestra/Zubin Mehta
11. The Aviary – Katia Labèque/Marielle Labèque/Israel Philharmonic Orchestra/Zubin Mehta
12. Pianists – Katia Labèque/Marielle Labèque/Israel Philharmonic Orchestra/Zubin Mehta
13. Fossils – Katia Labèque/Marielle Labèque/Israel Philharmonic Orchestra/Zubin Mehta
14. The Swan – Katia Labèque/Marielle Labèque/Israel Philharmonic Orchestra/Zubin Mehta
15. Finale – Katia Labèque/Marielle Labèque/Israel Philharmonic Orchestra/Zubin Mehta
William Tell – Philharmonia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti
16. Overture – Philharmonia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti
17. Peter and the Wolf Op. 67 – Itzhak Perlman/Israel Philharmonic Orchestra/Zubin Mehta
18. The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell) Op. 34 – City of Birmingham Symphony Orch
CD 2
Snow Maiden (second version) (1967 Digital Remaster) – London Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult
1. Dance of the Tumblers (Act III) – London Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult
Toy Symphony (1996 Digital Remaster) – Sir Neville Marriner/Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields
2. I Allegro – Sir Neville Marriner/Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields
3. II Menuetto (Allegretto) – Sir Neville Marriner/Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields
4. III Allegro moderato – Sir Neville Marriner/Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields
The Nutcracker – Ballet Op. 71 – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/André Previn
ACT 2 – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/André Previn
No. 12 – Divertissement: – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/André Previn
5. Chocolate (Spanish Dance) – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/André Previn
6. Coffee (Arab Dance) – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/André Previn
7. Tea (Chinese Dance) – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/André Previn
8. Trepak (Russian Dance) – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/André Previn
9. Flutes – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/André Previn
10. Variation II (Sugar-Plum Fairy) – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/André Previn
Dolly Suite Op. 56 (orch. Rabaud) – Orchestre National de France/Sir Thomas Beecham
11. 1. Berceuse – Orchestre National de France/Sir Thomas Beecham
12. 2. Mi-a-ou – Orchestre National de France/Sir Thomas Beecham
13. 3. Le Jardin de Dolly – Orchestre National de France/Sir Thomas Beecham
14. 4. Kitty-Valse – Orchestre National de France/Sir Thomas Beecham
15. 5. Tendresse – Orchestre National de France/Sir Thomas Beecham
16. 6. Le Pas espagnol – Orchestre National de France/Sir Thomas Beecham
17. Marche Des Petits Soldats De Plomb Op.14 N°6 (Remasterisé En 1990) – Orchestre de Liège/Paul Strauss
Children’s Corner – Dame Moura Lympany
18. I. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum – Dame Moura Lympany
19. II. Jimbo’s Lullaby – Dame Moura Lympany
20. III. Serenade for the Doll – Dame Moura Lympany
21. IV. The Snow is Dancing – Dame Moura Lympany
22. V. The Little Shepherd – Dame Moura Lympany
23. VI. Golliwogg’s Cake Walk – Dame Moura Lympany
Jeux d’enfants – Petite Suite Op. 22 – Orchestre National de France/Seiji Ozawa
24. I. Marche (Trompette et tambour) – Orchestre National de France/Seiji Ozawa
25. II. Berceuse (La Poupée) – Orchestre National de France/Seiji Ozawa
26. III. Impromptu (La Toupie) – Orchestre National de France/Seiji Ozawa
27. IV. Duo (Petit mari, petite femme) – Orchestre National de France/Seiji Ozawa
28. V. Galop (Le Bal) – Orchestre National de France/Seiji Ozawa
CD 3
Peer Gynt (1987 Digital Remaster) – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Thomas Beecham
1. Prelude (Morning) – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Thomas Beecham
Preludes (1991 Digital Remaster) – John Ogdon
2. Prelude No. 15 in D flat ‘Raindrop’ (Sostenuto) – John Ogdon
The Four Seasons – Yehudi Menuhin/Camerata Lysy Gstaad/Alberto Lysy
Concerto No. 4 in F minor (L’inverno/ Winter) RV297 (Op. 8 No. 4) – Yehudi Menuhin/Camerata Lysy Gstaad/Alberto Lysy
3. I. Allegro non molto – Yehudi Menuhin/Camerata Lysy Gstaad/Alberto Lysy
4. II. Largo – Yehudi Menuhin/Camerata Lysy Gstaad/Alberto Lysy
5. III. Allegro – Yehudi Menuhin/Camerata Lysy Gstaad/Alberto Lysy
Má vlast – Mariss Jansons
6. Vltava, B111 (1874) – Mariss Jansons
Symphony No. 6 in F, ‘Pastoral’ Op. 68 – Philadelphia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti
7. I. Awakening of happy feelings on arriving in the country – Philadelphia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti
Chants d’Auvergne (arr. Joseph Canteloube) – Victoria de los Angeles/Orchestre de l’Association des Concerts Lamoureux/Jean-Pier
8. Baïlèro (I/2) – Victoria de los Angeles/Orchestre de l’Association des Concerts Lamoureux/Jean-Pierre Jacquillat
9. Trois Bourreés (1/3): (a) L’ïo dè rotso – Victoria de los Angeles/Orchestre de l’Association des Concerts Lamoureux/Jean-Pierre
10. Malurous qu’o uno fenno (Bourrée) (III/5)* – Victoria de los Angeles/Orchestre de l’Association des Concerts Lamoureux/Jean-Pier
11. Country Gardens (Morris Dance Tune) BFMS22 (arr. Artok) – Light Music Society Orchestra/Lt. Col. Sir Vivian Dunn
12. Shepherd’s Hey (Morris Dance Tune) BFMS16 – Light Music Society Orchestra/Lt. Col. Sir Vivian Dunn
Estampes – Jean-Bernard Pommier
13. Jardins sous la pluie – Jean-Bernard Pommier
14. Fantasia on ‘Greensleeves’ – London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult
Siegfried – Klaus Tennstedt/Berliner Philharmoniker
15. Forest Murmurs – Klaus Tennstedt/Berliner Philharmoniker
CD 4
1. Syrinx – Philippa Davies
The Planets – Suite H125 (Op. 32) – London Symphony Orchestra/André Previn
2. Uranus, the Magician – London Symphony Orchestra/André Previn
3. A Night on the Bare Mountain (completed and orch. Rimsky-Korsakov) – Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra/Mariss Jansons
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music Opp. 21 and 61 (1985 Digital Remaster) – Lillian Watson/Delia Wallis/Finchley Child
4. Scherzo (Entr’acte to Act 2) (1985 Digital Remaster) – Lillian Watson/Delia Wallis/Finchley Children’s Music Group/London Sympho
Pictures at an Exhibition – Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra/Mariss Jansons
5. The old castle – Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra/Mariss Jansons
6. Bydlo – Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra/Mariss Jansons
Ma Mère l’oye, ‘Mother Goose’ – City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle
7. Prélude – City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle
8. Danse du Rouet et Scène – City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle
9. Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant – City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle
10. Interlude & Les entretiens de la belle et la bête – City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle
11. Interlude & Petit Poucet – City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle
12. Interlude & Laideronette, Impératrice des Pagodes – City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle
13. Interlude & Apothèose: Le Jardin féerique – City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle
14. L’Apprenti sorcier (1975 Digital Remaster) – London Symphony Orchestra/André Previn
CD 5
Suite bergamasque – Dame Moura Lympany
1. Clair de lune – Dame Moura Lympany
2. Préludes, Livre I : N°8 La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin – Aldo Ciccolini
Préludes, Livre I : N°8 La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin
VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin
3. Adagio in G minor (1986 Digital Remaster) – Iona Brown/Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields/Sir Neville Marriner
No. 7 from Kinderszenen, Op. 15 – Rudolf Buchbinder
4. Träumerei – Rudolf Buchbinder
5. Sheep may safely graze from Cantata No. 208 (arr. Marriner) – Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields/Ian Watson/Sir Neville Marriner
Trois Gymnopédies – Anne Queffélec
6. 1. Lent et douloureux – Anne Queffélec
7. 2. Lent et triste – Anne Queffélec
8. 3. Lent et grave – Anne Queffélec
9. Canon in D (1986 Digital Remaster) – Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields/Sir Neville Marriner
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C K467 – Annie Fischer/Philharmonia Orchestra/Wolfgang Sawallisch
10. II. Andante – Annie Fischer/Philharmonia Orchestra/Wolfgang Sawallisch
11. Air on a G String (from Orchestral Suite No.3) – Yehudi Menuhin/Bath Festival Orchestra
12. Nocturne No. 2 in E flat Op. 9 No. 2 (1992 Digital Remaster) – John Ogdon
Clarinet Concerto in A K.622 (1991 Digital Remaster) – Jack Brymer/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Thomas Beecham
13. II. Adagio – Jack Brymer/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Thomas Beecham
14. Irish lullaby (orch. Gamley) – Victoria de los Angeles/Sinfonia of London/Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
15. Pavane Op. 50 (orchestral version) – Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields/Sir Neville Marriner
CD 6
La Gioconda (2005 Digital Remaster) – Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert von Karajan
1. Dance of the hours – Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert von Karajan
2. Les Patineurs – valse [Op. 183] (2005 Digital Remaster) – Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert von Karajan
Romeo and Juliet (1987 Digital Remaster) – London Symphony Orchestra/André Previn
3. Dance of the Knights – London Symphony Orchestra/André Previn
Swan Lake Op. 20 – Philharmonia Orchestra/John Lanchbery
Act II – Philharmonia Orchestra/John Lanchbery
13. Dances of the Swans – Philharmonia Orchestra/John Lanchbery
4. IV. Dance of the Cygnets (Allegro moderato) – Philharmonia Orchestra/John Lanchbery
Gayaneh – Suite from the Ballet – Yuri Temirkanov/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
5. Sabre Dance – Yuri Temirkanov/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
6. Danse macabre – Symphonic poem Op. 40 (1990 Digital Remaster) – Felix Kok/City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Louis Frémaux
Tales of Beatrix Potter – Music from the Royal Ballet Film – Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/John Lanchbery
7. The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin – Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/John Lanchbery
8. An der schönen, blauen Donau – Walzer Op. 314 (1985 Digital Remaster) – Berliner Philharmoniker/Herbert von Karajan
La Fille mal gardèe – Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Barry Wordsworth
9. Widow Simone – Clog Dance (Act II) – Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Barry Wordsworth
10. Boléro (1988 Digital Remaster) – Orchestre de Paris/Jean Martinon