Tales of Beatrix Potter (Original Soundtrack Recording) [Soundtrack]

John Lanchbery (Composer), John Lanchbery (Conductor), Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
• Conductor: John Lanchbery
• Composer: John Lanchbery
• Audio CD (October 20, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Class. for Pleas. Us
• ASIN: B000027KJS
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #287,263 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Tales Of Beatrix Potter: The Tale Of Two Bad Mice

2. Tales Of Beatrix Potter: The Tale Of Squirrel Nutkin

3. Tales Of Beatrix Potter: Mrs Tiggy-Winkle's Laundry

4. Tales Of Beatrix Potter: The Tale Of Jemima Puddle-Duck

5. Tales Of Beatrix Potter: The Tale Of Jeremy Fisher (Extract)

6. Tales Of Beatrix Potter: The Tale Of Pigling Bland

7. Tales Of Beatrix Potter: The Mouse Waltz

8. Tales Of Beatrix Potter: Finale (Extract)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tales Of Elegant and Beautiful Music, January 12, 2002

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Mr. Villeo Y. Soon (Dover, England, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tales of Beatrix Potter (Original Soundtrack Recording) (Audio CD)

After watching the ballet of 'Tales of Beatrix Potter', not only was I intrique by the beautiful choreography and stunning sets but also by the superb music composed especially by John Lanchberry. This soundtrack from the film demonstrates the many elements,moods and style of music that compliments the visual dancing of the ballet. John Lanchberry utilises Victorian themes as the basis for the ballet and comes up with a completely new score. There are 8 tracks in this CD and each track is devoted to individual characters and stories that make up the ballet score (though it is not the complete score) nevertheless, it is still enchanting. Waltzes dominate the score and it is plain to see why as the melodies transports us to a realm of flight and fantasy and you get lost in the strains of the violins. The finale cleverly combines the strains of the waltz to culminate to a frenzied polka. Simple but most effective. Clearly, John Lanchbery score conjures the dance movements in the mind and by doing that he has succeded in making us believe we are in a world of Beatrix Potter. The quality of sound is commendable considering it was recorded before the digital age. Music is performed by the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House,Covent Garden and it has never sounded so brilliant before. My wish is that sometime in the future, a complete score would be available as this is the prime example of a modern classic, therefore a score in it's entire form would be hail as a masterpiece.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Enchanting, July 27, 2010

By 

Villeo Soon (Kent, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tales of Beatrix Potter (Original Soundtrack Recording) (Audio CD)

After watching the ballet of 'Tales of Beatrix Potter', not only was I intrique by the beautiful choreography and stunning sets but also by the superb music composed especially by John Lanchberry. This soundtrack from the film demonstrates the many elements,moods and style of music that compliments the visual dancing of the ballet. John Lanchberry utilises Victorian themes as the basis for the ballet and comes up with a completely new score. There are 8 tracks in this CD and each track is devoted to individual characters and stories that make up the ballet score (though it is not the complete score) nevertheless, it is still enchanting. Waltzes dominate the score and it is plain to see why as the melodies transports us to a realm of flight and fantasy and you get lost in the strains of the violins. The finale cleverly combines the strains of the waltz to culminate to a frenzied polka. Simple but most effective. Clearly, John Lanchbery score conjures the dance movements in the mind and by doing that he has succeded in making us believe we are in a world of Beatrix Potter. The quality of sound is commendable considering it was recorded before the digital age. Music is performed by the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House,Covent Garden and it has never sounded so brilliant before. My wish is that sometime in the future, a complete score would be available as this is the prime example of a modern classic, therefore a score in it's entire form would be hail as a masterpiece.