Mozart's Magnificent Voyage

Various Artists (Composer), Gregorio Allegri (Composer), Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), David Fallis (Conductor), Susan Hammond (Performer), Carla Huhtanen (Performer), Carrie Loring (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Susan Hammond, Carla Huhtanen, Carrie Loring
• Conductor: David Fallis
• Composer: Various Artists, Gregorio Allegri, Ludwig van Beethoven
• Audio CD (October 13, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Children's Group
• ASIN: B0000061XU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,260 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #5 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Vocal Non-Opera > Psalms
  • #8 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Classical (c.1770-1830) > Vocal & Song > General AAS
  • #12 in Music > Classical > Chamber Music > Quintets

Editorial Reviews

From Parents' Choice®

Superb in every way, this recording tells the story of the young Mozart, his father, his family and his music. The text is beautifully written and performed, with Mozart's music, in all its wide, wonderful range, as background. The accompanying notes will enhance children's appreciation of Mozart's life and music. A 1999 Parents' Choice® Gold Award Winner. (Ann DeForest, Parents' Choice®

Product Description

Features more than 24 excerpts of Mozart's most important works. The Dream Children enlist the help of the composer's young son, Karl, and travel backward and forward in time.

Customer Reviews

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57 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The life of Mozart set to the music of Mozart, April 29, 2002

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Lawrance M. Bernabo (The Zenith City, Duluth, Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mozart's Magnificent Voyage (Audio CD)

"Mozart's Magnificent Voyage" provides biographical information about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart using some of his most famous compositions as background music. The idea is that Mozart is working on his last opera, "The Magic Flute," but has to take time out to visit his son Karl at school, where the young boy has been acting up. As a result, Mozart will not have time to write the parts for the Dream Children, who decide to do something about it, namely use their magic boat to reach Karl first and take the boy on a journey that takes them back in time to Mozart's childhood when he first became famous as a musical prodigy. There is also a visit to the future, when Beethoven himself offers young Karl some insights on Mozart's music. This album contains more than two dozen excerpts from Mozart's music, including Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, the Clarinet Quintet, Symphony No. 1, variations on "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" and several songs from his operas. A few of the songs are worked into the narrative, as when the Dream Children sing "Three Spirits" from "The Magic Flute" and Constanze sings the "Letter Duet" from "Cosi Fan Tutte" on her wedding day to Mozart. None of the songs are identified on the album itself, although they are all listed in the album notes. As a result, children will probably learn more about Mozart's life than his music. Educators should be aware that Teacher's Notes are available for all Classical Kids recordings, a series that also includes "Mr. Bach Comes to Call," "Beethoven Lives Upstairs," and "Tchaikovsky Discovers America."

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mesmerized and moved mom to tears, January 26, 2005

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lspswr (Idaho, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mozart's Magnificent Voyage (Audio CD)

This CD is awesome, the music great, the story captivating. But it's Mozart, you already know about the music. Other reviewers have already discussed the story and I agree with their assessments that it's very good. The reason for this review is to say that my very active, never stopping, constantly in motion 5 year old SAT DOWN AND LISTENED without fidgeting or fiddling for a full 20 minutes and then sat but fiddled for the remainder of the CD. Maybe this is not a big deal to moms of "normal" energy level children -- but this simple act of being still for 20 minutes moved me to tears. I said nothing before putting the CD in, I just put it in while he was doing his running around. Within seconds of hearing the story start he sat down on the floor, crossed his legs, and listened while looking at the speakers. I have never seen this behavior from my child before, ever. Please note that this is a child who is not ADD, he just cannot be still. He listens to hundreds of hours of stories we read to him -- while he's doing something else. He "watches" videos -- while he's doing something else. He reads, while clapping or tapping out the beat of the syllables. I cannot remember my child ever stopping what he was doing to JUST LISTEN. When it was over he said, "That was a cool story," and got up to run around. That was it, but that's high praise from this child. To see my child sitting still for a full 20 minutes, you cannot begin to imagine my awe. I am running right out to get the rest of the series! Bravo to the producers!

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for kids - educational and fun, April 7, 1999

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This review is from: Mozart's Magnificent Voyage (Audio CD)

My 3 and 6 year old daughters love this CD, and can listen to it several times a day! Great for keeping them happy in the car, and for adult ears it is a lot better than typical kids stuff...Highly recommended!