Tchaikovsky Discovers America [Blisterpack]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 14, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Children's Group
• ASIN: B00000212H
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,737,062 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Piano Concerto #1, MVT 1/Danse Napolitaine [Swan Lake]

2. Trépac [Nutcracker]

3. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot/Turkey in the Straw/Waltzes [Serenade and ...]

4. Tea/Coffee/Chocolate [Nutcracker]

5. Danse des Cygnes, Allegro [Swan Lake]

6. 1812 Overture, Excerpt

7. Silver , Ragtime [Sleeping Beauty]

8. Overture Act II [Swan Lake]

9. Girls' Chorus [Eugene Onegin]

10. Coda, Act II /Rag on Tchaikovsky Theme [Nutcracker]

11. Marche Slav

12. Violente /Sugar Plum Fairly [Sleeping Beauty]

13. Le Sommeil, Panorama [Sleeping Beauty]

14. Long, Long Ago/Girls' Chorus /Waltz Op. 20 [Swan Lake]

15. Amazing Grace

16. Serenade for Strings, MVT 1/Serenade for Strings, Finale/1812 ...

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

34 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I highly recommend this delightful recording., November 15, 1998

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Robin Segal Skolnik ([e-mail]) (Forest Hills, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tchaikovsky Discovers America (Audio CD)

Tschaikovsky Discovers American, along with the other Classical Kids titles, are a delightful way to introduce young children to classical music and composers. The engaging stories on the tapes are filled with the music of the composers but the music and stories are so well intertwined that the children learn the music by osmosis as they listen to the stories over and over. My young children are forever recognizing the music of "Mr. Tschaikovsky" and "Mr. Vivaldi" as a result of repeated exposure to the Classical Kids series. The Tschaikovsky work in particular has made my very active 5 year old son a devoted fan of The Nutcracker which he sat through beautifully at Lincoln Center in New York last year.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, December 20, 1999

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[e-mail] (Blue Mountains, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tchaikovsky Discovers America (Audio CD)

Yes, this is indeed a great series - successfully mixing captivating stories with great "soundtracks". The difference is that the stories are usually about the composers and the music is by them of course. The Tchaikovsky CD has, aside from the composer's great works, some truly inspired singing as well - Swing Low Sweet Chariot and the uplifting girls chorus will send shivers down your spine.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My 7 year old son enjoys this immensely, December 16, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Tchaikovsky Discovers America (Audio CD)

Great story and music. We use it for rainy days and long car rides. We have several different CD's from the series of composers, and now he actively listens to classical music in an attempt to identify the composers. Great and fun intro into classical music.