Velveteen Rabbit [Import]

George Winston, Winston/Streep, Meryl Streep | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 10, 1999)
• Original Release Date: 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Bmg Japan
• ASIN: B00003IQOA
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #784,364 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Velveteen Rabbit (Piano S

2. Christmas

3. Toys

4. Skin Horse

5. Nana

6. Lullaby

7. Spring

8. Summer

9. Summer Evening & The Rabb

10. Alone (Piano Solo)

11. Shabbiness Doesn't Matter

12. Anxious Moments

13. Loneliness & The Fairy

14. Flying

15. Returning

16. Velveteen Rabbit (Piano S

17. Velveteen Rabbit (Solo Pi

18. Christmas (Short Version)

19. Toys

20. Skin Horse

See all 33 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Velveteen Rabbit narrated by Meryl Streep, December 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Velveteen Rabbit (Audio CD)

This recording is a wonderfully sweet rendition of the Velveteen Rabbit, set to beautiful piano music from George Winston.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars George Winston's Piano Magic World, February 8, 2001

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"laftr4evr" (Minnetonka, Minnesota USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Velveteen Rabbit (Audio CD)

"Once there was a velveteen rabbit, and in the beginning he was really splendid," says Meryl Streep with George Winston playing piano in the background. This recording delicately combines George Winston's incredible talent with the lovely tale of a toy rabbit who "longs to become real." This story is simple enough for children to understand but refined enough for adults to enjoy. I recommend it to anyone who wants to prolong the magic of imagination long enough to raise their children, grandchildren, or others' children. It's a great gift for any child or child-at-heart who is ill, going through a rough time, or having troubles calming down to rest at night. It's also ideal for the parent with a rush-hour life who needs a moment in George Winston's piano-magic world while their children get entertained by a story. My grandparents bought the cassette for me when I was just 6 years old, and I can still quote most of the first side from memory. Now, in adulthood, I continue to enjoy the comfort of a soothing piano and a good story. I love this recording, and I know it will warm its way into your heart too.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The truly real thing, November 15, 2000

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Mary Ann Kirk (Rockville, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Velveteen Rabbit (Audio CD)

The Velveteen Rabbit was introduced to me at a wedding -- the emphasis being on love that makes you "real" in a way that can never be changed despite the twists and turns of life. I read it to my grandchildren -- one who wanted it every single night of his week or two-week visit -- and I looked up on more than one occasion to find my husband sitting quietly in a chair, his ears, and obviously, his heart, tuned in to the increasingly familiar words. I began giving the book as shower gifts, wedding presents, anniversaries and the like. And then the CD came out. I grabbed it.

The grandchildren are grown now and off making their way in the world. But, I reclaim the closeness and joy of their presence all the more by sitting down with a cup of tea and being "lullaby-ed" by Meryl Streep and George Winston. It is a reminder of how I became "real" to them in a way that never dulls. This CD causes my heart to "spill over" anew every time I listen to it.