Classics for Children

Martin Hoherman (Artist), Leo Litwin (Artist), Nigel Coxe (Artist), Samuel Lipman (Artist), Eileen Farrell (Artist), Eubie Blake (Artist), Benjamin Britten (Artist), George Gershwin (Artist), Charles Gounod (Artist), Percy Grainger (Artist), Edvard Grieg (Artist), Richard Hayman (Artist), Frank Loesser (Artist), Camille Saint-Saens (Artist), Boston Pops Orchestra (Artist), Arthur Fiedler (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 18, 1995)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000003FVT
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #67,133 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A no - brainer, April 16, 2002

By	Bruce Kofoed (Twin Falls, ID, USA) - See all my reviews

Simply, the best. The best performances, the best sound, the best narration. The best. 'Nuff said.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful music, but too much narrative., September 2, 2000

By A Customer

This "unwashed" recording has the exhilarating tonality of a live performance which many modern digitals lack. Saint-Saen's "Carnival of the Animals" was my 4-year-old's favourite, followed by Grieg's "In the Hall of the Mountain King" and Gounod's "Funeral March of a Marionette".

Odgen Nash's verses, written to accompany Saint-Saen's work are too clever for young children, who will miss out on the word-play and puns. Also, they tend to interpret the experience too much, which interferes with their imaginations. If a child prefers to make-belief in dragons, for example, as opposed to lions, then there is all of Hugh Down's recitations to sit through and ignore first, since the tracks do not separate the narrative from the music.

Nonetheless, this is one of the better classical recordings I've heard geared specifically for children.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting performance, April 15, 2007

By	R. Nimtz "Jose fan" (Napa, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This was one of my favorite record albums when I was young. It was a pleasure to introduce to my grandchildren. MOST important is the narrative that starts each track. Many of the other versions do NOT include this. They were my most favorite memories, and the children still resond to them today.