The Classical Kids Collection: Volume 2: Tales of Enchantment and Classical Music [BOX SET] [ENHANCED]

Jeremy Irons (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 21, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 4
• Format: Box set, Enhanced
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Children's Group
• ASIN: B00001SIBF
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #45,694 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Once Upon a Time (Lauda) - Sylvain Bergeron, Sylvan Bergeron, Kirk Elliott, Michael Franklin, Ben Grossman, Katherine Hill, Avery MacLean

2. Procession (Danse Royale) - Sylvain Bergeron, Sylvan Bergeron, Kirk Elliott, Michael Franklin, Ben Grossman, Katherine Hill, Avery MacLean

3. Travelling (Early One Morning) - Sylvain Bergeron, Sylvan Bergeron, Kirk Elliott, Michael Franklin, Ben Grossman, Katherine Hill, Avery MacLean

4. By the River (Gibbons-The Silver Swan) - Sylvain Bergeron, Sylvan Bergeron, Kirk Elliott, Michael Franklin, Ben Grossman, Katherine Hill, Avery MacLean

5. At the Monastery (Gregorian Chant) - Sylvain Bergeron, Sylvan Bergeron, Kirk Elliott, Michael Franklin, Ben Grossman, Katherine Hill, Avery MacLean

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Piano Concerto # 1, MVT 1 Danse Napolitaine (Swan Lake) - Walter Babiak

2. Trepac (Nutcracker) - Walter Babiak

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

4. Tea (Nutcracker) - Walter Babiak

5. Danse des Cygnes, Allegro (Swan Lake) - Walter Babiak

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Horn Concerto, K495, MVT 3 - David Fallis

2. Clarinet Quintet, K. 581, MVT 2 - David Fallis

3. Symphony No. 1, K. 16, MVT 2 - David Fallis

4. Piano Sonata in F K. 332, MVT 3 - David Fallis

5. We Are Three Spirits ("Drei Knabchen") Magic Flute, K. 620 - David Fallis, High Park Girls And Boys Choir

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Disc: 4

1. Sarabande, Harpsichord Suite in D Minor - Walter Babiak

2. Hornpipe, Water Music Suite #2 in D Major Andante, Harp Concerto, Op 4 - Walter Babiak

3. "Give Me My Freedom", Rinaldo, "Lascia Ch'io Pianga"/Andante, ... - Walter Babiak

4. "Evening Stillness, "Nine German Arias, "Susse Stille" - Walter Babiak

5. Rejouissance, Music for the Royal Fireworks, MVT. 4 Overture, ... - Walter Babiak

See all 20 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great series, great collection, April 21, 2001

By	M. Ragen "searagen" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

We've had the CDs in this boxed set for over a year now. The Classical Kids series has been wonderful. We have two boys (now 6 and 8) and this has been a great introduction to classical music. At first, the kids loved the stories that surround the music. The stories provide a sense of history and place and, ultimately, we found that they keep the kids interested in the entire CD. As they listened (time and time again) to the stories, they started to pay more attention to the musical portions that are in the background or that break up portions of the stories.

Recently, we've been able to tell that they've picked up a sense of the music as we've listed to classical music on the car radio. Time and again, they perk up when listening to a piece of music and surprise us by saying "That's Beethoven". Sure enough - they've picked up something about the style of music that's characteristic of Beethoven. Sometimes it's the snippet of music from the CD and other times it's just the rhythms that are characteristic of that piece. As a family, we all recommend this.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tchachovsky Discovers America, June 14, 2000

By A Customer

Okay, maybe the Amazon title doesn't describe exactly what you are getting, an incrediby kid-oriented story with classical music playing in the background. But these stories use a kid's imagination and really interest them in a composer. My children beg to hear Tchaicovsky! (I know my spelling is wrong). "Mommy, please don't play your music; I want to hear Tchicovsky again." (for the fourth time in a row!) How many kids beg for you to buy Swan Lake so they can hear how it ends? I think this CD creates a love of classical music in a way that kids can enjoy. Good long trip tape, although I have had to sit in my driveway for them to hear the end of a story after coming home from school.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Start, January 4, 2001

By A Customer

This is an excellent beginning for classsical music, and supplement. It does not replace a classical music education , but for those who have no idea where to start, this is fun and is excellent for those with short, short attention spans or are used to the Brittany Spears generation. For those with an extensive music background, it is limited to the quite young.