The ideal springboard for a lifelong journey through classical music. Each selection is carefully tailored for younger listeners and includes famous tracks as well as unexpected gems. The booklet is full of information on every piece of music. Unique and imaginative, these CDs will open a door to a wonderful world that children and parents can discover together.
Overture to Candide / Leonard Bernstein (Florida Philharmonic Orchestra ; James Judd, conductor) (4:10) -- Overture to The marriage of Figaro / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Capella Istropolitana ; Barry Wordsworth, conductor) -- Symphony no. 3 in F major, op. 90. III, Poco allegretto / Johannes Brahms (London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Marin Alsop, conductor) (5:49) -- Scheherazade, op. 35. I, The sea and Sinbad's ship / Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov (Seattle Symphony Orchestra ; Maria Larionoff, violin ; Gerard Schwarz, conductor) (10:46) -- Symphony no. 6 in D major, Hob I:6, "Le matin." III, Menuet / Joseph Haydn (Northern Chamber Orchestra ; Nicholas Ward, conductor) (4:04) -- L'Arlésienne suite no. 1. II, Minuet / Georges Bizet (Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra ; Anthony Bramall, conductor) (3:10) -- Fantasia on "Greensleeves" / Ralph Vaughan Williams (New Zealand Philharmonic Orchestra ; James Judd, conductor) (4:30) -- Children's corner. IV, The snow is dancing / Claude Debussy ; arr. A. Caplet (Lyon National Orchestra ; Jun Märkl, conductor) (3:18) -- Dance of the Persian slaves, from Khovanshchina / Modest Mussorgsky (Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra ; Kenneth Jean, conductor) (6:16) -- Festive overture / Dmitry Shostakovich (New Zealand Symphony Orchestra ; Christopher Lyndon-Gee, dconductor) (5:09) -- Lieutenant Kijé. III, Kijé's wedding / Sergey Prokofiev (Lille National Orchestra ; Jean-Claude Casadesus, conductor) (2:45) -- Symphony no. 3 in E flat major, op. 55, "Eroica." III, Scherzo ; Allegro vivace (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra ; Michael Halász, conductor) (5:57) -- Orpheus in the underworld. Act II, Can-can / Jacques Offenbach (Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra ; Johannes Wildner, conductor) (5:22) -- The bartered bride. Act I, Polka / Bedřich Smetana (Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra ; Barry Wordsworth, conductor) (4:54) -- The nutcracker. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy / Piotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra ; Michael Halász, conductor) -- The Valkyrie. Ride of the valkyries / Richard Wagner (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra ; Uwe Mund) (5:25).