| Classic Kids | |
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Compilation album by ABC Symphony Orchestra | |
| Released | 1992 |
| Genre | Classical Music |
| Length | 42 Min |
| Label | ABC for Kids |
Classic Kids is a compilation album of classical music compiled by Stephen McGhee. It was released in 1992 by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and was subtitled A Fun Way for Children to Enjoy the Classics. Whilst sometimes credited to ABC Symphony Orchestra, [1] it was recorded by various Australian orchestras, conductors and soloists. [2] A 68-page teachers guide was available with the album. [3] The album won the ARIA Award for Best Children's Album in 1993. [1]
Track listing
William Tell overture
1. Finale (
Gioachino Rossini)
Nutcracker
2. March (
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky)
3. Trepak (Tchaikovsky)
4. Flight of the bumble bee (
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov)
Snugglepot and Cuddlepie
5. Mrs Kookaburra (
Richard Mills)
6. Perpetum mobile (
Johann Strauss II)
7. Seven little Australians (
Bruce Smeaton)
8. The Washington Post (
John Philip Sousa)
9. Dance of the toy flutes (Tchaikovsky)
Carnival of the animals
10. The swan (
Camille Saint-Saëns)
11. The elephant (Saint-Saëns)
Eight Russian folk songs
12. I danced with a mosquito (
Anatoly Liadov)
Comedians
13. Gallop (
Dmitry Kabalevsky)
The nutcracker
14. Dance of the sugar plum fairy (Tchaikovsky)
Nursery suite
15. The merry doll (
Edward Elgar)
16. Shepherd's hey (
Percy Grainger)
Ballet suite no. 1
17. Dance (
Dmitry Shostakovich)
Romeo & Juliet
18. The street awakens (
Sergei Prokofiev)
19. Radetsky march (
Johann Strauss I)
20. Show people (
Carl Davis)
Personnel
Orchestras
- Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Queensland Symphony Orchestra
- Sydney Symphony Orchestra
- Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
- West Australian Symphony Orchestra
Conductors
- Werner Andreas Albert
- Myer Fredman
- Peter Grunberg
- John Hopkins
- Richard Mills
- Roland Peelman
- Vladimir Ponkin
- Shalom Ronly-Riklis
- Albert Rosen
- Bruce Smeaton
Musicians
- Anthony Baldwin (Piano)
- David Bollard (Piano)
- David Pereira (Cello)
- Walter Sutcliffe (Double Bass)
References
- ^ a b "ARIA Award for Best Children's Album", Australian Recording Industry Association
- ^ "1992, English, Sound, Recorded music edition: Classic kids [sound recording].", National Library of Australia, 13 June 1989
- ^ Covell, Roger, "1992, English, Sound, Other sound edition: Classic kids [sound recording] : a fun way for children to enjoy the classics / [compiled by Stephen McGhee, Murray Lennox and Russell Kent.].", National Library of Australia
| Classic Kids | |
|---|---|
|
| |
|
Compilation album by ABC Symphony Orchestra | |
| Released | 1992 |
| Genre | Classical Music |
| Length | 42 Min |
| Label | ABC for Kids |
Classic Kids is a compilation album of classical music compiled by Stephen McGhee. It was released in 1992 by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and was subtitled A Fun Way for Children to Enjoy the Classics. Whilst sometimes credited to ABC Symphony Orchestra, [1] it was recorded by various Australian orchestras, conductors and soloists. [2] A 68-page teachers guide was available with the album. [3] The album won the ARIA Award for Best Children's Album in 1993. [1]
Track listing
William Tell overture
1. Finale (
Gioachino Rossini)
Nutcracker
2. March (
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky)
3. Trepak (Tchaikovsky)
4. Flight of the bumble bee (
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov)
Snugglepot and Cuddlepie
5. Mrs Kookaburra (
Richard Mills)
6. Perpetum mobile (
Johann Strauss II)
7. Seven little Australians (
Bruce Smeaton)
8. The Washington Post (
John Philip Sousa)
9. Dance of the toy flutes (Tchaikovsky)
Carnival of the animals
10. The swan (
Camille Saint-Saëns)
11. The elephant (Saint-Saëns)
Eight Russian folk songs
12. I danced with a mosquito (
Anatoly Liadov)
Comedians
13. Gallop (
Dmitry Kabalevsky)
The nutcracker
14. Dance of the sugar plum fairy (Tchaikovsky)
Nursery suite
15. The merry doll (
Edward Elgar)
16. Shepherd's hey (
Percy Grainger)
Ballet suite no. 1
17. Dance (
Dmitry Shostakovich)
Romeo & Juliet
18. The street awakens (
Sergei Prokofiev)
19. Radetsky march (
Johann Strauss I)
20. Show people (
Carl Davis)
Personnel
Orchestras
- Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Queensland Symphony Orchestra
- Sydney Symphony Orchestra
- Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
- West Australian Symphony Orchestra
Conductors
- Werner Andreas Albert
- Myer Fredman
- Peter Grunberg
- John Hopkins
- Richard Mills
- Roland Peelman
- Vladimir Ponkin
- Shalom Ronly-Riklis
- Albert Rosen
- Bruce Smeaton
Musicians
- Anthony Baldwin (Piano)
- David Bollard (Piano)
- David Pereira (Cello)
- Walter Sutcliffe (Double Bass)
References
- ^ a b "ARIA Award for Best Children's Album", Australian Recording Industry Association
- ^ "1992, English, Sound, Recorded music edition: Classic kids [sound recording].", National Library of Australia, 13 June 1989
- ^ Covell, Roger, "1992, English, Sound, Other sound edition: Classic kids [sound recording] : a fun way for children to enjoy the classics / [compiled by Stephen McGhee, Murray Lennox and Russell Kent.].", National Library of Australia