Classical Baby is an American animated television series for young children and families directed by
Amy Schatz and produced by
HBO. The animation was created and designed by Maciek Albrecht and MaGiK World Animation. Classical Baby is designed to introduce young children to masterpieces from the worlds of music, art, dance, and poetry. This series first aired on
HBO Family on May 14, 2005.
The series has won 4 Emmy Awards, the Peabody Award, the Directors Guild of America Award, Parents' Choice Awards, and others.
The series won two
Emmy Awards for
Outstanding Children's Program and two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation, one given to animator Barbara Wierzchowska, and one to Jarek Szyszko.[1][2][3]
It won a
Peabody Award in 2005. The judges wrote: "This whimsical, charming, deceptively simple marriage of animation to the music of Tchaikovsky, Puccini, Mozart, Bach and Ellington becomes an interactive treat for young children and parents alike."[4][5]
In 2017, two new lullaby-themed episodes aired on HBO and HBO Family: "Classical Baby: The Lullaby Show 1" and "Classical Baby: The Lullaby Show 2."
Episodes
Classical Baby is currently available on HBO and Max On-Demand as 6 different episodes:
Classical Baby: The Music Show (May 14, 2005)
Classical Baby: The Art Show (May 14, 2005)
Classical Baby: The Dance Show (May 14, 2005)
Classical Baby (I'm Grown Up Now): The Poetry Show (April 12, 2008)
Classical Baby: The Lullaby Show 1 (December 24, 2017)
Classical Baby: The Lullaby Show 2 (December 25, 2017)
Additional Episodes had been available previously, which consisted of selections taken from the first two episodes, and are not included on the DVD version:
Musical Faces, "A Mare Encheu" by
Heitor Villa-Lobos performed by Christina Ortiz
Appalachian Spring, "
Appalachian Spring Ballet Suite" Moderato coda movement by
Aaron Copland performed by London Symphony Orchestra, Aaron Copland, conductor
The Cricket on the Roof, "Stamping Dance" from
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56 written by
Béla Bartók performed by
Midori, violin, Robert McDonald, piano
My Blanket, "
Clair de lune" by
Claude Debussy performed by CSR Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava), Keith Clark, conductor
Classical Baby is an American animated television series for young children and families directed by
Amy Schatz and produced by
HBO. The animation was created and designed by Maciek Albrecht and MaGiK World Animation. Classical Baby is designed to introduce young children to masterpieces from the worlds of music, art, dance, and poetry. This series first aired on
HBO Family on May 14, 2005.
The series has won 4 Emmy Awards, the Peabody Award, the Directors Guild of America Award, Parents' Choice Awards, and others.
The series won two
Emmy Awards for
Outstanding Children's Program and two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation, one given to animator Barbara Wierzchowska, and one to Jarek Szyszko.[1][2][3]
It won a
Peabody Award in 2005. The judges wrote: "This whimsical, charming, deceptively simple marriage of animation to the music of Tchaikovsky, Puccini, Mozart, Bach and Ellington becomes an interactive treat for young children and parents alike."[4][5]
In 2017, two new lullaby-themed episodes aired on HBO and HBO Family: "Classical Baby: The Lullaby Show 1" and "Classical Baby: The Lullaby Show 2."
Episodes
Classical Baby is currently available on HBO and Max On-Demand as 6 different episodes:
Classical Baby: The Music Show (May 14, 2005)
Classical Baby: The Art Show (May 14, 2005)
Classical Baby: The Dance Show (May 14, 2005)
Classical Baby (I'm Grown Up Now): The Poetry Show (April 12, 2008)
Classical Baby: The Lullaby Show 1 (December 24, 2017)
Classical Baby: The Lullaby Show 2 (December 25, 2017)
Additional Episodes had been available previously, which consisted of selections taken from the first two episodes, and are not included on the DVD version:
Musical Faces, "A Mare Encheu" by
Heitor Villa-Lobos performed by Christina Ortiz
Appalachian Spring, "
Appalachian Spring Ballet Suite" Moderato coda movement by
Aaron Copland performed by London Symphony Orchestra, Aaron Copland, conductor
The Cricket on the Roof, "Stamping Dance" from
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56 written by
Béla Bartók performed by
Midori, violin, Robert McDonald, piano
My Blanket, "
Clair de lune" by
Claude Debussy performed by CSR Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava), Keith Clark, conductor