What could be more fun than discovering the colours of classical music by visiting a zoo? A menagerie of birds and beasts come to life on this delightful collection – a perfect way to introduce to the wonderful world of classical music.
JIMMIE DODD
Mickey Mouse March (arr. by Bill Pape)
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Peter and the Wolf (Text by the composer; English translation revised by Sting)
Sting, narrator
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado
JACQUES IBERT
The Little White Donkey
Varda Nishry, piano
JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU
The Hen
Varda Nishry, piano
LOUIS-CLAUDE DAQUIN
The Cuckoo
Varda Nishry, piano
FRANCOIS COUPERIN
The Gnat
Varda Nishry, piano
ALAN RIDOUT
Ferdinand for speaker and solo violin (Text: Munro Leaf)
Elena Bashkirova, speaker
Gidon Kremer, violin
NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Flight of the Bumble-bee (from ‘The Tale of Tsar Saltan’)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS
Carnival of the Animals (Verses by Ogden Nash)
Beatrice Lillie, narrator
Julius Katchen & Gary Graffman, pianos
London Symphony Orchestra
Skitch Henderson
with the cooperation of the animals at the London Zoo