My First Classical Music Album

The ‘My First’ album series from Naxos is 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 open a door to a wonderful world that children and parents can discover together.

‘Da-da-da-DAAAAH, Da-da-da-DAAAAH’: think you might just recognise that music! It’s one of the most famous pieces of classical music ever written. There are some animals here, too – an elephant and a swan. And right at the end, guess which boy wizard joins the party… Come and join it too!

Contents:
- Rossini: William Tell - Overture
- Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake - Waltz
- Vivaldi: The Four Seasons - ‘Spring’ - 1st movement
- John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine
- Fauré: Berceuse
- J S Bach: Orchestral Suite No.2 - Badinerie
- Beethoven: Symphony No.5 - 1st movement
- Grieg: Peer Gynt - In the Hall of the Mountain King
- Bartók: Romanian Folk Dance No.2
- Bartók: Romanian Folk Dance No.3
- Haydn: Trumpet Concerto - Finale
- Brahms: Hungarian Dance No.5
- Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals - The Swan
- Chopin: Etude, Op.25 No.9 ‘Butterfly’s Wings’    
- Debussy: Golliwog’s Cakewalk
- Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (extract)
- Dvořák: Slavonic Dance, Op.46 No.8
- Mozart: The Magic Flute - Papageno’s Song
- Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf - The Cat
- Mozart: Divertimento in F, ‘Salzburg Symphony No. 3’ - 3rd movement
- Stravinsky: Petrushka - Russian Dance
- Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals - The Elephant
- Schumann: Scenes of Childhood - Of Foreign Lands and People
- Shostakovich: The Golden Age Suite - Polka
- John Williams: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone - Harry’s Wondrous World