This new compilation presents a charming selection of piano music for children. Alongside the familiar melodies of Beethoven’s Für Elise and Mozart’s Rondo alla Turca are Tchaikovsky’s Album for the Young and Debussy’s exuberant Children’s Corner, including the famous ‘Golliwog’s Cakewalk’. Robert Schumann’s playful Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) include pieces with titles such as ‘At the Fireside’, ‘Frightening’ and ‘Blind Man's Bluff’, which are sure to enchant children of all ages. The orchestral players of ‘Prima La Musica’ join the piano for the well-known Andante from Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.21, with its dreamlike melody heard in the violin and piano parts. Children will undoubtedly be captivated by the variety of delightful music offered in this tailor-made collection.
Works:
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Bartók: For Children Volume 2: Based on Slovakian Folk Tunes
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Bartók: For Children, Sz42 (selections)
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Beethoven: Für Elise (Bagatelle in A minor, WoO59)
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Debussy: Children's Corner
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Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K467 'Elvira Madigan'
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Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K331 'Alla Turca'
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Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K545 'Facile'
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Mozart: Rondo alla Turca from Piano Sonata No. 11, K331
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Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15
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Tchaikovsky: Album for the Young, Op. 39