In hundreds of years of music-making, childhood remains an inexhaustible inspiration. This week, we’ll hear how composers from Purcell to Prokofiev were influenced by the creative energy of youth. Plus, we will hear the music of young composers and listen to great artists captured during their tender years. Bill says, “In short, we are going to see if we can’t discover some musical pleasures in child’s play.”
Child’s Play
A Child playing with side walk chalk
Playlist
Episode 1
Respighi, Ottorino: Pines of Rome, I
Montreal Symphony/Dutoit
Pines of Rome • Fountains of Rome • Feste Romane
Lon 410145
2:34
Mussorgsky, Modest: Pictures at an Exhibition, Tuileries
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Solti
Pictures From An Exhibition / Le Tombeau De Couperin
Lon 400051
1:00
Schumann, Robert: Kinderszenen
Vladamir Horowitz, piano
DG 120 – The Anniversary Edition
DG 483 5268
16:45
Ives, Charles: Symphony No. 3, II
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Tilson Thomas
Symphony No. 3 / Orchestral Set No. 2
CBS 37823
6:40
Bizet, Georges: Jeux d’enfants
Concertgebouw/ Bernard Haitink
Symphony In C – “Jeux D’Enfants”
Phil 416437
10:53
Humperdinck, Engelbert: Hansel and Gretel, Overture
London Symphony OrchestraPrevin
Andre Previn’s Music Night
Hi-Q Records HIQLP011
7:47
Schumann, Robert: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: 11 Fürchtenmachen
Vladamir Horowitz, piano
DG 120 – The Anniversary Edition
DG 483 5268
4:17
Episode 2
Elgar, Edward: Wand of Youth (excerpts)
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra/Leppard
Dream Children / The Wand Of Youth Suite I & II / Nursery Suite / Starlight Express
Koss 1014
8:35
Mozart, Wolfgang A.: Symphony No. 1, K. 16
Academy of Ancient Music/Hogwood
The Symphonies
L’Oiseau 452496
5:38
Mozart, Wolfgang A.: Symphony Serenade in D Major, K. 100
Tafelmusik/Weil
Symphonies after Serenades
Sony 47260
15:54
Mendelssohn, Felix: Octet in E-flat Major I. III.
Guarneri Quartet and Orion Quartet
Octet in E Flat for Strings Op 20
Arab 6714
18:44
Elgar, Edward: Wand of Youth (excerpts)
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra/Leppard
Dream Children / The Wand Of Youth Suite I & II / Nursery Suite / Starlight Express
Koss 1014
1:34
Episode 3
Debussy, Claude, arr. Caplet: Children’s Corner
Montreal Symphony/Dutoit
Children’s Corner • La Boîte À Joujoux • La Plus Que Lente • Printemps
London D 108891 444 386
2:32
Debussy, Claude: Children’s Corner
Zoltán Kocsis, piano
Gyermekkuckó = Children’s Corner
HM 903006
15:06
Mahler, Gustav: Kindertotenlieder (excerpts)
Halle Orchestra/Barbirolli, Baker, mezzo soprano
Dame Janet Baker – Mahler :Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen
– Kindertotenlieder – Rückert Lieder
EMI 47793
13:21
Mahler, Gustav: Symphony No. 4, IV
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Solti; Te Kanawa, soprano
Symphony No. 4
London 436618
8:24
Mahler, Gustav: Symphony No. 3, V
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Levine; Horne, soprano
Symphony No. 3 In D Minor
RCA 1757
4:00
Korngold, Erich: Snowman (excerpt)
Northwest German Philharmonic/Albert
Orchestral Works 1
CPO 999037
4:25
Debussy, Claude: Children’s Corner (excerpt)
Zoltán Kocsis, piano
Gyermekkuckó = Children’s Corner
HM 903006
0:54
Episode 4
Rossini, Gioacchino, arr. Ottorino Respighi: The Fantastic Toy Shop (excerpts)
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Marriner
Ancient Airs & Dances Suite III / La Boutique Fantasque / Gli Uccelli = The Birds
Phil 420485
7:34
Herbert, Victor: Babes in Toyland, I
Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra/Brion
Babes in Toyland / The Red Mill
Naxos 8.559025
7:28
Crumb, George: Ancient Voices of Children (excerpt)
Contemporary Chamber Ensemble/Weisberg; DeGaetani, mezzo soprano
Ancient Voices Of Children / Music For A Summer Evening (Makrokosmos III)
Nonesuch 79149
0:00:22
Crumb, George: Ancient Voices of Children
Contemporary Chamber Ensemble/Weisberg; DeGaetani, mezzo soprano
Ancient Voices Of Children / Music For A Summer Evening (Makrokosmos III)
Nonesuch 79149
24:52
Bernstein, Leonard: Chichester Psalms, II
Israel Philharmonic/Bernstein
Chichester Psalms • Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2
DG 457 757-2
5:36
Britten, Benjamin: Simple Symphony – Playful Pizzicato
English Chamber Orchestra/Britten
The Young Person’s Guide To The Orchestra, Etc.
Lon 417509
3:03
Episode 5
Purcell, Henry: Abdelazar, Rondeau
English Chamber Orchestra/Leppard
Pachelbel: Canon & Other Baroque Favorites
CBS 44650
1:16
Britten, Benjamin: Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra/Mackerras; Kingsley, narrator
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Peter And The Wolf, The Young Person’s Guide To The Orchestra
CAIA 1022
18:09
Villa-Lobos, Heitor: Prole do bebe (excerpts)
Arthur Rubinstein, piano
Piano Music Of Villa-Lobos: A Próle Do Bébe
RCA 5670
8:03
Prokofiev, Sergei: Cinderella (excerpts)
Scottish National Orchestra/Jarvi
Cinderella Suites 1 & 3
Chan 8939
21:39
Britten, Benjamin: Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra/Mackerras; Kingsley, narrator
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Peter And The Wolf, The Young Person’s Guide To The Orchestra
CAIA 1022
2:32
