A great way to introduce children to classical music.
America's first Children's Poet Laureate has written all-new verses to accompany the composer Camille Saint-Saens's "The Carnival of the Animals, " and the illustrator of the Harry Potter books has turned these rollicking rhymes into a picture-book fun fest. Included is a CD of the music and of Jack Prelutsky reading the verses. A note to parents and teachers by Judith Bachleitner, head of the music department at the prestigious Rudolf Steiner School in New York City, suggests ways preschoolers can act out the music--tromp like an elephant, hop like a kangaroo, glide like a swan--or, for older children, be creatively inspired by this joyful work.

Splendid compilation features a variety of the composer's best piano works, all reproduced from authoritative sources. Taking its title from the popular orchestral work "Danse Macabre" (presented here in the brilliant arrangement by Liszt), this collection also includes "Allegro appassionato," "Album" (consisting of six pieces), "Rhapsodie d'Auvergne," "Theme and Variations," plus six etudes, three waltzes, and six etudes for left hand alone. Introduction.

A series of essays on reactions and emotional responses to music.

A series of essays on reactions and emotional responses to music.

Collection of ballets making up the Gala des Étoiles of 2015. David Coleman conducts the Teatro alla Scala in performances of, amongst others, 'La Rose Malade' by Gustav Mahler, 'The Dying Swan' by Camille Saint-Saëns and Aram Khatchaturian's 'Spartacus'.

This highly esteemed 1976 recording of Saint-Saens "Organ" Symphony remains one of the finest available. Daniel Barenboim takes a joyous celebratory approach to this massive work, achieving an overall warmth and immediacy few conductors have matched before or since. Organist Gaston Litaize is clearly equally inspired, delivering a rousing extraordinarily memorable finale. Deutsche Grammophon's exceptionally clear detailed sound is quite good as well.