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Here are some of the most enchanting fairy stories of all time. The Brothers Grimm conjure up a world of fantasy, hope and good fortune.

This lively recording is a perfect way to introduce classical music to the entire family. It looks at the music through the lives of the great composers and their environment, from the churches and cathedrals that produced the familiar sound of Gregorian chant, to Johann Sebastian Bach, the family man composing for the glory of God, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the child prodigy, genius and prankster who wrote some of the finest music ever yet...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the most astonishing child prodigy in the history of music, is felt by many people to be the greatest composer who ever lived. Dominated and shaped by a highly intelligent but frustrated and ambitious father, his story sees the development of a unique genius, from precocious and often endearing childhood to liberated fulfillment, unexpected poverty, and a tragically early death. Generously illustrated by Mozart's music...

This classic story about Heidi, a five-year-old orphan who is sent to live with her gruff grandfather in the Tyrolean Mountains, has delighted children and adults alike, since first published in 1880. Initially. life in the Swiss Alps proves to be rather difficult for Heidi, but eventually she wins the heart of her grandfather and befriends Peter, a young goatherd. This enchanting story is presented with sympathetic music, in an affectionate r...

With the possible exception of Mozart, Verdi is the most popular opera composer who ever lived. Quite early in his career his tunes were being cranked out by barrel organs throughout Europe and were well known to many who may never even have heard his name. But the complex man behind them remains elusive and puzzling. In this portrait-in-sound, Jeremy Siepmann and a group of distinguished actors take an in-depth look behind the popular image o...

These listener-friendly, non-technical but informed introductions to famous operas make for a jargon-free, refreshing and articling approach that is bound to generate more opera-going devolved. With me plot clearly explained and the man arias illustrated with musical extracts. Puccini's Tosca comes to dramatic me.

This recording of Daphne du Maurier's "Rebecca", set in a mysterious house in Cornwall, is presented here in a recording by Emma Fielding.

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The Magic Flute almost defines a masterpiece, because it can be enjoyed on every level. It is a superb fairy story, complete with dragons, demons, a handsome prince, and a lovely maiden seriously in need of rescue, it is a political satire, social commentary, and psychological drama, it is full of tunes from the playful to the heart-stopping, jolly songs, and deeply spiritual outpourings. It is, in short, Mozart and there is no greater complim...

Pinocchio is a naughty, disobedient wooden puppet that longs to grow up and become a real boy, but as long as he misbehaves and disappoints his father, old Gepetto, he is doomed and his dream will never be realized.

The beautiful young Dorian Gray has his portrait painted by society artist Basil Hallward. Admired by all, the dazzling, wealthy, handsome young man has everything anyone could wish for - or so it appears. The reading is supplemented by music from Boellmann, Chabrier and Schumann.

Cosi fan tutee contains some of Mozart's most sublime music. On one level, the opera is purely a social anecdote about young people fating in and out of love, but Mozart was supreme sensualist and a great humanist, and invested the take with at his understanding of humanity and young love.

Six children decide that the only way to restore the fortunes of their family is to go out and do it themselves. They produce a series of madcap schemes and one after another try them out with varying degrees of success, most resulting in trouble rather than riches. But then one scheme begins to look more promising than the rest...

Toby Stephens takes us back to the world of cunning, adventure, mishap and fun. Sheherezade, night after night, weaves her tales and Aladdin and his Magic Lamp, Sinbad the Sailor, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves and other tales come alive. The unforgettable music of Rimsky Korsakov sets the scene perfectly. A delightful treat for young listeners.

Sir Ian McKellen heads a strong cast in Shakespeare's last great play. The wronged duke raises a tempest to shipwreck his old opponents on his island so that he can ensure justice is done. 1 CD. Young Adult.

The Barber at Seville is Rossini's most popular opera. Its effervescent overture (written originally for another work) presents is perfect platform for the amusing plot in which the barber, Figaro, stage-manages a romance between Count Amative and Rossini, and puts to weight the old suitor, Dr. Bartola.

Tchaikovsky is one of the most popular composers of all time. Many people who may never have heard his name know his melodies. They crop up on mobile telephones, alarm clocks and answering machines as often as on records and concert programs. Like his music, the man himself was widely loved, but his inner life was fraught with sufferings, confusions and a deep vein of self-doubt. The drama of his emotional life is vividly reflected in his musi...

This story of Man's creation, fall and redemption, has been described as "one of the greatest, most noble and sublime poems which either this age or nation has produced.

Anyone contemplating a most to the opera could do worse than listen to Thomson Smile's An introduction to. 'Soon The photo of Verb's Righkotto is cultivated with examples from Nixos' complete recording together with a background contempt on its history censors, cones and the musical techniques Smile's text is clearly, and succinctly delivered by David Thomson.

From love and passion, nobility and purity to deception, tragedy and murder, this widely studied play is one of the best sellers of the Shakespearean canon.