The perfect introduction to ballet music as little ballerinas take their first steps into the magical world of ballet. From sugar plums to fairy princes and skating couples to waltzing flowers, each track is carefully selected to delight young listeners.
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN
Les Sylphides (arr. Roy Douglas)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan
PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Scene – Swan Theme (from ‘Swan Lake’)
The Nutcracker:
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Waltz of the Flowers
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Mstislav Rostropovich
EMILE WALDTEUFEL
The Skaters Waltz (Les Patineurs)
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Järvi
LÉO DELIBES
Pizzicato (from ‘Sylvia’)
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Järvi
Scene and Waltz of Swanhilde (from ‘Coppélia’)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan
JACQUES OFFENBACH
Barcarolle (from ‘The Tales of Hoffmann’)
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Ballet Music No. 2 (from ‘Rosamunde’)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado
ERIK SATIE
Gymnopédie No. 1 (orch. Debussy)
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Waltz (from ‘The Sleeping Beauty’)
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa
ARAM KHACHATURIAN
Sabre Dance (from ‘Gayaneh’)
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler