My Music Box

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Open up the fairy tale and dreamlike worlds imagined by renowned classical composers for the piano. Compositions transport listeners to France and Russia in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when the instrument was the preferred way to introduce children to the magic of music. Explore the poignant yet fleeting fears and joys of childhood with 20 miniature movements for two- and four-hand piano by Bizet, Debussy, Liadov, Moussorgsky, Ravel, Tchaikovsky, and others. Performed by acclaimed pianist duo Ludmila Berlinskaya and Arthur Ancelle. CD and digital download included. Elodie Nouhen honed her creative talent at the Ecole Supérieure d’arts graphiques Penninghen in Paris. She has worked for many years as an illustrator, having published over 30 children’s books that have been translated in several languages. Arthur Ancelle is a French pianist. After obtaining degrees in chamber music and music pedagogy, he graduated from the École Normale de Musique de Paris. He holds multiple prizes from numerous international competitions from France, Russia, and Australia, amongst others, which have given him the opportunity to play in some of the greatest concert halls in the world, such as Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and the Moscow Philharmonic Hall. Ludmila Berlinskaya is a Russian pianist and actress. She has played on the most prestigious stages in the world, including the Théâtre des Champs Elysées in Paris, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Royal Albert Halls in London, and the City Hall of Hong Kong. For the prestigious classical label Melodiya, she has recorded no less than 8 new albums in 5 years. High quality recordings of classical compositions Rich, original, beautiful illustrations Repertoire that features the piano TRACK LISTING CD Duration: 43 minutes. 1. En bateau / Claude Debussy (1862–1918) 2. Tuileries (Children’s Quarrels after Games) / Modest Mussorgsky (1839–1881) 3. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy / Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) 4. Serenade for the Doll / Claude Debussy (1862–1918) 5. Trompette et tambour / Georges Bizet (1838–1875) 6. Fairy Tale, opus 26, no. 1, in E-flat major / Nikolai Medtner (1880–1951) 7. Golliwogg’s Cake-walk / Claude Debussy (1862–1918) 8. Prelude, opus 10, no. 1, in D-flat major / Anatoly Lyadov (1855–1914) 9. La Toupie / Georges Bizet (1838–1875) 10. The Porcelain Shepherd and His Flock / Arthur Lourie´ (1892–1966) 11. Cortège / Claude Debussy (1862–1918) 12. The Sick Doll / Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) 13. The New Doll / Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) 14. Music Box / Anatoly Lyadov (1855–1914) 15. Laideronnette, impératrice des pagodes / Maurice Ravel (1875–1937) 16. Le Petit A^ne blanc / Jacques Ibert (1890–1962) 17. Egypt / Nikolai Tcherepnin (1873–1945) 18. Boi^te a` musique / Pierre Sancan (1916–2008) 19. Berceuse / Gabriel Faure´ (1845–1924) 20. Le Jardin féérique / Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)

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