A Fairy Fantasy: Music & Verse of Fairyland | Gift of Music CCLCDG1113

A Fairy Fantasy: Music & Verse of Fairyland

Label: Gift of Music

Cat No: CCLCDG1113

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 1st September 2008

Contents

Works

Debussy, Claude

Preludes (12), Book 1
» no.11 La Danse de Puck
Serenade for the Doll

Humperdinck, Engelbert

Hansel und Gretel
» Bruderchen, komm, tanz mit mir

Mendelssohn, Felix

A Midsummer Night's Dream
» Nocturne (Act 3)
» Scherzo

Purcell, Henry

The Fairy Queen, Z629
» Fairy Dance

Respighi, Ottorino

La Boutique fantasque (after Rossini), P120
» Nocturne

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

The Nutcracker, op.71
» Arabian dance (Act 2)
» Chinese dance (Act 2)
» Mirlitons (Act 2)
» Spanish Dance
» Suite (Act 2)
» Trepak (Russian Dance) (Act 2)
» Waltz of the Snowflakes
The Snow Maiden, op.12
» Dance of the Clowns

Artists

Margaret Howard (narrator)

Works

Debussy, Claude

Preludes (12), Book 1
» no.11 La Danse de Puck
Serenade for the Doll

Humperdinck, Engelbert

Hansel und Gretel
» Bruderchen, komm, tanz mit mir

Mendelssohn, Felix

A Midsummer Night's Dream
» Nocturne (Act 3)
» Scherzo

Purcell, Henry

The Fairy Queen, Z629
» Fairy Dance

Respighi, Ottorino

La Boutique fantasque (after Rossini), P120
» Nocturne

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

The Nutcracker, op.71
» Arabian dance (Act 2)
» Chinese dance (Act 2)
» Mirlitons (Act 2)
» Spanish Dance
» Suite (Act 2)
» Trepak (Russian Dance) (Act 2)
» Waltz of the Snowflakes
The Snow Maiden, op.12
» Dance of the Clowns

Artists

Margaret Howard (narrator)

About

An atmospheric album of favourite poetry and music on the theme of fairies, including famous music by Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn and Purcell, and poetry from Shakespeare and Herrick, read by Margaret Howard.

Contents:
1 The Dance of Puck: Claude Debussy
2 The Little Land from A Child's Garden of Verses and Underwoods: Robert Louis Stevenson
3 Starlight Waltz
4 Over hill over dale: William Shakespeare
5 Fairy Dance from The Faerie Queene: Henry Purcell
6 If you see a fairy ring: Anonymous
7 Greensleeves: Anonymous
8 Oberon's Feast: Robert Herrick
9 Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream: Felix Mendelssohn
10 I know a bank: William Shakespeare
11 Nocturne from A Midsummer Night's Dream: Felix Mendelssohn
12 Fairy Bread - Come up here, O dusty feet!: Robert Louis Stevenson
13 The Serenade of the Doll: Claude Debussy
14 My Fairy: Lewis Carroll
15 Nocturne from La Boutique Fantasque: Gioacchino Rossini
16 True Thomas: Anonymous

From The Nutcracker Op.71 (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky):
17 Waltz of the Snowflakes
18 Le chocolat (Spanish Dance)
19 La Café (Arabian Dance)
20 Le Thé (Chinese Dance)
21 Trepak (Russian Dance)
22 Dance of the Merlitons
23 Mother Gigogne and the Clowns
24 Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

25 You spotted snakes: William Shakespeare
26 Dance Tune from Hansel & Gretel: Engelbert Humperdinck

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