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Baby's Musical Journey
Baby Symphony complements its companion releases, Baby Cello and Peter and the Wolf.
It works on two levels. Studies have shown that classic music, played during pregnancy and to young children, has a beneficial effect on creative and intellectual development. Going further, Baby Symphony contains music by many of the most renowned classical composers of the past 300 years, and repeated hearings will not only familiarise young people with beloved melodies and phrases but will help them begin to appreciate the sweeping evolution of great music, which has had such a profound and positive effect on our lives.
The music has been chosen to engage baby's interest by encouraging play while prompting a sense of wonder. It is flowing, graceful and uplifting.
 | 1 | Bach | Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G
First movement: Allegro
English Chamber Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon | 6:12 |
 | 2 | Mozart | Clarinet Concerto in A, K.622
Third movement: Rondo: Allegro
David Glazer clarinet
English Chamber Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon | 9:18 |
| 3 | Beethoven | Romance No.2 in F, Op.50
Stephanie Chase violin
The Hanover Band, Roy Goodman | 8:08 |
| 4 | Schubert | Symphony No.5 in B-flat, D.485
First movement: Allegro
English Chamber Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon | 5:17 |
 | 5 | Mendelssohn | Symphony No.4 in A—Italian
Second movement: Andante (Pilgrim's March)
National Philharmonc Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski | 5:49 |
 | 6 | J. Strauss Jr | Voices of Spring Waltz
Philharmonia Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon | 6:30 |
| 7 | Brahms | Symphony No.2 in D, Op.73
Third movement: Allegretto grazioso
National Philharmonc Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski | 5:42 |
| 8 | Saint-Saëns | La jota aragonese
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon | 3:45 |
| 9 | Tchaikovsky | Pas de Quatre from Aurora's Wedding
National Philharmonc Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski | 2:34 |
| 10 | Ravel | Piano Concerto in G
First movement: Allegramente
Gwendolyn Mok piano
Philharmonia Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon | 8:14 |
| 11 | Debussy | Clair de lune (orchestrated by Caplet)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon | 5:02 |
| 12 | Holst | The Planets
Fourth movement: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
London Symphony Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon | 7:59 |
| TT: 74:55 |
