Babar the Elephant by Francis Poulenc,
Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra by Francis Poulenc
and the Mother Goose Suite
by Maurice Ravel
French composers Maurice Ravel and Franics Poulenc sat down next to young people at the piano and
improvised their favorite stories through
music. Fortunately, these composers were persuaded to write down
and orchestrate these stories so they could be enjoyed by many generations of children.
Mother Goose Suite, for piano, four hands
performed by Renee Golabek, Mona Golabek
Narrated by Meryl Streep
1.Sleeping Beauty
2. Tom Thumb
3. Empress of the Pagodas
4. Beauty and the Beast
5. The Fairy Garden
Concerto for two pianos andorchestra by Francis Poulenc
6. Allegro ma non troppo
7. Larghetto
8. Finale
9. Babar The Elephant, melodrama for narrator & piano (or orchestra),
Narrated by Meryl Streep.
Performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Joann Falletta