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