Sheherazade CD for Children

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SHEHERAZADE or The Princess, the Pirate and the Baboon! Ref: CRS06112 A 2 CD SET A Hairy Tale...from 1001 Arabian Nights of a Princess, a Sultan, a Genie and a shipwreck, and an unlucky pirate who keeps getting transformed into a Baboon! SHEHERADZE starrs BRIAN BLESSED and RORY BREMNER and is a modern and witty take on the 1001 Arabian Nights, and a great introduction to classical music for kids. CD 1: Story with Music: "Sheherazade or The Princess, the Pirate and the Baboon!" Written and directed by Matt Parry and starring Brian Blessed, Rory Bremner & the music of Rimsky-Korsakov. CD 2: Music Alone: "Sheherazade" by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. This collaboration between Brian Blessed, Rory Bremner and Matt Parry has created a children's audiobook which is a first of a kind: an exciting and comical script perfectly aligned to every musical phrase of Rimsky-Korsakov's symphonic work, meaning the young listener absorbs the music whilst simply following the story. Creator MATT PARRY said: "As a music teacher I'm always looking for new ways to instill a love of classical music in young people. I conceived this idea whilst a student at the Royal Academy of Music and am now hugely excited to provide something that I feel has been missing: a modern and entertaining introduction to the orchestra that cunningly disguises its educational effect!" RORY BREMNER said: "I loved being involved with this project - the idea of setting a funny and fast-moving script to the original music was inspired, creating a lively and engaging experience that I've rarely experienced in classical music productions for a younger audience. It could become a kind of ’Peter and the Wolf‘ for a new generation." BRIAN BLESSED said: "The script had me chuckling from start to finish, but I was also struck by how original the concept was: a children's story written to perfectly overlay an entire symphony (and Rimsky-Korsakov's "Sheherazade" is one of my favourites, by the way) as an exciting introduction to classical music. Ingeniously musical indeed!" OTHER PEOPLE said: "Brian Blessed is a masterstroke" - classicalmusic.com (the website of BBC Music Magazine) "A recording to warm the heart of any parent or teacher" - Soundfreakz.com "This proved a successful trial of teaching the music to very young children" - Bachtrack.com "It's hard not to admire the ingenuity" - theartsdesk.com   IN STOCK LISTEN TO A SAMPLE Price: £11.99  Including  VAT at 20%