Classical Baby

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Classical Baby is the name of an HBO Canadian/American television series touted as a show for parents to watch with their babies. The show features pieces of classical music played while images of clowns, animals, and works of art are shown is had production in the canada by Nelvana Limted. Critics, including some child psychologists, have condemned the show, which premiered on May 14, 2005, for marketing television to babies. They contend that television is generally unhealthy for children, and that such a promotion is geared towards acclimating children to television at too young an age. Nevertheless, the show won two Emmy Awards in 2006: one for Outstanding Children's Program and another for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation given to animator Barbara Wierzchowska.

It won a Peabody Award in 2005, and was assessed by the judges as follows:

"This whimsical, charming, deceptively simple marriage of animation to the music of Tchaikovsky, Bach and Ellington becomes an interactive treat for young children and parents alike."

In 2017, two new episodes aired on HBO - "Classical Baby 05: The Lullaby Show 1" and "Classical Baby 06: The Lullaby Show 2"

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Episodes

Classical Baby is currently available on HBO On-Demand as six different episodes:

• Classical Baby: The Music Show
• Classical Baby: The Art Show
• Classical Baby: The Dance Show
• Classical Baby (I'm Grown Up Now): The Poetry Show
• Classical Baby 05: The Lullaby Show 1
• Classical Baby 06: The Lullaby Show 2

Additional Episodes had been available previously, which consisted of selections taken from the first three episodes, and are not included on the DVD version.:

• Classical Baby 1
• Classical Baby 2

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Music from the show

The Music Show

1. Open, Music: "Piano Concerto No. 1"
   by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
   performed by Philharmonic Slavonica
2. Bear Hugs, Music: "The Flower Duet" from Lakmé
   by Léo Delibes
   performed by Mady Mesplé (soprano) and Danielle Millet (mezzo-soprano)
   Orchestre du Théatre National de l'Opéra-Comique, Alain Lombard
3. Baby's Hands, "Von fremden Ländern und Menschen" from Kinderszenen, Op. 15, No. 1
   by Robert Schumann
   performed by Vladimir Horowitz, piano
4. Baby Steps, "Dance of the Reed-Flutes"
   by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
   performed by the Berlin Philharmonic, Peter Wohlert, conductor
5. Busy Caterpillar, "Prelude" from Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007
   by Johann Sebastian Bach
   performed by Yo-Yo Ma, cello
6. The Cow Song, "O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi
   by Puccini
   performed by Ying Huang, soprano, London Symphony Orchestra, James Conlon, conductor
7. Good Morning, Peer Gynt: "Morning Mood"
   by Edvard Grieg
   performed by CSFR State Philharmonic Orchestra (Kosice), Stephen Gunzenhauser
8. Night Music, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"
   by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
   performed by Capella Istropolitana Wolfgang Sobotk, conductor
9. Aquarium, "Aquarium" from The Carnival of the Animals
   by Camille Saint-Saëns
   performed by Chamber Ensemble Philippe Entremont and Gaby Casadesus, pianos
10. Musical Faces, "A Mare Encheu"
    by Heitor Villa-Lobos
    performed by Christina Ortiz
11. Appalachian Spring, "Appalachian Spring Ballet Suite" Moderato coda movement
    by Aaron Copland
    performed by London Symphony Orchestra, Aaron Copland, conductor
12. The Cricket on the Roof, "Stamping Dance" from Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56
    written by Béla Bartók
    performed by Midori, violin, Robert McDonald, piano
13. My Blanket, "Clair de Lune"
    by Claude Debussy
    performed by CSR Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava), Keith Clark, conductor
14. "Lullaby"
    by Johannes Brahms
    performed by Budapest Strings

The Art Show

1. Open, Music: Piano Concerto No. 1
   by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
   performed by Philharmonic Slavonica
2. Frogs, with music by Erik Satie, painting by Claude Monet
3. I Love You, paintings by Mary Cassatt, with music by Franz Schubert
4. Shapes, based on a painting by Joan Miró, with music by Johann Sebastian Bach
5. The Museum, with music by Gabriel Fauré
6. Trucks, with music by Duke Ellington, painting by Fernand Léger
7. Dance Class, with music by Amilcare Ponchielli, painting by Edgar Degas
8. The Conductor, Music: The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss, performed by Vienna Opera Orchestra
9. The Kiss, with music by Edward Elgar, painting by Marc Chagall
10. Art Faces, Music: "Habanera" from Carmen Suite No. 2 by Georges Bizet
11. Busy Bees, with music by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, painting by Jackson Pollock
12. City Streets, with music by Count Basie, painting by Piet Mondrian
13. The Sculpture Garden, with music by Scott Joplin
14. The Starry Night, with music by Claude Debussy, painting by Vincent van Gogh
15. Baby paints with music by Frédéric Chopin - no title
16. Lullaby by Johannes Brahms performed by Budapest Strings

The Dance Show

1. Open
   Music "Piano Concerto No. 1" Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (performed by Philharmonic Slavonica)
2. Waltz of the Flowers
   Dance inspired by George Balanchine
   Music "Waltz of the Flowers" from "The Nutcracker" Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
3. Dancing Sheep to Sheep, featuring Cheek to Cheek
   Music Irving Berlin performed by The Boston Pops
4. Barn Dance
   Dance inspired by the "Dance of the Little Swans"
   from "Swan Lake" Music Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (London Festival Orchestra)
5. Mambo
   Music "Mambo No. 5" (Original 1940's recording) performed by Pérez Prado
6. The Swan
   Dance inspired by Anna Pavlova
   Music "Le Cygne" from "Le carnaval des animaux" Camille Saint-Saëns
7. The Rectangles
   Dance inspired by Jerome Robbins
   Music "Prologue" from "West Side Story" Leonard Bernstein
8. The Scarecrow
   Dance inspired by Martha Graham
   Music Aaron Copland
9. Tap Dance
   Dance inspired by the Nicholas Brothers
   Music "I Got Rhythm" George and Ira Gershwin
10. Sleepy Lion
    Music "Mbube" performed by Miriam Makeba & the C. Mitchell Trio
11. Dancers
    dance inspired by Pilobolus
    Music Erik Satie
12. The Hippo Dance
    Music "Rum Sugar Cherry" by Duke Ellington
13. Dancin' in the Rain
14. Lullaby by Johannes Brahms performed by Budapest Strings

The Poetry Show

1. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost
2. The Swing by Robert Louis Stevenson
3. The Red Wheelbarrow by William Carlos Williams
4. Grassy Grass Grass by Woody Guthrie
5. The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear
6. Sonnet XVIII by William Shakespeare
7. Mariposa (Butterfly) by Federico García Lorca
8. This Is Just To Say by William Carlos Williams
9. Skylark by Johnny Mercer
10. April Rain Song by Langston Hughes
11. A Very Valentine by Gertrude Stein
12. Who Has Seen the Wind? by Christina Rossetti
13. How Do I Love Thee? by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

The Lullaby Show 1

1. Open Music: Piano Concerto No.1 by Pyotr llyich Tchaikovsky performed by Philharmonia Slavonica

2. Naptime Music by Bola De Nieve Drume Negrita

3. The Kiss Music Suliram performed by Miriam Makeba & C. Mitchell Trio

4. Little Willow Music by Paul McCartney

5. The Violin by Itzhak Perlman; Inspired by Marc Chagall

6. Goodnight by

7. Nightlight by Eric Satie

8. Night Swim by Corinne Bailey Rae

9. Hushabye by

10. Cradle Song by

11. The Dream by

12. Twilight by

13. Sweet Dreams Scottish lullaby sung by Gary Lightbody

The Lullaby Show 2

The Painting by

Bedtime by Lisa Loeb

Hugs by Marcel Khalife & Oumaima Khalil

Falling Leaves by

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References

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External links

• Classical Baby on IMDb
• Classical Baby at the Big Cartoon DataBase
• Classical Baby at hbofamily.com

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