12 Fables

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
CC Couch is a former Epic Records artist who has co-written and performed several children's albums including "Kiddancercise," "Calendar Kids," "Colors," and "Let There Be Light. " She has also toured in France and has sung on an album which was the second most popular French CD on Amazon.com during the 2000 Christmas season, called "A French Christmas."

Co-writer Gloria Nissenson has written many pop and county hits and children's albums.

Teddy Irwin, who has played with Petula Clark, Bette Midler, Jimmy Buffet and Doc Severinson, among others, scored and arranged all the selections.

Album Description
12 Fables is a 12 title CD filled with the wisdom and stories found in Aesop's fables, but this time they are retold and sung with a twist. These fantastic tales are brought to you in rhyme and song, making these life-long lessons fun to learn. Kids will be delighted with these familiar fables!

Tracks:

The Fall Of Troy And The Greek Homecoming
Years Later-Odysseus Is Shipewrecked On Nausicaa's Island
The Lotus Eaters
Polyphemus, The Cyclops
Odysseus Begins To Plan
Aolia And The Bag Of Winds
The Laestygonians
Circe
The Underworld

Tracks:

The Sirens
Scylla and Charybdis
Thrinakia
Calypso
Meanwhile, Back In Ithaca
Zeus, On Mount Olympus
How Odysseus Returns To Ithaca
Telemachus Prepares At The Palace
The Beggar Stood Up

Customer Reviews:

Great CD!!.......2007-01-06

I bought this CD for my daughters, ages 5&6, who are studying ancient civilizations. What a great way to bring hisory and classic literature alive!! Benedict Flynn did an excellent job - we enjoyed the way he changed his voice to become different characters, he is definitely not monotone. Both my girls have listened to the set over and over again. It was and still is enjoyed by the whole family.

A great audiobook for the entire family.......2004-05-16

This audio version of Odysseus is exciting and detailed enough to be interesting to adult listeners but fully engaged my three sons, ages 9,8 and 7. Now my first grader makes references to "the lotus eaters" and my fourth grader was shocked when I couldn't remember who Polydemus was (he's the Cyclops). A good introduction to a classic tale; perfect for a long car trip.

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The Complete Hornist

Manufacturer: Summit(Classical)
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Binding: Audio CD

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Take 9

ASIN: B0001MDPFO
Release Date: 2004-04-06

Tracks:

Hunting Piece #2
Ave Maria
He The Most Magnificent Of All
The Swan
Andaluza
Im Tiefsten Walde
Abide With Me
Amazing Grace
Shall We Gather At The River
Rumpel-Stilts-kin
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Wee Willie Winkie
March
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Elephants
The Flying Trapeze
Clowns
On Wings Of Song
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The Tortoise And The Hare
The Mouse And The Lion
The Wind And The Sun
The Dove And The Ant
The Mule

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Fabulous Fables

12 Fables

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ASIN: B00005MNG7
Release Date: 2001-06-23

Tracks:

The Rabbit And The Turtle
The Fox And The Grapes
The Grasshopper And The Ants
The Mouse And The Lion
The Fox And The Stork
The Milkmaid And Her Pail
The Fox And The Goat
The Dog And His Reflection
The Lioness And Her Family
The Fox And The Crow
The City Mouse And The Country Mouse
The North Wind And The Sun

Album Description

12 Fables is a 12 title CD filled with the wisdom and stories found in Aesop's fables, but this time they are retold and sung with a twist. These fantastic tales are brought to you in rhyme and song, making these life-long lessons fun to learn. Kids will be delighted with these familiar fables!

Customer Reviews:

Fabulous Fables.......2001-08-02

Delightful,tuneful,charming.You don't have to be a kid to love these Fables.But if you are, you'll have a great listening time. Let your folks enjoy them too.Consider this a rave.

Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1-15; Orchestral Works (Box Set)

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Rozhdestvensky's excellent Shostakovich cycle
A collection that fills an important gap

Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1-15; Orchestral Works (Box Set)

Manufacturer: Melodiya
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004TCPW
Release Date: 2000-06-06

Customer Reviews:

Rozhdestvensky's excellent Shostakovich cycle.......2007-03-15

Gennadi Rozhdestvensky's Shostakovich symphony cycle from the 1980s is, in my view, one of the three best cycles. These three are, in my preference order:

1. Kondrashin (originally Melodiya, now Russiandvd - a new remaster, available from Amazon sellers and at Ebay).

2. Rozhdestvensky (originally Melodiya, but it exists now also in a new Russian remaster from the VENEZIA label, in a fine slimline box which you can find at HMV's internet shop in Japan or at Ebay).

3. Barshai (originally Regis, now in a Brilliant Classics box.)

The standard bargain choice is the Barshai box, which boasts very fine playing and fine sound. Kondrashin, my first choice, is quite expensive. But the Rozhdestvensky set should not be overlooked. First, the interpretations are both illuminating and moving, carefully structured and (mostly) beautifully played by a real Russian orchestra in fine form. Second, the new remaster - available at Ebay and at HMV in Japan - is a real bargain. You may grab it for $ 30 or less. Third, the remastered sound is mostly OK, even if Melodiya's original recordings are a bit harsh. However, this is a minor complaint. Kondrashin's set has much worse sound and costs more money. But in both cases, we have excellent, classical, powerful interpretations that hardly can be surpassed.

Shostakovich collectors need all cycles above, of course. But I warmly recommend a serious search for Gennadi Rozhdestvensky's excellent cycle in its new incarnation.

A collection that fills an important gap.......2000-06-27

This collection comes in a box with seven double-discs, each with a booklet describing the work and about the conductor's relationship with the composer and his work by Sigrid Neef. No librettos are enclosed, which does hamper the full appreciation, although fans are likely to have copies of a few of these works lying about. Although all of these recordings have appeared in other guises and formats, this remarkable collection is worthy of consideration. Rozhdestvensky had an interesting relationship with the composer, although never given the opportunity to premier his major symphonic works, the conductor was of critical importance in reviving the "lost" or "unknown" Shostakovich. Rozhdestvensky's excavation into the composer's past resulted in premiering or reviving a vast body of work. An example of this is displayed on, although not limited to, the "Orchestral Works." This conductors travails through the complete symphonies are not likely to be first choice for many, however, this collection does offer a chance to hear a 1980's Soviet run through of one of the most important symphonic cycles of the 20th century.

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