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2005 HBO Family series
Classical Baby
Series DVD cover
Directed by Amy Schatz Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 6 Running time 25 Minutes Production company
Home Box Office Network
HBO
HBO Family Release May 14, 2005 (2005-05-14 ) – 2017 (2017 )
Classical Baby is an American animated television series for young children and families directed by
Amy Schatz and produced by
HBO . The animation was created and designed by Maciek Albrecht and MaGiK World Animation. Classical Baby is designed to introduce young children to masterpieces from the worlds of music, art, dance, and poetry. This series first aired on
HBO Family on May 14, 2005.
The series has won 4 Emmy Awards, the Peabody Award, the Directors Guild of America Award, Parents' Choice Awards, and others.
The series won two
Emmy Awards for
Outstanding Children's Program and two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation, one given to animator Barbara Wierzchowska, and one to Jarek Szyszko.
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It won a
Peabody Award in 2005. The judges wrote: "This whimsical, charming, deceptively simple marriage of animation to the music of Tchaikovsky, Puccini, Mozart, Bach and Ellington becomes an interactive treat for young children and parents alike."
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In 2017, two new lullaby-themed episodes aired on HBO and HBO Family: "Classical Baby: The Lullaby Show 1" and "Classical Baby: The Lullaby Show 2."
Episodes
Classical Baby is currently available on HBO and Max On-Demand as 6 different episodes:
Classical Baby: The Music Show (May 14, 2005)
Classical Baby: The Art Show (May 14, 2005)
Classical Baby: The Dance Show (May 14, 2005)
Classical Baby (I'm Grown Up Now): The Poetry Show (April 12, 2008)
Classical Baby: The Lullaby Show 1 (December 24, 2017)
Classical Baby: The Lullaby Show 2 (December 25, 2017)
Additional Episodes had been available previously, which consisted of selections taken from the first two episodes, and are not included on the DVD version:
Classical Baby 1 (June 4, 2005)
Classical Baby 2 (June 5, 2005)
Music from the show
The Music Show
Open, Music: "
Piano Concerto No. 1 " by
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky performed by Philharmonic Slavonica
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
Baby's Hands, "Von fremden Ländern und Menschen" from
Kinderszenen , Op. 15, No. 1 by
Robert Schumann performed by
Vladimir Horowitz , piano
Baby Steps, "
Dance of the Reed-Flutes " by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky performed by the
Berlin Philharmonic , Peter Wohlert, conductor
Busy Caterpillar, "Prelude" from
Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 by
Johann Sebastian Bach performed by
Yo-Yo Ma , cello
The Cow Song, "
O mio babbino caro " from Gianni Schicchi by
Giacomo Puccini performed by
Ying Huang , soprano,
London Symphony Orchestra ,
James Conlon , conductor
Good Morning,
Peer Gynt : "
Morning Mood " by
Edvard Grieg performed by CSFR State Philharmonic Orchestra (Kosice), Stephen Gunzenhauser
Night Music, "
Eine kleine Nachtmusik " by
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed by
Cappella Istropolitana ,
Wolfgang Sobotka , conductor (a baby)
Aquarium, "Aquarium" from
The Carnival of the Animals by
Camille Saint-Saëns performed by Chamber Ensemble
Philippe Entremont and
Gaby Casadesus , pianos
Musical Faces, "A Mare Encheu" by
Heitor Villa-Lobos performed by Christina Ortiz
Appalachian Spring, "
Appalachian Spring Ballet Suite" Moderato coda movement by
Aaron Copland performed by London Symphony Orchestra, Aaron Copland, conductor
The Cricket on the Roof, "Stamping Dance" from
Romanian Folk Dances , Sz. 56 written by
Béla Bartók performed by
Midori , violin, Robert McDonald, piano
My Blanket, "
Clair de lune " by
Claude Debussy performed by CSR Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava), Keith Clark, conductor
"
Lullaby " by
Johannes Brahms performed by Budapest Strings (ending credits)
The Art Show
Open, Music: Piano Concerto No. 1 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky performed by Philharmonic Slavonica
Frogs, Music: Gymnopédie No. 3 by
Erik Satie , painting by
Claude Monet
I Love You, Music:
Piano Trio No. 1 in B♭ , 2nd movement, by
Franz Schubert , paintings by
Mary Cassatt
Shapes, based on a painting by
Joan Miró , with music by
Johann Sebastian Bach , Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor,
BWV 1056 : II. Largo
The Museum, with music by
Gabriel Fauré ,
Dolly Suite, Op. 56
Trucks, with music by
Duke Ellington , painting by
Fernand Léger
Dance Class, Music: Dance of the Hours by
Amilcare Ponchielli , painting by
Edgar Degas
The Conductor, Music:
The Blue Danube by
Johann Strauss , performed by Vienna Opera Orchestra (a baby)
The Kiss, Music: Salut d'Amour by
Edward Elgar , painting by
Marc Chagall
Art Faces, Music: "
Habanera " Carmen Suite No. 2 by
Georges Bizet
Busy Bees, Music:
Flight of the Bumblebee by
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov , painting by
Jackson Pollock
City Streets, with music by
Count Basie , painting by
Piet Mondrian
The Sculpture Garden, Music:
Solace, a Mexican serenade by
Scott Joplin
The Starry Night , Music: Reverie by
Claude Debussy , painting by
Vincent van Gogh
Baby paints with music by
Frédéric Chopin – Prelude in A major, Op. 28 No. 7 (a baby)
Lullaby by
Johannes Brahms performed by Budapest Strings (ending credits)
The Dance Show
Open Music: "
Piano Concerto No. 1 " Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (performed by Philharmonic Slavonica)
Waltz of the Flowers Dance inspired by
George Balanchine Music: "
Waltz of the Flowers " from "
The Nutcracker " "
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky "
Dancing Sheep to Sheep, featuring Cheek to Cheek Music:
Irving Berlin performed by
The Boston Pops
Barn Dance Dance inspired by the "Dance of the Little Swans" from "
Swan Lake " Music Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (London Festival Orchestra)
Mambo Music: "
Mambo No. 5 " (Original 1940s recording) performed by
Pérez Prado (babies)
The Swan Dance inspired by
Anna Pavlova Music: "
The Swan " from "
The Carnival of the Animals "
Camille Saint-Saëns by
Joshua Bell
The Rectangles Dance inspired by
Jerome Robbins Music: "
Prologue " from "
West Side Story " by
Leonard Bernstein
The Scarecrow Dance inspired by
Martha Graham Music:
Aaron Copland
Tap Dance Dance inspired by the
Nicholas Brothers Music: "
I Got Rhythm "
George and
Ira Gershwin
Sleepy Lion Music: "
Mbube " performed by
Miriam Makeba & the
C. Mitchell Trio
Dancers dance inspired by
Pilobolus Music:
Gnossienne No. 1 by
Erik Satie
The Hippo Dance Music: "
Sugar Rum Cherry " by
Duke Ellington
Dancin' in the Rain (a baby)
Lullaby by
Johannes Brahms performed by Budapest Strings (ending credits)
The Poetry Show
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by
Robert Frost – narrated by
Susan Sarandon
The Swing by
Robert Louis Stevenson – performed by Beverly Gile & Frances Archer
The Red Wheelbarrow by
William Carlos Williams
Grassy Grass Grass by
Woody Guthrie – narrated by
Elizabeth Mitchell
The Owl and the Pussycat by
Edward Lear – narrated by
John Lithgow
Sonnet XVIII by
William Shakespeare – narrated by
Jeffrey Wright
Mariposa (Butterfly) by
Federico García Lorca – narrated by
Andy Garcia
This Is Just To Say by
William Carlos Williams
Skylark by
Johnny Mercer
April Rain Song by
Langston Hughes
A Very Valentine by
Gertrude Stein
Who Has Seen the Wind? by
Christina Rossetti
How Do I Love Thee? by
Elizabeth Barrett Browning – narrated by
Gwyneth Paltrow
Ending credits
The Lullaby Show 1
Open, Music: Piano Concerto No. 1 by Pyotr llyich Tchaikovsky performed by Philharmonic Slavonica
Naptime "Drume Negrita", a Cuban lullaby, sung by
Bola de Nieve
Moonlight "
Liebestraum No. 3 ", music by
Franz Liszt performed by
Balázs Szokolay
The Kiss "Suliram", an Indonesian lullaby, sung by
Miriam Makeba
Little Willow, written, sung and performed by
Paul McCartney
The Violin "Oyfn Pripetshik", a Yiddish lullaby, performed by
Itzhak Perlman
Goodnight "Goodnight", written and sung by
Laurie Berkner
Night Light "
Gymnopédie No. 1 ", music by
Erik Satie performed by Kiara Kormendi (a Baby)
Night Swim "White Seal Lullaby", based on a British poem by
Rudyard Kipling , written sung and performed by
Corinne Bailey Rae
Hush-A-Bye "Hush-a-Bye", an American traditional, sung by
Peter, Paul & Mary
Cradle Song "
Schlafe, mein Prinzchen, schlaf ein ", a German lullaby, sung by
Rita Streich (soprano)
The Dream "Hush, Hush (Thula, Thula)", a Zulu lullaby, sung by
Harry Belafonte
Sweet Dreams "Dream Angus", a Scottish lullaby, sung by
Gary Lightbody
Lullaby by
Johannes Brahms performed by Budapest Strings (ending credits)
The Lullaby Show 2
Open, Music: Piano Concerto No. 1 by Pyotr llyich Tchaikovsky performed by Philharmonic Slavonica
The Painting "
Méditation from Thaïs ", music by
Jules Massenet performed by Camerata Transylvanica
Bedtime "Fais Do Do", a French lullaby, sung by
Elizabeth Mitchell &
Lisa Loeb
Twilight "Lullaby", music by
George Gershwin performed by Serafin String Quartet
Little Buckaroo "Hush Little Baby", an American traditional, sung by
Rufus Wainwright ,
Martha Wainwright , Lucy Wainwright Roche & David Mansfield
Flying "
Barcarolle from
The Tales of Hoffmann ", music by
Jacques Offenbach performed by Keith Clark & Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Hugs "Sleep Little One (Nami Nami)", an Arabic lullaby, sung by Oumaima Khalil and
Marcel Khalife
Meditation "
Berceuse in D-flat major, Op. 57", music by
Frédéric Chopin performed by Jane Coop (a Baby)
Flower Dance "O cravo brigou com a rosa", a Brazilian lullaby, sung by Natasha Llerena and
Heitor Pereira
Underwater "
Nana ", music by
Manuel de Falla
Barefoot "Dreaming", music by
Amy Beach performed by Ambache
Cuddle "A la nanita nana", a Spanish lullaby, sung by
Marta Gómez
Falling Leaves "Wiegenlied, Op. 49, No. 4", music by Johannes Brahms, performed by
Yo-Yo Ma and
Kathryn Stott
Lullaby in Ragtime sung by
Ron Sexsmith (ending credits)
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