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CD: My First Violin Album $12.98

The 'My First' album series from Naxos is the ideal springboard for a lifelong journey through classical music. Each selection is carefully tailored for younger listeners and includes famous tracks as well as unexpected gems. The booklet is full of information on every piece of music. Unique and imaginative, these CDs will open a door to a wonderful world that children and parents can discover together.

"From folk music to film music, the violin is the star of instruments. Millions of children all over the world learn how to play it and the top performers make it sound beautiful. They can also do clever things on it, with their fingers whizzing up and down, and the bow moving so fast you can hardly see it. Take the music of Mr. Paganini on track 1--he really knew how to show off. Here is the violin in the spotlight: listen to it sing!"--From the CD

Works include:

1. Paganini: Caprice No. 24 in A minor

2. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major: III. Rondeau: Allegro

3. Elgar: Salut d'amour

4. Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor: III. Allegro

5. Granados: 12 Danzas espanolas (Spanish Dances): No. 5. Andaluza

6. Massanet: Thais, Act II: Meditation

7. Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor: III. Allegro molto vivace

8. Dvorak: Slavonic Dance No. 2 in G minor

9. Bazzini: La ronde des lutins

10. Tchaikovsky: Souvenir d'un lieu cher: III. Melodie

11. Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy: I. Introduction: Allegro moderato