Classical Baby

Classical Baby is a 2005-2008-2017-2020 American 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, poetry, lullaby 1, lullaby 2, symphony, holiday 1 and holiday 2.

Classical Baby
Series DVD cover
Directed by	Amy Schatz
Country of origin	USA
No. of episodes	9
Production
Running time	25 Minutes
Production company(s)	Home Box Office
Release
Original network	HBO
Original release	14 May 2005 – 2008- 2017- 2020

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.[1][2][3]

It won a Peabody Award in 2005. The judges wrote: "This whimsical, charming, deceptively simple marriage of animation to the music of Tchaikovsky, Puccini, Beethoven, Bach and Ellington becomes an interactive treat for young children and parents alike."[4][5]

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

In 2020, "Classical Baby: The Symphony Show" & two new Christmas themed episodes aired on HBO Max: "Classical Baby: The Holiday Show 1 " and "Classical Baby: The Holiday Show 2. "

Episodes

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

• Classical Baby: The Music Show (May 2005)
• Classical Baby: The Art Show (May 2005)
• Classical Baby: The Dance Show (May 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)
• Classical Baby: The Symphony Show (September 8, 2020)
• Classical Baby: The Holiday Show 1 (November 13, 2020)
• Classical Baby: The Holiday Show 2 (November 14, 2020)

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

• Classical Baby 1
• Classical Baby 2

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 Giacomo 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 (a Baby)
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 (ending credits)

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, Dolly Suite, Op. 56
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 (a Baby)
9. The Kiss, with music by Edward Elgar, painting by Marc Chagall
10. Art Faces, Music: "Habanera" 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 (ending credits)

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 1940s recording) performed by Pérez Prado (babies)
6. The Ugly Duckling - The Swan
   Dance inspired by Anna Pavlova
   Music "The Swan" from "The Carnival of the Animals" Camille Saint-Saëns by Joshua Bell
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 "Sugar Rum Cherry" by Duke Ellington
13. Dancin' in the Rain
14. Lullaby by Johannes Brahms performed by Budapest Strings (ending credits)

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 Philharmonic Slavonica
2. Naptime “Drume Negrita” a Cuban Lullaby, sung by Bola de Nieve
3. Moonlight “Liebesträum No. 3” music by Franz Liszt
4. The Kiss “Suliram” an Indonesian Lullaby, sung by Miriam Makeba
5. Little Willow, written and performed by Paul McCartney
6. The Violin “Oyfn Pripetshik” a Yiddish lullaby, performed by Itzhak Perlman
7. Goodnight “Goodnight” written and performed by Laurie Berkner
8. Night Light “Gymnopédie No. 1” music by Erik Satie (a Baby)
9. Night Swim “White Seal Lullaby” based on a poem by Rudyard Kipling, written and performed by Corinne Bailey Rae
10. Hush-A-Bye “Hush-a-Bye” an American traditional, sung by Peter, Paul & Mary
11. Cradle Song “Schlafe, mein prinzchen, schlaf’ ein” a German Lullaby, sung by Rita Streich
12. The Dream “Hush, Hush (Thula, Thula)” a Zulu lullaby, sung by Harry Belafonte
13. Sweet Dreams “Dream Angus” a Scottish Lullaby, performed by Gary Lightbody
14. Canon In D by Johann Pachelbel performed by Sally Fletcher (ending credits)

The Lullaby Show 2

1. Open, Music: Piano Concerto No.1 by Pyotr llyich Tchaikovsky performed by Philharmonic Slavonica
2. The Painting “Méditation from Thaïs” music by Jules Massenet
3. Bedtime “Fais Do Do” a French lullaby, sung by Elizabeth Mitchell & Lisa Loeb
4. Twilight “Lullaby” music by George Gershwin performed by Serafin String Quartet
5. Little Buckaroo “Hush Little Baby” American traditional, performed by Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, Lucy Wainwright Roche & David Mansfield
6. Flying “Barcarolle from Tales of Hoffmann” music by Jacques Offenbach
7. Hugs “Sleep Little One (Nami Nami)” an Arabic Lullaby, performed by Oumaima Khalil and Marcel Khalife
8. Meditation “Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57” music by Frédéric Chopin performed by Jane Coop (a Baby)
9. Flower Dance “O Cravo Brigou Com A Rosa” a Brazilian lullaby, performed by Natasha Llerena and Heitor Pereira
10. Underwater “Nana” music by Manuel de Falla
11. Barefoot “Dreaming” music by Amy Beach
12. Cuddle “A La Nanita Nana” a Spanish Lullaby, sung by Marta Gómez
13. Falling Leaves “Wiegenlied, Op. 49, No. 4” music by Johannes Brahms, performed by Yo-Yo Ma
14. Canon In D by Johann Pachelbel performed by Sally Fletcher (ending credits)

The Symphony Show

1. Open, Music: Piano Concerto No. 1 music by Pytor llyich Tchaikovsky performed by Philharmonic Slavonica
2. Sunrise "The Four Seasons (Spring)" by Antonio Vivaldi
3. Kaleidoscope "Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 9 No.2" music by Frédéric Chopin, performed by Idil Biret
4. The Enchanted Forest “Symphony No. 94 in G Major Surprise" music by Joseph Haydn, performed by The Boston Pops Orchestra
5. Allegro "Symphony No. 5" music by Ludwig Von Beethoven, performed by The London Symphony Orchestra (a Baby)
6. Garden Song "Un bel dì vedremo" from Madama Butterfly music by Giacomo Puccini, performed by Maria Callas
7. Butterflies "Minuet in a Major" music by Luigi Boccerini
8. Woodpecker "Symphony No. 36" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
9. The Instruments "Sabre Dance" music by Aram Khachaturian, Performed by Arthur Fiedler
10. Roses "The Sleeping Beauty Waltz" music by Pytor llyich Tchaikovsky
11. Musical Notes "Symphony No. 43" music by Joseph Hadyn
12. The Grand Finale "Symphony No. 9 (Ode to Joy)" music by Ludwig Von Beethoven
13. "Alla Hornpipe" from Water Music by George Freideric Handel (ending credits)

The Holiday Show 1

1. Open, "Hark The Herald Angels Sing" performed by Percy Faith
2. Musical Flowers "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" performed by Bing Crosby
3. Snowy Trees "Jingle Bells" performed by Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians
4. The Snowflakes "Carol of the Bells" performed by David Foster
5. The Gingerbread House
6. Little Lights
7. The Nutcracker performed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky from The Nutcracker
8. The Hollies
9. Christmas Carolers
10. Beauty and the Beast - Magical Princess
11. The Conductor "Winter Wonderland" performed by Kenny G. (a baby)
12. The Nativity Scene "O Little Town of Bethlehem" sung by Nat King Cole
13. Silent Night performed by Phil Spector (ending credits)

The Holiday Show 2

1. Open, "Hark The Herald Angels Sing" performed by Percy Faith
2. Crystal Lights
3. The Tinsel
4. The Battle between the Mouse King by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky from The Nutcracker
5. The Snowman
6. Glitter
7. The Princess and the Pea - Frosty Windows "Christmas Canon" performed by The Trans-Siberian Orchestra
8. White Christmas sung by Tony Bennett
9. The Reindeer
10. The Nutcracker Suite by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky from The Nutcracker
11. Ice Skating
12. Fossils from The Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saens
13. The Choir "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" sung by The Mormon Tabernancle Choir
14. Silent Night performed by Phil Spector (ending credits)

References

1. "Cartoon Network wins six Emmys". The Los Angeles Times. 2005-08-18. Retrieved 2014-12-01.
2. "Nominations Search". Television Academy. Archived from the original on 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
3. Baisley, Sarah (2005-09-12). "South Park, Clone Wars and Lost Win Animation and VFX Primetime Emmy Awards". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2014-12-01.
4. Fitzgerald, Toni (2006-04-05). "And to 'South Park,' a rudeness award". Media Life Magazine. Retrieved 2014-12-01.
5. 65th Annual Peabody Awards, May 2006.

External links

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