Naxos now produces interactive apps for mobile devices – Apple’s iPhone,
iPod and iPad, as well as Android smart-phones and tablets. It has been building
on the huge success of My First Classical Music App to create further products
both for children and for adults.
Details of what is available are below.
NEW AND COMING SOON
Wagner’s Ring Cycle App
Featured in '20 best' Guardian Apps Blog
Step into the Ring! This iPad app is aimed at anyone with an interest in Wagner’s monumental operatic achievement Der Ring des Nibelungen (‘The Ring of the Nibelung’).
Whether you are intimately acquainted with the cycle or a newcomer to it, you can enjoy a clearly and beautifully presented outline of the work’s so-called ‘leitmotifs’. These musical calling-cards are woven in a sophisticated web throughout all four operas – Das Rheingold (‘The Rhinegold’), Die Walküre (‘The Valkyrie’), Siegfried and Götterdämmerung (‘Twilight of the Gods’): here is the chance to get to grips with them, refresh your memory, and enhance your listening experience.
Of course the Ring is about more than motifspotting, and there is plenty of background material here as well (see Features below).
With its particular recording and publishing expertise, Naxos is perfectly placed to celebrate Richard Wagner’s anniversary year with this groundbreaking app.
Great Poets of the Romantic Age: Audiobook App
The Tyger… I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud… Ode to the West Wind… The Rime of the Ancient Mariner… Ode to a Nightingale… We’ll go no more a-roving… ‘All good poetry’, wrote Wordsworth, ‘is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings’, and this was to be one of the hallmarks of the Romantic poets. With a dynamic spirit, these great English poets made a conscious return to nostalgia and spiritual depth. Each chose a different path, but they are united in a love of moods, impressions, scenes, stories, sights and sounds. In this collection of more than forty poems are some of the finest and most memorable works in the English language.
Michael Sheen’s major theatrical roles include Henry V (RSC), Peer Gynt (directed by Ninagawa) and Jimmy Porter in Look Back In Anger. Among his film work is Wilde, The Queen, Frost/Nixon and Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris. Sheen has recorded extensively for Naxos AudioBooks, reading Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment and The Idiot, The Picture of Dorian Gray and Oedipus the King. “Whether he's antheming a lonely grief or giving vent to William Blake's anger in the poem Auguries of Innocence, [Michael Sheen] is ideally cast for delivering this admirable selection…” Arnold Evans, Times Educational Supplement, on the original audiobook production
Robinson Crusoe retold for younger listeners: Audiobook App
COMING SOON
When his ship is wrecked in a storm, Robinson Crusoe finds himself stranded on a desert island with no-one to help him and no chance of rescue. Scared and alone, he tries to make a life for himself: building shelters, hunting food, taming animals, crafting boats and making clothes. But just as his life appears to be settled, he sees someone else’s footprint on the beach and a different struggle for survival begins, this time against cannibals and pirates. Roy McMillan combines an abridged version of Defoe’s novel with his own helpful explanations to retell the story for younger listeners.
Jonathan Keeble combines his audio work with a busy theatre and TV career. He has featured in over 500 radio plays for the BBC, from Shakespeare to Sherlock Holmes. An award-winning reader, Jonathan has recorded over 100 audiobooks.
“An exciting high adventure enhanced with classical music, Robinson Crusoe is a highly recommended pick...” – Children's Bookwatch, on the original audiobook production
“Jonathan Keeble's reading sharpens the adventure even more for children of eight and upwards.” – Kati Nicholl, Daily Express, on the original audiobook production
It’s the perfect introduction to the orchestra for children aged 4 and above.
The orchestra is the most amazing musical team! Come and explore all the instruments in this stylish sequel to Naxos’s My First Classical Music App.
In this brand new app, there is a very special guide to the orchestra: a little green creature called Tormod. He is a troll who has come from the top of a mountain in Norway to find out about music! Can you help him find his way home while he shows you round the orchestra?
Every instrument has its own page, with a young performer playing a solo. Tormod will show you all these, and sometimes he might even try the instruments himself! He’s only a beginner though...
Tap any words or pictures and hear the text narrated, extracts of music, animations and sound effects.
This unique and exciting app from the world’s largest independent classical record company is full of different pieces of music in excellent audio quality.
It will captivate children aged 4+ and delight parents.
A full album of music includes Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy, Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 4, Mendelssohn: The Hebrides (‘Fingal’s Cave’), Wagner: Overture to ‘Tannhäuser’, Grieg: In the Hall of the Mountain King and over 30 more!
* Featured in ‘30 Best Apps’ Guardian Apps Blog *
* Featured in the Sunday Times’s ‘Top 500 Apps in the World’ *
My First Classical Music App
Based on the hugely successful My First Classical Music Book, published by the world’s largest independent classical record company, Naxos.
Three main sections: When? Where? / People / Instruments.
Friendly, engaging narration – tap on any piece of text to hear it.
Questions and ‘Listen For’ tips from the Music Bird: get more from the music.
Over 40 different pieces of music featured, in excellent recordings.
Every instrument in the orchestra is demonstrated.
It’s the perfect introduction to classical music for children aged 4 and above.
Find out where you hear music, who writes it and what all the instruments sound like. Meet the great composers and be wowed by the orchestra.
Tap any words or pictures and hear the text narrated, extracts of music, and dozens of animations and sound effects. The animals can dance, sing and play!
Ideal for children to enjoy alone or together with a parent, this app is bursting with different pieces of music. It will fire the imagination of children and delight parents.
A full album of music includes Grieg’s Peer Gynt, Mozart’s Magic Flute, Saint-Saëns’s Carnival of the Animals, Holst’s Planets, Stravinsky’s Petrushka, Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf and many, many more.
“...a venture that gives the project of introducing children to proper music its biggest boost since Peter and the Wolf.” The Sunday Times on My First Classical Music Book
MUSIC: 18 tracks
TEXT: clear, lively outline of what the music means.
NARRATION: Fully narrated.
ANIMATION: Animated illustrations on each screen, suited to each piece of music.
FAVOURITES: Bookmark your favourite tracks and return to them easily.
PROGRESS MARKER: See which tracks have been listened to and which haven’t.
MUSIC INCLUDES
Symphony No. 5
Für Elise
Fidelio
‘Moonlight’ Sonata
‘Spring’ Sonata
‘Pastoral’ Symphony
Violin Concerto...and many more!
A fun and friendly introduction to Beethoven for young children, with many famous and well-loved pieces.
The ‘Little’ apps from Naxos, beautifully compact and with endearing animated illustrations, are ideal introductions for young children to classical music. Each selection of tracks is carefully tailored for younger listeners, including famous pieces as well as unexpected gems. The narrated text is a friendly outline of what the music means – sometimes concentrating on the stories behind it, sometimes the sounds themselves, and sometimes on the composers. With a simple interface to stop and start tracks and animation, or hear the narrated text, these apps open the door to a wonderful world that children and parents can discover together.
Beethoven was a musical giant. He wasn't taller or fatter than everyone else, but his music is big and his name is important. Beethoven is like the Olympic champion of classical music. Some of the music he wrote is strong and serious, and some of it is very gentle. Listen here to orchestras, pianos, violins, and other instruments playing some of the most famous pieces of all!
Little Mozart App
FEATURES
MUSIC: 17 tracks (see below).
TEXT: A clear and lively outline of what the music means.
NARRATION: Fully narrated.
ANIMATION: Animated illustrations on each screen, suited to each piece of music.
FAVOURITES: Bookmark your favourite tracks and return to them easily.
PROGRESS MARKER: See which tracks have been listened to and which haven't.
MUSIC INCLUDES
The Marriage of Figaro
Symphony No. 40
Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Turkish Rondo
Clarinet Quintet
The Magic Flute
A Musical Joke ...and many more!
A fun and friendly introduction to Mozart, full of music, for young children.
The ‘Little’ apps from Naxos, beautifully compact and with endearing animated illustrations, are ideal introductions for young children to classical music. Each selection of tracks is carefully tailored for younger listeners, including famous pieces as well as unexpected gems. The narrated text is a friendly outline of what the music means – sometimes concentrating on the stories behind it, sometimes on the sounds themselves, and sometimes on the composers. With a simple interface to stop and start the tracks and animation, or hear the narrated text, these apps open the door to a wonderful world that children and parents can discover together.
If you listen carefully to the music in this app, you will get to know one of the best composers in the world. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lived 250 years ago but he carries on being famous – so he must have been special. He giggled a lot. He was also good at playing the piano and the violin. And he wrote this amazing music, which people still love hearing today. See if you love hearing it too!
Little Classical Music App
FEATURES
MUSIC: 25 tracks (see below).
TEXT: A clear and lively outline of what the music means.
NARRATION: Fully narrated.
ANIMATION: Animated illustrations on each screen, suited to each piece of music.
FAVOURITES: Bookmark your favourite tracks and return to them easily.
PROGRESS MARKER: See which tracks have been listened to and which haven’t.
MUSIC INCLUDES
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
Grieg: Peer Gynt
Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals
Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf
Mozart: The Magic Flute
Rossini: William Tell ...and many more!
A fun, friendly introduction to classical music for young children, with many famous and well-loved pieces.
The ‘Little’ apps from Naxos, beautifully compact and with endearing animated illustrations, are ideal introductions for young children to classical music. Each selection of tracks is carefully tailored for younger listeners, including famous pieces as well as unexpected gems. The narrated text is a friendly outline of what the music means – sometimes concentrating on the stories behind it, sometimes the sounds themselves, and sometimes on the composers. With a simple interface to stop and start tracks and animation, or hear the narrated text, these apps open the door to a wonderful world that children and parents can discover together.
‘Da-da-da-DAAAAH, Da-da-da-DAAAAH’: the start of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony is really famous. See if you recognise it! It’s just one of many popular pieces here. There are some animals, too – an elephant and a swan. And right at the end, guess which boy wizard joins the party... Come and join it too!
King Arthur & the Knights of the Round Table: Audiobook App
These tales are about how, many years ago, Arthur the once and future King of England, set out to save his country from the troubles that plagued it, aided by the brave knights of his Round Table, and the most famous sword in the world, Excalibur; how Merlin the wizard fought against the wicked Morgana le Fay’s enchantments, and how Arthur loved and lost the beautiful Guinevere, his Queen. Benedict Flynn has a sure touch with the retelling of legends for a younger audience.
“For two and a half hours, [my children] were spellbound…”
Toby Young, The Spectator on the original Audiobook production
“A Christmas Carol gets an imaginative new presentation in the form of the first of what will I hope be many more Naxos audio apps.” - Christina Hardyment, The Times
Sean Bean is known for his major roles in films such as Goldeneye, When Saturday Comes, Patriot Games and Anna Karenina, and various TV roles. Theatre credits include Romeo and Juliet and Fair Maid of the West for the RSC.
From Shakespeare, with Love: Audiobook App
William Shakespeare’s ‘sugared sonnets’ circulated privately amongst his friends and colleagues for many years, but the public had to wait until their publication in 1609 to enjoy these masterpieces on every aspect of love. Whether it’s fidelity, obsession, jealousy or the love of friends, Shakespeare seems to know about it all. To celebrate the 400th anniversary of their publication, a rich variety of actors were brought together by Naxos AudioBooks to show the many different ways in which these sonnets can be interpreted. This award-winning recording now forms the present app, complete with all the texts.
“A must for any collection.” AudioFile [Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award]
David Tennant, Juliet Stevenson, Maxine Peake, Stella Gonet, Anton Lesser, Tom Mison, David Timson, Alex Jennings, Hugh Ross, Trevor White, Jonathan Keeble, Bertie Carvel, Anne-Marie Piazza, Gunnar Cauthery, Roy McMillan, Benjamin Soames
A Christmas Carol: Audiobook App
A Christmas Carol is the best known and best loved of Dickens’s Christmas Books, and the story of the miser Scrooge’s redemption has become as much part of the Christmas tradition as plum pudding and carols themselves. Will Tiny Tim live to see another Christmas? Can Scrooge recover his humanity and learn to love the fellow men he seems to despise? Dickens will make you laugh and make you cry as you follow Scrooge’s supernatural adventures on Christmas Eve...
One of Britain’s leading classical actors, Anton Lesser has worked extensively at the National Theatre, and is an associate artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company, where, over the years, he has played many of the principal roles. A familiar voice on radio, he has been involved in countless plays and recordings, and has become particularly associated with his award-winning readings of Dickens for Naxos AudioBooks.
All Naxos Historical, Naxos Classical Archives, Naxos Jazz, Folk and Rock Legends
and Naxos Nostalgia titles are not available in the United States and some titles
may not be available in Australia and Singapore because these countries have copyright
laws that provide or may provide for terms of protection for sound recordings that
differ from the rest of the world.
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