Disney pitched Beauty and the Beast as a "tale as old as time," but we're retelling the 18th-century French story with a classical twist as the latest episode of YourClassical Storytime — featuring music by great French composers and enchanting illustrations by Nancy Carlson.
Follow along as the charming Belle must rescue her father from the clutches of the vengeful Beast, only to find true love. Listen now!
(See more of Carlson's illustrations in the gallery.)
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Our telling of Beauty and the Beast includes excerpts from the following works:
Claude Debussy: Printemps (Spring)
Lyon National Orchestra, Jun Markl
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Debussy: Images for Orchestra
Belgian Radio & Television Orchestra, Alexander Rahbari
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Debussy: Nocturnes: "Fetes" ("Festivals")
Belgian Radio & Television Orchestra, Alexander Rahbari
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Gabriel Faure: Dolly Suite
RTE Sinfonietta, John Georgiadis
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Maurice Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe, Suite No. 2: (Sunrise)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Jean
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Ravel: Mother Goose Suite: "Conversation of Beauty and the Beast"
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Jean
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Camille Saint-Saens: Caprice-Valse (Wedding Cake)
Malmo Symphony Orchestra, Marc Soustrot; Romain Descharmes, piano
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Courtesy of Naxos of America Inc.
Credits
Storyteller: Valerie Kahler (with Steve Seel and Bill Morelock)
Story: Adapted by Steve Seel and Valerie Kahler from La Belle et la Bête (1740), by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve)
Illustrations: Nancy Carlson
Producer: Valerie Kahler
Digital producer: Seiji Cataldo
Senior digital producer: Randy Salas
Program director: Julie Amacher
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