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A witty, bawdy, erotic but classic collection of poetry designed to celebrate the most sensual of human pleasures. Over the ages, many poets have put pen to paper in celebration of that most raw and yet most beautiful of human instincts - erotic love. This anthology includes verse by Herrick, Marlowe, Jonson, Byron, Verlaine, Whitman, Yeats, Cummings and, from our own time, John Betjeman. All aspects of erotic love are to be found in these poems - from the bawdy to the sensuous and tender.

The 150 Psalms contain some of the most inspiring lines in the Old Testament: Psalm 23 "The Lord is My Shepherd" and Psalm 121 "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills". Yet few know them as a set, and this recording, in Alex Jennings' clear performance, allows us to consider them as a whole. They are not all uplifting and comfortable. Many involve darker sentiments of revenge or punishment; many appear to be by David or about David; others are To the chief Musician upon Gittith.

표트르 일리이치 차이코프스키는 겨우 다섯 살 때 피아노를 배우기 시작했어요 - 러시아의 작은 고향 마을에서요. 그의 가족을 포함한 대부분의 가족들에게 피아노가 있긴 했지만 그처럼 피아노를 잘 칠 수 있는 작은 소년은 별로 없었죠. 그리고 그는 작곡도 시작했거든요.

발레리나가 무대 위로 미끄러지듯 나오면서 두 팔로 허공에 멋진 선을 만들어내죠. 커다란 오케스트라의 현악기들에서는 아름다운 멜로디가 연주됩니다. 발레리나가 잠자는 공주인 거예요: 사악한 마녀 때문에 깊은 마법의 잠에 빠졌어요. 하지만 이제 잘생긴 왕자가 깨워줬기 때문에, 둘은 즐겁게 춤을 춰요. 왕자는 강하고 튼튼해 보이죠. 어떨 때는 발레리나가 백조의 호수의 오데뜨 공주이기도 해요. 그럼 주위에 다른 무용수들이 나오죠 - 하얀 시폰을 입은 백조들이 음악에 맞춰 무늬를 만들어내는 거예요. 근데 어떨 때는 또 슈가플럼 요정일 때도 있어요, 그럼 호두까기 인형이라는 작품에서 크리스마스의 기쁨을 표현하고 있겠죠.

피아노에는 여러 종류가 있어요. 어떤 건 크고 어떤 건 작죠. 하지만 한 가지 공통점이 있답니다. 건반이 바로 그거예요.

The theme of revelation is apocalypse: the end of the world and the coming of Christ in judgment. The date of the composition was probably some time in the 90s A.D. One of the most controversial and quoted texts of the New Testament, The Revelation of St. John The Divine has inspired and troubled artists, poets, and seers through the ages.

Here are the greatest and best-loved stories from the Old Testament of the Bible, stories which can be read as much for their human, literary, and historical appeal as for their religious meaning. The selection ranges from childhood favorites like David and Goliath, to key moments in Jewish history (such as Exodus), and also includes some of the finest poetry in the Old Testament (the Song of Solomon, for example).

Naxos: Esto es música clásica es un podcast con comentarios en español, sobre novedades, grabaciones y entrevistas a músicos y artistas dentro del ámbito de la música clásica.

The New Testament tells the extraordinary and moving story of the life of Christ and the founding of His Church. This generous selection from the texts which lie at the root of 2,000 years of European civilization ranges between the powerful sincerity of the Evangelists and the ecstatic vision of John's New Jerusalem.

A selection of some of the most famous fairy stories which every child needs to foster their imagination. The following stories can be found on this title: "The Story of the Three Little Pigs", "The History of Dick Whittington", "Beauty and the Beast", "Goldilocks and the Three Bears", "Puss in Boots", "Jack and the Beanstalk", "Ali Baba", "The Brave Little Tailor", and "The Princess on the Glass Hill".

From the very start of the recording era, the radio, the 78, and LPs have produced an unforgettable list of classic children’s favorites. Here, on this unique audio compilation, are many of the finest, performed by great stars of the past. Danny Kaye presents "Tubby the Tuba" and others; Spike Jones sings "Old Macdonald Had a Farm", Harold Fraser-Simpson is "At Buckingham Palace" (with Christopher Robin). There is "The Runaway Train", "The Owl and the Pussycat", and many more.

A mysterious knight all in green arrives at King Arthur's court and issues a bizarre challenge. Gawain answers the knight - but at what cost? This new translation keeps all the poetic power of the original's extraordinary alliteration. One of the greatest stories of English literature from any period, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a magical, medieval combination of the epic and the uncanny.

Naxos Classical Spotlight explores the world of classical music. Along the way host Raymond Bisha shares the stories about the music, and the musicians who make it.