Nous voilà tout oreilles !: Niccolo Paganini

by Ana Gerhard, Marie Lafrance (Illustrator)

Overview

Voyagez dans le temps pour faire la rencontre de Niccolò Paganini en suivant Minime, une charmante petite souris qui raffole du fromage et de la musique ! Après avoir caché Minime dans la poche de sa jupe, Émilie se précipite à l’atelier de son père. Un invité important vient d’arriver chez le luthier. C’est le meilleur violoniste au monde, dit-on. Celui qui aurait vendu son âme au diable ! L’excitation est à son comble. Tandis que le maestro accorde son instrument tout juste réparé, une catastrophe est évitée de justesse. Émilie attrape en plein vol le trésor le plus précieux du musicien, qui allait se fracasser sur le sol. Reconnaissant, Niccolò Paganini joue une pièce en l’honneur de la fillette, comme si plus rien n’existait sur terre. Le conte illustré, suivi de notes explicatives sur le compositeur et son œuvre, est accompagné d’un disque avec la narration du conte et l’interprétation de la pièce Caprice n ̊ 24. Un code unique pour le téléchargement des enregistrements est également inclus. Travel through time following a charming little mouse called Minim who loves cheese and music. On this occasion, he finds himself bouncing around in Emily's skirt pocket as she joyfully skips down the stairs to her father's bustling workshop. A very special guest has just arrived, a musician deemed to be the best violinist in the world. Little do the luthiers know that they will come very close to witnessing a terrible accident: the destruction of Niccolo Paganini's most cherished instrument. Luckily, the little girl saves the day by miraculously catching the violin in midair before it hits the floor. Filled with gratitude, the maestro begins to play a piece for her—as if nothing else in the world ever existed. In addition to an illustrated story and introductory notes on the composer in French, this book is accompanied by a CD featuring recordings of the narrated story and the performance of the composition "Caprice 24." A unique code for the digital download of the recordings and a printable file of the illustrated story is also included.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9782925108764
Publisher:	The Secret Mountain
Publication date:	02/01/2022
Series:	Petites histoires de grands compositeurs
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	6.75(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.40(d)
Language:	French
Age Range:	7 - 9 Years

About the Author

With his undeniable comic gifts, Benoît Brière quickly became a favourite with the general public in Québec for the many characters that he created in a long series of television commercials for Bell Canada (more than 140 over 14 years). At the same time, he has pursued a career in Québec theatre, films, and television. His movie credits include Séraphin, un homme et son péché, Joyeux Calvaire, and most notably La Grande Séduction. Marie Lafrance is one of Québec's best-known illustrators, thanks to her participation in several children's books, including Le Grand voyage by Monsieur Caca, La fée des bonbons, and La Diablesse and the Baby, for which she was a finalist of the Governor General's Literary Award. Ana Gerhard studied as a concert pianist at the Mexican National Conservatory. She has taught piano for several years and has hosted numerous radio programs dedicated to the promotion of classical music. Her previous works on introducing classical music to children, Listen to the Birds, Simply Fantastic, Amazing Water, and Little Creatures all received a Parents' Choice Award in the US. Founded in 1983, I Musici de Montréal is a chamber orchestra of 15 musicians that performs a vast repertoire extending from baroque to contemporary. The ensemble has released more than 40 recordings and presents a busy schedule of over 100 concerts per season throughout the world at some of the best-known concert halls, including New York City's Lincoln Centre, Brussels' Palais des Beaux-Arts, Tokyo's Kioi Hall, and Geneva's Victoria Hall. Jean-Marie Zeitouni has served as artistic director and principal conductor since 2011.