Baroque Era:
--Bach,Brandenburg Concertos,Karl Richter and the Bach Orchestra of Munich.
--Bach,Goldburg Variation recording mentioned above.
Classic Era:
--Mozart,Symphonies 40 and 41,George Szell,Cleveland Orchestra
--Mozart,Piano Concertos 21 and 23 Clifford Cuzon
--Beethoven Symphones,George Szell,Cleveland Orchestra
Romantic Era:
--Chopin Preludes,Rubinstein
Modern Era:
--Stravinsky,Rite of Spring,Ormandy,Philadelphia
Many of classical music's composers taught private lessons and wrote music for their students. Here are some things that might appeal to an eight year old:
Bach,Anna Magnelina Notebook
Bach,2 part inventions
Mozart,Variations on Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Beethovern,Fur Elise
Chopin,Preludes(two or three of them are for beginners)
Debussy,Children's Corner Suite
I might add a personal bias here as the first good music I learned as a piano student in my youth were from the magnelina notebook,the Mozart Twinkle variations,and several of the Chopin preludes.
Do you remember when you learned to read that you did so by watching the writing while someone read to you? Perhaps your eight year old would enjoy watching the scores while listening?
--Bach,Brandenburg Concertos,Karl Richter and the Bach Orchestra of Munich.
--Bach,Goldburg Variation recording mentioned above.
Classic Era:
--Mozart,Symphonies 40 and 41,George Szell,Cleveland Orchestra
--Mozart,Piano Concertos 21 and 23 Clifford Cuzon
--Beethoven Symphones,George Szell,Cleveland Orchestra
Romantic Era:
--Chopin Preludes,Rubinstein
Modern Era:
--Stravinsky,Rite of Spring,Ormandy,Philadelphia
Many of classical music's composers taught private lessons and wrote music for their students. Here are some things that might appeal to an eight year old:
Bach,Anna Magnelina Notebook
Bach,2 part inventions
Mozart,Variations on Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Beethovern,Fur Elise
Chopin,Preludes(two or three of them are for beginners)
Debussy,Children's Corner Suite
I might add a personal bias here as the first good music I learned as a piano student in my youth were from the magnelina notebook,the Mozart Twinkle variations,and several of the Chopin preludes.
Do you remember when you learned to read that you did so by watching the writing while someone read to you? Perhaps your eight year old would enjoy watching the scores while listening?