Provides an introduction to classical music, describing how birds have inspired composers throughout history, and includes a musical glossary and short biographies of the composers.

CD: The goldfinch / Vivaldi -- La primavera / Vivaldi -- The song of the birds / Janequin -- Melancholy / Rautavaara -- The bird : (Peter and the wolf) / Prokofiev -- Hens and roosters : (The carnival of animals) / Saint-Saën -- Aviary : (The carnival of animals) / Saint-Saën -- The swan : (The carnival of animals) / Saint-Saen-- Dance of the swans : (Swan Lake) / Tchaikovsky -- Song for the lark : (The seasons -- album for children) / Tchaikovsky -- The lark ascending / Vaughan Williams -- Ballet of the unhatched chicks / Mussorgsky -- Toccata con lo scherzo del cucco / Pasquini -- The cuckoo and the nightingale / Handel -- The robin / Messiaen -- Papgeno and Papagena : (The magic flute) / W.A. Mozart -- Piano concerto no 17 / W.A. Mozart -- The raven / Schubert -- Dance of the firebird / Stravinsky -- Toy symphony / L. Mozart.