Swan Lake

　　The Story Orchestra音樂故事繪本，讓讀者在書中讀到音樂、也在音樂中聽到故事。繼韋瓦第《四季》音樂故事、柴可夫斯基的《胡桃鉗》與《睡美人》音樂故事，這一次婀娜的舞者要引領讀者走入天鵝湖的芭蕾夢幻國度。

　　王子齊格弗里德被紛飛的雪花吸引，散步到天鵝湖邊，巧遇一群美麗的天鵝，更令人訝異的是，這群天鵝突然幻化為人形，在湖邊跳起舞來……

　　原來，她們被邪惡的羅特巴特下了詛咒，只要太陽升起，她們就會變成天鵝，到了晚上才能恢復人形。只有真愛，才能破解天鵝公主身上的魔咒。

　　有情的王子邀請天鵝公主奧潔塔晚上到皇宮參加舞會，但邪惡的羅特巴極盡所能的想阻止這對戀人…以假亂真的黑天鵝現身，被設局迷惑的王子、傷心的天鵝公主人…最終能否重拾幸福？

　　隨著故事起伏轉折，欣賞芭蕾舞姿的細緻插畫，按下書頁上的音符鍵，聆聽高音質的經典天鵝湖組曲，令人醉心。書末簡介作曲家柴可夫斯基的生平及書中精選的各段旋律，每個愛樂家庭都值得珍藏！

　　Discover the spellbinding magic of Swan Lake in this musical retelling of the ballet – push the button on each beautiful scene to hear the vivid sound of an orchestra playing from Tchaikovsky’s score.

　　This tale of a prince, a beautiful swan princess and an evil sorcerer begins in a woodland clearing far, far away. It is Prince Siegfried’s 21st birthday. He is playing games with his friends when his mother, the Queen, arrives to tell him he needs to stop having fun and start looking after the kingdom. Prince Siegfried dreams of running away.

　　He follows an enchanting flock of swans to a clearing by a lake, where four of the little cygnets begin to dance. The most beautiful swan transforms into the Princess Odette, who tells him that she has been cursed to turn into a swan by day and return to her natural form at night by the evil sorcerer Von Rothbart. As the prince and Odette dance, they begin to fall in love.

　　The story follows Prince Siegfried as he attends his birthday party, is tricked into proposing to Von Rothbart’s daughter Odile and returns to the lake to battle the evil sorcerer. Will the prince be reunited with his swan princess?

　　As you and your little one journey through the magical scenes, you will press the buttons to hear 10 excerpts from the ballet’s music. At the back of the book, find a short biography of the composer, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, with details about his composition of Swan Lake. Next to this, you can replay the musical excerpts and, for each of them, read a discussion of the instruments, rhythms and musical techniques that make them so powerful. A glossary defines musical terms.

　　The Story Orchestra series brings classical music to life for children through gorgeously illustrated retellings of classic ballet stories paired with 10-second sound clips of orchestras playing from their musical scores.

　　Manufacturer's note: please pull the white tab out of the back of the book before use. Sound buttons require a firm push in exact location to work, which may be hard for young children. All sound clips are 10 seconds long.