It’s Mother’s Day aka Mothering Sunday. Songs My Mother Taught Me. Gigli to Streep via Whitfield and Flagstad. Cluytens conducts Ravel’s Mother Goose.

KIRSTEN FLAGSTAD Dvorak – Songs My Mother Taught Me. Recorded between 1935-40

Abba. Mamma Mia!

With thanks to Edward Johnson for the above.

Paris Conservatoire Orchestra. A wonderful version of this magical music, indispensable for the collection.

Released April 1963 in UK.

Ravelian postscript: The final word in L’enfant et les sortilèges (opera) is “Maman”, an especially poignant moment.