Music plays an important role in The Children of Willesden Lane. In the recordings below, concert pianist Mona Golabek introduces the music that is central to the story of her mother, Lisa Jura. The recordings below are divided into three parts.
Activities and discussion ideas for the music can be found in A Teacher’s Resource to The Children of Willesden Lane.
Part 1: Tracks 1-11
On Tracks 1-11, Golabek places the selection in its historical context and plays a brief portion of the selection. The exception is track 10, which was recorded by Lisa Jura herself in 1944.
Track 10. Liebestraume
Franz Listz (Composer); performed by Mona Golabek
Concert pianist Mona Golabek introduces “Liebestraume.” This audio track can be used with activities and discussions found in A Teacher’s Resource to The Children of Willesden Lane on page 41.
Track 11. Prelude in C-sharp Minor
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Concert pianist Mona Golabek introduces “Prelude in C-sharp Minor.” This audio track can be used with activities and discussions found in A Teacher’s Resource to The Children of Willesden Lane on page 43.
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Part 2: Tracks 12-21
On Tracks 12-21, Golabek plays each selection in its entirety.
Part 3: Tracks 22-25
On Tracks 22-25, two of Lisa Jura’s granddaughters, Michele and Sara Golabek-Goldman, play “Clair de Lune” and “Rhapsody” at a gathering in London to mark the 60th anniversary of the Kindertransport. The girls’ mother Renée Golabek-Kaye performs "Prelude in B Minor" by Abram Chasins. The concert, which was aired live on the BBC, was the family’s way of thanking the British people for their kindness to Lisa Jura. Activities and discussion ideas for the music can be found in A Teacher’s Resource to The Children of Willesden Lane.
Track 22. Lisa Jura's legacies by Mona Golabek
Mona Golabek
Concert pianist Mona Golabek describes how Lisa Jura's legacy lives on in her children and grandchildren. This audio track can be used with activities and discussions found in A Teacher's Resource to The Children of Willesden Lane.
Track 23. Rhapsody
Maxwell Eckstein
Concert pianist Mona Golabek introduces "Rhapsody." This audio track can be used with activities and discussions found in A Teacher’s Resource to The Children of Willesden Lane on page 44.
Track 24. Thank You speech by Sara Golabek-Goldman
Lisa Jura's granddaughter Sara Golabek-Goldman delivers a speech at the 60th anniversary of the Kindertransport. This audio track is part of a collection that accompanies The Children of Willesden Lane.
Track 25. Prelude in B Minor
Abram Chasins
Concert pianist Mona Golabek introduces "Prelude in B MInor." This audio track can be used with activities and discussions found in A Teacher’s Resource to The Children of Willesden Lane on page 44.
