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| |  | Religion & Spirituality | Home » » » David Bowie Narrates Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf" | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Product Details: | | | Audio CD Release Date:
| July 26, 2010 | | Studio:
| RCA | | Composer:
| Sergey Prokofiev, Benjamin Britten, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky | | Conductor:
| Eugene Ormandy | | Orchestra:
| Philadelphia Orchestra | | Number Of Discs:
| 1 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 23 reviews |
| | | Track Listing: | | | 1. | Peter and the Wolf, children's tale for narrator & orchestra, Op. 67: Peter and the Wolf: Introduction | | 2. | Peter and the Wolf, children's tale for narrator & orchestra, Op. 67: Peter and the Wolf: The Story Begins | | 3. | Peter and the Wolf, children's tale for narrator & orchestra, Op. 67: Peter and the Wolf: The Bird | | 4. | Peter and the Wolf, children's tale for narrator & orchestra, Op. 67: Peter and the Wolf: The Duck; Dialogue With the Birds; Attack o | | 5. | Peter and the Wolf, children's tale for narrator & orchestra, Op. 67: Peter and the Wolf: Grandfather | | 6. | Peter and the Wolf, children's tale for narrator & orchestra, Op. 67: Peter and the Wolf: The Wolf | | 7. | Peter and the Wolf, children's tale for narrator & orchestra, Op. 67: Peter and the Wolf: the Duck Is Caught | | 8. | Peter and the Wolf, children's tale for narrator & orchestra, Op. 67: Peter and the Wolf: The Wolf Stalks the Bird and Cat | | 9. | Peter and the Wolf, children's tale for narrator & orchestra, Op. 67: Peter and the Wolf: Peter Prepares to Catch the Wolf | | 10. | Peter and the Wolf, children's tale for narrator & orchestra, Op. 67: Peter and the Wolf: The Bird Diverts the Wolf | | 11. | Peter and the Wolf, children's tale for narrator & orchestra, Op. 67: Peter and the Wolf: Peter Catches the Wolf | | 12. | Peter and the Wolf, children's tale for narrator & orchestra, Op. 67: Peter and the Wolf: The Hunters Arrive | | 13. | Peter and the Wolf, children's tale for narrator & orchestra, Op. 67: Peter and the Wolf: The Procession to the Zoo | | 14. | Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell), for speaker ad lib & orchestra, Op. 34: Theme: Fu | | 15. | Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell), for speaker ad lib & orchestra, Op. 34: Theme: Wo | | 16. | Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell), for speaker ad lib & orchestra, Op. 34: Theme: Br | | 17. | Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell), for speaker ad lib & orchestra, Op. 34: Theme: St | | 18. | Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell), for speaker ad lib & orchestra, Op. 34: Theme: Pe | | 19. | Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell), for speaker ad lib & orchestra, Op. 34: Theme: Fu | | 20. | Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell), for speaker ad lib & orchestra, Op. 34: Variation | | 21. | Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell), for speaker ad lib & orchestra, Op. 34: Variation | | 22. | Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell), for speaker ad lib & orchestra, Op. 34: Variation | | 23. | Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell), for speaker ad lib & orchestra, Op. 34: Variation | | 24. | Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell), for speaker ad lib & orchestra, Op. 34: Variation | | 25. | Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell), for speaker ad lib & orchestra, Op. 34: Variation | | 26. | Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell), for speaker ad lib & orchestra, Op. 34: Variation | | 27. | Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell), for speaker ad lib & orchestra, Op. 34: Variation | | 28. | Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell), for speaker ad lib & orchestra, Op. 34: Variation | | 29. | Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell), for speaker ad lib & orchestra, Op. 34: Variation | | 30. | Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell), for speaker ad lib & orchestra, Op. 34: Variation | | 31. | Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell), for speaker ad lib & orchestra, Op. 34: Variation | | 32. | Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell), for speaker ad lib & orchestra, Op. 34: Variation | | 33. | Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell), for speaker ad lib & orchestra, Op. 34: Fugue: Fu | | 34. | Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: Overture | | 35. | Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: March | | 36. | Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy | | 37. | Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: Russian Dance | | 38. | Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: Arabian Dance | | 39. | Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: Chinese Dance | | 40. | Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: Dance of the Mirlitons | | 41. | Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, Op. 71a: Waltz of the Flowers | |
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53 of 54 found the following review helpful:
 Great for pre-schoolersDec 27, 1999
My 3 1/2 year old son loves to listen to classical music on the radio. I bought this CD for him for Christmas, and it has him transfixed. Bowie's narration is excellent, and the changed ending (though it may offend purists) is much better for the preschool set. Peter and the Wolf is nicely complemented by the Nutcracker. Highly recommened for parents to share with their children.
70 of 75 found the following review helpful:
David Bowie tells us a fearful storyAug 09, 2002
By Jacques COULARDEAU
"A soul doctor, so to say"
Prokofiev here produces a rare and fresh musical story for children. A young boy decides one day to push the gate at the bottom of the garden and move into the big wild world and its dangers, a wolf and a cat. The boy is followed by his friend the duck and meets his other friend the bird who is saved by a split-hair chance from the teeth of the cat by Peter's cry of alarm. All dangers in the world are not from the deep forest. But a far worse danger comes from there : the wolf. If Peter is saved by his grandfather who takes him home, the duck is less lucky and ends up in the wolf's stomach. But Peter is looking after things with the help of the bird and they catch the wolf that is then taken to the zoo by the hunters. We are not always saved from dangers by big strong armed men, but mostly by our courage and inventive imagination. And the music tells us to be creative.This tale is perfectly served by David Bowie's both deep and volatile voice that finds here a brand new field of artistic achievement and multiplies the music's real dramatic dimension, like a confidential story told to the listeners in their deepest ears as if he were an elfish fairy any kid would believe to be true and safe, in a word friendly. Dr Jacques COULARDEAU
33 of 35 found the following review helpful:
My son's discovery of classical musicMay 16, 2003
By Ei
"crzybookmoovielover"
My son's growing obsession with this story has truly sprouted since the purchase of this album.
Oddly enough, I never really knew this story or I don't remember it from my childhood, but once my dear sweet boy discovered it's haunting and charging sound, it's become a staple in my vehicle. A perfect way to introduce classical music to any child -- tell them a story and have all the parts of the story be different instruments from an orchestra. Beautiful, just beautiful..
19 of 20 found the following review helpful:
At least RCA kept it in print!Jul 12, 1999
By Clyde D. Hoops
"thingols"
Having first had this album on green vinyl no less back in 1977/8 I was not at all suprised to learn that Mr. Bowie had narrated such a classic opera in fact I was very pleased and would listen to it often. Having played in the public school orchestras for over ten years back then it was also a shot in the arm to know that (at that time) a young teenager could not only identify with classical music and a leading pop idol of the times. Now at the age of forty and with my own children I find it an interesting way for my own to learn about classical music, the Philadelphia Orchestra (5 Stars to them) and Eugene Ormandy (10 stars to him). As far as the previous review goes don't be dismayed because the ending was changed to siut the narrators needs or whatever, this is hardly as back-handed as what Disney studios has been doing for the past 20 odd years and making much more money doing it. Buy this if you like the story, the narrator, the conductor or the orchestra, your children (if you have any, and not a prerequisit) will love it and you will too when you share this recording. Not often a fan of cheap RCA records, but at least they kept this one in print.
41 of 48 found the following review helpful:
 They changed the ending of the story.Apr 08, 1999
I love "Peter and the Wolf" and have heard many versions of it in my life- it is truly a classic. I thought this would be the best version I heard since I also like David Bowie, but it was a real disappointment. Bowie apparently decided that it would be more humane for the Wolf if he put it in the zoo! That wasn't very good for the Duck, either. It's funny but the composer, Prokofiev, was once criticized for changing the end of Romeo and Juliet in his ballet- allowing them to live after taking the poison. Now, Bowie has changed Prokofiev's ending to this terrific children's story- in a way, I supposed it's fair play.
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