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| |  | Holistic Health | Home » » » » Prokofiev: Peter & the Wolf | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Product Details: | | | Audio CD Release Date:
| October 17, 2006 | | Studio:
| Vanguard Classics | | Composer:
| Sergey Prokofiev | | Conductor:
| Mario Rossi | | Orchestra:
| Wiener Staatsopernorchester | | Number Of Discs:
| 1 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 14 reviews |
| | | Track Listing: | | | 1. | Peter and the Wolf, children's tale for narrator & orchestra, Op. 67: Introduction | | 2. | Peter and the Wolf, children's tale for narrator & orchestra, Op. 67: The story begins | | 3. | Peter and the Wolf, children's tale for narrator & orchestra, Op. 67: The bird | | 4. | Peter and the Wolf, children's tale for narrator & orchestra, Op. 67: The duck; Dialogue with the birds; Attack of the cat | | 5. | Peter and the Wolf, children's tale for narrator & orchestra, Op. 67: Grandfather | | 6. | Peter and the Wolf, children's tale for narrator & orchestra, Op. 67: The wolf | | 7. | Peter and the Wolf, children's tale for narrator & orchestra, Op. 67: The duck is caught | | 8. | Peter and the Wolf, children's tale for narrator & orchestra, Op. 67: The wolf stalks the bird and cat | | 9. | Peter and the Wolf, children's tale for narrator & orchestra, Op. 67: Peter prepares to catch the wolf | | 10. | Peter and the Wolf, children's tale for narrator & orchestra, Op. 67: The bird diverts the wolf | | 11. | Peter and the Wolf, children's tale for narrator & orchestra, Op. 67: Peter catches the wolf | | 12. | Peter and the Wolf, children's tale for narrator & orchestra, Op. 67: The hunters arrive | | 13. | Peter and the Wolf, children's tale for narrator & orchestra, Op. 67: The procession to the zoo | | 14. | Lieutenant Kijé, film score and suite for orchestra, Op. 60: 1. Birth of Kijé | | 15. | Lieutenant Kijé, film score and suite for orchestra, Op. 60: 2. Romance | | 16. | Lieutenant Kijé, film score and suite for orchestra, Op. 60: 3. Kijé's Wedding | | 17. | Lieutenant Kijé, film score and suite for orchestra, Op. 60: 4. Troika | | 18. | Lieutenant Kijé, film score and suite for orchestra, Op. 60: 5. Burial of Kijé | |
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14 of 14 found the following review helpful:
Classic RecordingAug 05, 2010
By M. Ross
"Bacchuskitty"
There are many, many recordings of this children's classic by different narrators and more than a few of them are very good to excellent. This is my emotional favorite. I say emotional, because there are other recordings with better sound and a crisper tempo. Personal preference as to narrator also plays into it. For me, however, there is no more thrilling, enjoyable recording than this one.
Boris Karloff expertly narrates this classic tale, with emotion and verve. This is one of two versions I grew up on as a child, the other narrated by the superb Basil Rathbone, also excellent. (I have that one as well) The Karloff recording is my reference standard, though, perhaps because of my childhood remembrance. The hair on the back of my neck still stands on end as the sinister horns describe the menacing wolf.
As it was for me, this is a delightful introduction to classical music for children. The Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev wrote this piece to tell the story of a young boy who tracks and traps a dangerous wolf, with the help of hunters and features a supporting cast of his grandfather, a bird, a duck, and a cat, all represented in the story by various musical instruments. The wolf, for example, is represented by horns, Peter by wind instruments, the cat by clarinet, etc. The story is narrated by Karloff and then given life by the musical instruments to represent the action. The story itself is entertaining and, at 25 minutes or so, easy to digest for children. That is not to say that I never find time to play it when I've had my fill of heavier fare...
Boris Karloff, for those of you unfamiliar with him, played Frankenstein (the monster, that is, not the doctor) in the 1931 classic, was the voice of the Grinch (original version), and appeared in dozens and dozens of movies. This adds a certain coolness factor to an already classic recording.
In the end, I can recommend this as a good choice among many excellent recordings. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
11 of 12 found the following review helpful:
Definitive VersionSep 25, 2007
By MA Music Lover
"music_lover159"
Glad to see that this is back in print. As a little boy, I had the record (unfortunately misplaced) and played it until the grooves were worn. Boris Karloff's narration and the Vienna Orchestra sound spectacular on this CD, though. Hopefully my five year old will love this album as much as I did.
14 of 17 found the following review helpful:
 Not all thatFeb 15, 2008
By C. David Claris
"Davidissimo"
I love Boris Karloff, the voice is delicious, but his reading is rather uninspired, unimaginative and cautious-sounding, but not nearly so pedestrian as the conducting of Mario Rossi, who has at his disposal the highly capable Vienna State Opera orchestra (read, Vienna Philharmonic) who could play the pants off this piece even if left to their own devices, and not held back by the willful torpor of their baton-waiver. But alas, the performance simply drags along tediously, if such a thing is possible with this most delightful of musical stories. The Kije is merely a serviceable performance, too, of something that should effervesce. I regret not being more positive; the voice of Karloff should have been coupled with a more vital conductor. The recorded sound (from 1957) as typical of Seymour Solomon's audiophile work for Vanguard and other labels is superlative analog.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Prokofiev would be proudJan 10, 2008
By JDW
"jdwfoo17"
It seems like performances of Peter and the Wolf number in the thousands but this is the best by far. I enjoyed this for years on an LP but it got lost in a move. Great to see it back.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Wonderful for kids and adultsFeb 13, 2008
By Old Mainer
"Maineiac Granddad"
Our daughters grew up with this recording back in the 1970's -- I think we went through 3 vinyl copies. And now it's our granddaughters' favorite CD. The narration by Boris Karloff is fantastic, giving the kids a wonderful understanding of the music. Buy it.
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