Serge Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf / Benjamin Britten: The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra

Release by Serge Prokofiev, Benjamin Britten; Lorin Maazel, Alec Clunes

Track list

CD 1

=> 1 Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67: Introduction: "Peter and the Wolf - A musical tale for children" (2:03)
=> 2 Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67: "Now to our story. Early one morning, Peter opened the gate..." (4:39)
=> 3 Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67: "Suddenly, something caught Peter's attention" (4:06)
=> 4 Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67: "No sooner had Peter gone..." (3:08)
=> 5 Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67: "And now, this is how things stood" (6:03)
=> 6 Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67: "But now, ... now the hunters came out of the woods" (2:11)
=> 7 Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67: "And now... now imagine the triumphant procession" (4:49)
=> 8 Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Tuning up - "These are sounds made by a hundred musicians playing many different kinds of instruments" (1:04)
=> 9 Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: "It all starts with an idea" (2:03)
=> 10 Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Theme: "All of them are now ready..." (2:42)
=> 11 Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Variation A: "It is time that each instrument speak for itself" (0:30)
=> 12 Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Variation B: "When two oboes discuss the Theme, their observation may seem more penetrating" (0:43)
=> 13 Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Variation C: "Clarinets are glib talkers and are very popular" (0:40)
=> 14 Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Variation D: "Easily recognized is the gossip of the bassoon" (0:51)
=> 15 Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Variation E: "30 of the 60 string players are violinists" (0:46)
=> 16 Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Variation F: "The alto voice of the viola is larger than the violin's" (0:53)
=> 17 Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Variation G: "The violincello is larger still" (1:12)
=> 18 Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Variation H: "The double bass stands as high as a man" (1:02)
=> 19 Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Variation I: "Words plucked from any one of the harp's 47 strings are always easy to understand" (0:52)
=> 20 Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Variation J: "The horn is a brass instrument" (1:13)
=> 21 Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Variation K: "These two trumpets challenge each other in a brilliant exchange" (0:32)
=> 22 Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Variation L: "The giants of the brass, the trombones and tuba, always like to have the last word" (0:59)
=> 23 Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Variation M: "The comment of the percussion is right to the point" (1:36)
=> 24 Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Fugue: "Everyone has had his say" (3:09)

Labels

=> Deutsche Grammophon

415 921-2

=> Deutsche Grammophon Musikfest (Read the annotation!)

415 921-2

Release events

1990 United States

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