Prokofiev:Peter and the Wolf; Britten:Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra;

Benjamin Britten (Composer), Sergey Prokofiev (Composer), André Previn (Conductor), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
• Conductor: André Previn
• Composer: Benjamin Britten, Sergey Prokofiev
• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Telarc
• ASIN: B000003CTV
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #50,325 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #13 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Modern, 20th, & 21st Century > Forms & Genres > Variations

Editorial Reviews

Made in USA. cd is free of scratches. Hardly used. May be some handling wear to the cd case.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The greatest danger is fear, August 9, 2002

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Jacques COULARDEAU "A soul doctor, so to say" (OLLIERGUES France) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Prokofiev:Peter and the Wolf; Britten:Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra; (Audio CD)

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 the narrator's both deep and versatile 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

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Children Classics, April 18, 2001

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M. Cecilia Reccius (Sao Paulo, Brazil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Prokofiev:Peter and the Wolf; Britten:Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra; (Audio CD)

This album is something every parent or grandparent should find the time to cozily sit on a couch and listen to with a loved child very close to him/her. It opens the mind to the wonders offered by a musical instrument and makes your imagination wander away whenever you think about any of the animals mentioned or hear any of the instruments used to portray them. Lovely! An introduction to music that every child deserves.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great LOUD music, softly narrated, June 1, 2003

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Sharon Russell "mom_of_shakespeare" (Houston, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Prokofiev:Peter and the Wolf; Britten:Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra; (Audio CD)

Although the dynamics are impressive on this CD, I am constantly adjusting the volume to accommodate my toddler. The volume range of the instruments varies from soft to VERY VERY LOUD. The narrator tells a very amusing version of Peter and the Wolf, in that the Wolf gets taken to the Zoo. However, he has a very soft voice, so I constantly have to turn the volume up to hear his voice and then down so that the music is not overwhelming. An older child might love this feature, but I would not advise it for young children.