Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf/Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals [Import]

Sergey Prokofiev (Composer), Camille Saint-Saens (Composer), Richard Stamp (Conductor), Academy of London (Orchestra), John Gielgud (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: John Gielgud
• Orchestra: Academy of London
• Conductor: Richard Stamp
• Composer: Sergey Prokofiev, Camille Saint-Saens
• Audio CD (February 14, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Virgin Classics
• ASIN: B000002SS0
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #31,964 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful rendition, February 20, 2006

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J. Van Duijl (Zwartewaal, the Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf/Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals (Audio CD)

How to choose from so many performances of Prokofiev's Peter and the wolf? Of course the orchestra should play well and the sound must be good. But with Peter and the wolf this will all mean nothing if the narrator thinks he's funny, can't deliver or bores thehell out of you. In this version, you can besure of one thing: it has not and will never be told better than by Sir John Gielgud. Buy it and you will not be sorry.
Oh, by the way, sound and orchestra are just fine!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good value for the price, March 7, 2008

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E. J. Beyer "black dog books" (Rockledge, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf/Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals (Audio CD)

This is a very good rendition at a fair price. However, the narration is very soft, and when you turn it up so that it can be heard clearly, the music blasts you off your seat.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a fine recording, November 5, 2006

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Douglas Henderson (SW Montana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf/Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals (Audio CD)

Don't let the low price fool you into thinking something is amiss with this recording. It sounds wonderful. It has been a very long time since I've heard any recording of this narrated story and this was a very pleasant revisit of Peter and the Wolf.