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List Price: $8.99 | | Label: RCA
Salesrank: 4374
Released: May 10, 1994 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Peter and the Wolf / Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra / Carnival of the Animals 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. Carnival of the Animals, zoological fantasy for 2 pianos & ensemble: Introduction
35. Carnival of the Animals, zoological fantasy for 2 pianos & ensemble: Royal March of The Lions
36. Carnival of the Animals, zoological fantasy for 2 pianos & ensemble: Hens and Roosters
37. Carnival of the Animals, zoological fantasy for 2 pianos & ensemble: Wild Asses
38. Carnival of the Animals, zoological fantasy for 2 pianos & ensemble: Tortoises
39. Carnival of the Animals, zoological fantasy for 2 pianos & ensemble: The Elephant
40. Carnival of the Animals, zoological fantasy for 2 pianos & ensemble: Kangaroos
41. Carnival of the Animals, zoological fantasy for 2 pianos & ensemble: Aquarium
42. Carnival of the Animals, zoological fantasy for 2 pianos & ensemble: People with Long Ears
43. Carnival of the Animals, zoological fantasy for 2 pianos & ensemble: The Forest
44. Carnival of the Animals, zoological fantasy for 2 pianos & ensemble: Aviary
45. Carnival of the Animals, zoological fantasy for 2 pianos & ensemble: Pianists
46. Carnival of the Animals, zoological fantasy for 2 pianos & ensemble: Fossils
47. Carnival of the Animals, zoological fantasy for 2 pianos & ensemble: The Swan
48. Carnival of the Animals, zoological fantasy for 2 pianos & ensemble: Finale
Peter and the Wolf / Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra / Carnival of the Animals Reviews:
The Best recording of Peter and the Wolf! 
2009-09-06 - This is a fantastic disc! Peter and the Wolf sounds whimsical, fun, and great as narrated by David Bowie. David Bowie proves to be the best narrator yet for Peter and the Wolf! Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra sounds excellent as performed by Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra! To wrap up the disc we have a stellar performance of Saint Saens Carnival of the Animals by Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops Orchestra. This disc is geared toward young people to get them interested in Classical music, but it's for all ages! This is a highly recommended disc!!
Preschoolers will love this 
2009-06-29 - I bought this CD for my almost four year old and he thinks it's great. He is able to recognise the different melodies and instruments as the characters in the story (i.e. "that's the grandfather"). He's not so into the other music afterwards, as it doesn't have a story that goes with it - he wants more of Peter and the Wolf. I thought it was mildly disturbing that the story ends with the duck alive inside the wolf, but my little man just accepted this was the end of the story.
This CD will take you right back to your childhood!
2009-05-23 - I bought this for my 3 y/o grandson hoping to help him learn about the orchestra. It turns out we are both learning and enjoying it equally.
Peter and the Wolf
2009-04-10 - purchased this cd for my grand children. I will play it for them on my next visit with them. I listened to it and it was very good.
This one's not just for children
2009-02-18 - I love "Peter and the Wolf" and am far from being a child and so I was looking for a recording that would cater to adults. I found it in this one. On the plus side you can skip the introduction to the orchestral instruments, which most adults who know this piece don't need. The playing of the Philadelphia Orchestra is lush and sounds like the players are really enjoying themselves and dedicated to nuances of the music. Ormandy's tempos are spot-on and he has gotten his players to keep the piece moving along lightly, even during the more dramatic moments and his direction really pushes (for lack of a better word) the orchestra to really convey the story, working with the narrator rather than leaving him/her with a musical interpretation that doesn't match the narrator's style of telling the story. David Bowie provides a great narration and sounds as though he has really prepared himself by studying the story and so his story-telling is never sing-song and cloying, but interesting, catching your ear with subtle variations in his pacing and knowledge of how the words and music ultimately support each other emotionally. He is not cloying or "dumbing-down" in his narration and really surprised me with his abilities. The CD is well-engineered and never "muddy" sounding. You hear each part clearly and without voice overpowering the orchestra or vice-versa. A great interpretation. "Carnival of the Animals" is missing its narration and that' okay bcause the playing is expressive enough that you can imagine each animal. On the downside (boy this is getting long) is "The Young Perrson's Guide to the Orchestra. Boring! Well-played but it all sounds the same even though each orchestra section being described should have a distinct variation on the central theme, which it dosn't. I never have liked it, though so I'm biaed here. It is executed as well as it can be. This is a good investment for kids and adults.
