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Peter and the Wolf / Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra / Carnival of the Animals

David Bowie - Peter and the Wolf / Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra / Carnival of the Animals Audio CD

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Band: David Bowie
Title: Peter and the Wolf / Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra / Carnival of the Animals
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Release Date: 1994-05-10
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 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

The Best recording of Peter and the Wolf!
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 is a fantastic disc! Peter and the Wolf sounds whimsical, fun, and great as narrated by David Bowie. 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!!

Checkout these other RCA Victor Basic 100s. . .

Volume 38 - Sibelius: Symphony No. 2, Valse Tristie, Swan of Tuonela, Finlandia - Ormandy: Philadelphia Orchestra
Volume 42 - Saint Saens: Symphony 3 "Organ"; Dukas: Sorcerer's Apprentice - Ormandy: Philadelphia Orchestra
Volume 45 - Prokofiev: Symphony 1 "Classical" Romeo and Juliet Highlights - Ormandy: Philadelphia Orchestra
Volume 68 - Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, Night on Bald Mountain - Ormandy: Philadelphia Orchestra.

Preschoolers will love this
He is able to recognise the different melodies and instruments as the characters in the story (i. I bought this CD for my almost four year old and he thinks it's great. 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!
It turns out we are both learning and enjoying it equally. I bought this for my 3 y/o grandson hoping to help him learn about the orchestra. .

Peter and the Wolf
I will play it for them on my next visit with them. purchased this cd for my grand children. I listened to it and it was very good. .

This one's not just for children
I found it in this one. 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. 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. .

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