Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf / Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals / Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Album by Prokofiev, Saint‐Saëns, Britten; Melissa Joan Hart, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa
Released 9 August 1994
Tracklist
- 1Clarissa’s IntroductionMelissa Joan Hart1:00
- 2Peter and the Wolf, op. 67, A Musical Tale: Introduction: Naming the InstrumentsSergei Prokofiev4:15
- 3Peter and the Wolf, op. 67, A Musical Tale: “Early one morning Peter opened the gate and went out on a big green meadow.”Sergei Prokofiev8:41
- 4Peter and the Wolf, op. 67, A Musical Tale: “No sooner had Peter gone, than a big grey wolf came out of the forest.”Sergei Prokofiev8:34
- 5Peter and the Wolf, op. 67, A Musical Tale: “Just then the hunters came out of the woods.”Sergei Prokofiev6:11
- 6Carnival of the Animals: Clarissa’s IntroductionMelissa Joan Hart1:11
- 7Carnival of the Animals: I. Introduction and Royal March of the LionsCamille Saint‐Saëns1:47
- 8Carnival of the Animals: II. Hens and RoostersCamille Saint‐Saëns0:40
- 9Carnival of the Animals: III. Mongolian Wild DonkeysCamille Saint‐Saëns0:36
- 10Carnival of the Animals: IV. TortoisesCamille Saint‐Saëns1:49
- 11Carnival of the Animals: V. The ElephantCamille Saint‐Saëns1:25
- 12Carnival of the Animals: VI. KangaroosCamille Saint‐Saëns0:53
- 13Carnival of the Animals: VII. AquariumCamille Saint‐Saëns2:15
- 14Carnival of the Animals: VIII. Personages with Long EarsCamille Saint‐Saëns0:47
- 15Carnival of the Animals: IX. The Cuckoo in the Depths of the ForestCamille Saint‐Saëns2:16
- 16Carnival of the Animals: X. AviaryCamille Saint‐Saëns1:13
- 17Carnival of the Animals: XI. PianistsCamille Saint‐Saëns1:35
- 18Carnival of the Animals: XII. FossilsCamille Saint‐Saëns1:15
- 19Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The SwanCamille Saint‐Saëns3:32
- 20Carnival of the Animals: XIV. FinaleCamille Saint‐Saëns1:50
- 21The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: IntroductionBenjamin Britten1:27
- 22The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: ThemeBenjamin Britten2:43
- 23The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: VariationsBenjamin Britten13:00
- 24The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: FugueBenjamin Britten3:55
More by Prokofiev, Saint‐Saëns, Britten, Melissa Joan Hart, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa
Release credits
- performing orchestra [2-5, 7-24]
- piano [7-20]
- piano [7-20]
- cello [19], solo [19]
- spoken vocals [1-6, 21-24]
- conductor [2-5, 7-24]
Issues
- PCD (narrated by Melissa Joan Hart as Clarissa)9 August 1994