Serge Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf / Benjamin Britten: Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra - Serge Prokofiev, Benjamin Britten; Lorin Maazel

Serge Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf / Benjamin Britten: Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra

Album by Serge Prokofiev, Benjamin Britten; Lorin Maazel

Released 1962

Tracklist

1
Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67: Introduction: "Peter and the Wolf - A musical tale for children"
Serge Prokofiev
2:03
2
Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67: "Now to our story. Early one morning, Peter opened the gate..."
Serge Prokofiev
4:39
3
Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67: "Suddenly, something caught Peter's attention"
Serge Prokofiev
4:06
4
Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67: "No sooner had Peter gone..."
Serge Prokofiev
3:08
5
Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67: "And now, this is how things stood"
Serge Prokofiev
6:03
6
Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67: "But now, ... now the hunters came out of the woods"
Serge Prokofiev
2:11
7
Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67: "And now... now imagine the triumphant procession"
Serge Prokofiev
4:49
8
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Tuning up - "These are sounds made by a hundred musicians playing many different kinds of instruments"
Benjamin Britten
1:04
9
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: "It all starts with an idea"
Benjamin Britten
2:03
10
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Theme: "All of them are now ready..."
Benjamin Britten
2:42
11
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Variation A: "It is time that each instrument speak for itself"
Benjamin Britten
0:30
12
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Variation B: "When two oboes discuss the Theme, their observation may seem more penetrating"
Benjamin Britten
0:43
13
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Variation C: "Clarinets are glib talkers and are very popular"
Benjamin Britten
0:40
14
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Variation D: "Easily recognized is the gossip of the bassoon"
Benjamin Britten
0:51
15
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Variation E: "30 of the 60 string players are violinists"
Benjamin Britten
0:46
16
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Variation F: "The alto voice of the viola is larger than the violin's"
Benjamin Britten
0:53
17
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Variation G: "The violincello is larger still"
Benjamin Britten
1:12
18
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Variation H: "The double bass stands as high as a man"
Benjamin Britten
1:02
19
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Variation I: "Words plucked from any one of the harp's 47 strings are always easy to understand"
Benjamin Britten
0:52
20
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Variation J: "The horn is a brass instrument"
Benjamin Britten
1:13
21
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Variation K: "These two trumpets challenge each other in a brilliant exchange"
Benjamin Britten
0:32
22
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Variation L: "The giants of the brass, the trombones and tuba, always like to have the last word"
Benjamin Britten
0:59
23
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Variation M: "The comment of the percussion is right to the point"
Benjamin Britten
1:36
24
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Fugue: "Everyone has had his say"
Benjamin Britten
3:09