Tracklist

  • 1
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “I am going to tell you a story about Peter and the Wolf: how Peter and his animal friends the Bird, the Cat and the Duck caught the wicked Wolf. Each of the characters in this story is represented by a different instrument of the orchestra:”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:27
  • 2
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “The Bird by the flute...”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:11
  • 3
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “The Duck by the oboe...”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:21
  • 4
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “The Cat by the clarinet...”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:17
  • 5
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “The Grandfather by the bassoon...”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:16
  • 6
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “The Wolf by the horns...”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:17
  • 7
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “Peter by the strings of the orchestra...”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:19
  • 8
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “The gunshots by the timpani and the bass drum.”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:16
  • 9
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “Early one morning Peter opened the gate and went out into the big green meadow.”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    1:05
  • 10
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “On a branch of a big tree sat a little bird, Peter’s friend. ‘All is quiet, all is quiet,’ chirped the bird gaily.”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    1:42
  • 11
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “Just then a duck came waddling around. She was glad that Peter hadn’t closed the gate and decided to take a nice swim in the deep pond in the meadow.”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    1:08
  • 12
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “Seeing the duck, the little bird flew down upon the grass, settled next to her and shrugged his shoulders.”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:18
  • 13
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “‘What kind of a bird are you if you can’t fly?’ said he. To this the duck replied: ‘What kind of a bird are you if you can’t swim?’ and dived into the pond.”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:41
  • 14
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “They argued and argued, the duck swimming in the pond and the little bird hopping along the shore.”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:20
  • 15
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “Suddenly, something caught Peter’s attention. It was a cat crawling through the grass.”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:34
  • 16
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “The cat thought: ‘The bird is busy arguing; I’ll just grab him!’ Stealthily she crept towards him on her velvet paws.”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:29
  • 17
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “‘Look out!’ shouted Peter, and the bird immediately flew up into the tree,”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:16
  • 18
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “while the duck quacked angrily at the cat,”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:09
  • 19
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “from the middle of the pond.”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:19
  • 20
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “The cat walked round the tree and thought: ‘Is it worth climbing up so high? By the time I get there the bird will have flown away.’”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:19
  • 21
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “Just then Grandfather came out. He was angry because Peter had gone into the meadow. ‘It is a dangerous place. If a wolf should come out of the forest, then what would you do?’”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    1:11
  • 22
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “But Peter paid no attention to his grandfather’s words. Boys like Peter aren’t afraid of wolves!”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:34
  • 23
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “But Grandfather took Peter by the hand, locked the gate and led him home.”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:41
  • 24
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “No sooner had Peter gone than a big grey wolf came out of the forest.”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    1:16
  • 25
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “In a twinkling the cat climbed up the tree.”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:28
  • 26
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “The duck quacked and, in her excitement, jumped out of the pond.”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:15
  • 27
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “But no matter how hard the duck tried to run, she couldn’t escape the wolf. He was getting nearer and nearer, catching up with her.”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:17
  • 28
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “And then he got her, and with one gulp, swallowed her.”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    1:00
  • 29
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “And now, this is how things stood: the cat was sitting on one branch,”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:23
  • 30
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “the bird on another,”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:09
  • 31
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “not too close to the cat.”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:26
  • 32
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “And the wolf walked round and round the tree looking at them with greedy eyes.”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:49
  • 33
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “In the meantime Peter, without the slightest fear, stood behind the closed gate watching all that was going on.”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:21
  • 34
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “He ran home, got a strong rope and climbed up the high stone wall.”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:12
  • 35
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “One of the branches of the tree around which the wolf was walking stretched over the wall.”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:21
  • 36
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “Grabbing hold of the branch,”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:13
  • 37
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “Peter lightly climbed over onto the tree.”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:13
  • 38
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “Peter said to the bird: ‘Fly down and circle around the wolf’s head, only take care that he doesn’t catch you.’”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:33
  • 39
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “The bird almost touched the wolf’s head with his wings, while the wolf snapped angrily at him from this side and that.”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:40
  • 40
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “How that bird teased the wolf! How that wolf wanted to catch him! But the bird was too clever and the wolf simply couldn’t do anything about it.”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:28
  • 41
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “Meanwhile, Peter made a lasso, carefully letting it down, and down and down,”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:23
  • 42
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “caught the wolf by the tail and pulled with all his might.”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:15
  • 43
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “Feeling himself caught, the wolf began to jump wildly, trying to get loose.”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:37
  • 44
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “But Peter tied the other end of the rope to the tree,”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:18
  • 45
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “and the wolf’s jumping only made the rope round his tail tighter.”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:39
  • 46
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “Just then,”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:09
  • 47
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “the hunters came out of the woods,”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:10
  • 48
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “following the wolf’s trail and shooting as they went.”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    1:16
  • 49
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “But Peter, sitting in the tree, said: ‘Don’t shoot! Birdie and I have already caught the wolf. Now, help us take him to the zoo.’”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:50
  • 50
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “Now just imagine”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:07
  • 51
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “the triumphant procession:”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:16
  • 52
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “Peter at the head,”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:39
  • 53
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “after him the hunters leading the wolf,”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    1:00
  • 54
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “and winding up the procession, Grandfather and the cat. Grandfather shook his head discontentedly. ‘Well, and if Peter hadn’t caught the wolf, what then?’”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    1:09
  • 55
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “Above them flew Birdie chirping merrily. ‘What fine fellows we are, Peter and I. Look what we have caught!’”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:28
  • 56
    Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “And if one listened very carefully, they could hear the duck quacking inside the wolf, because the wolf, in his hurry, had swallowed her alive!”
    Sergey Prokofiev
    0:56
  • 57
    Cinderella, op. 87: Introduction
    Sergey Prokofiev
    3:00
  • 58
    Cinderella, op. 87: Quarrel
    Sergey Prokofiev
    3:13
  • 59
    Cinderella, op. 87: Pavane
    Sergey Prokofiev
    3:58
  • 60
    Cinderella, op. 87: Cinderella and the Prince
    Sergey Prokofiev
    4:39
  • 61
    Cinderella, op. 87: Three Oranges
    Sergey Prokofiev
    1:28
  • 62
    Cinderella, op. 87: Southern Countries
    Sergey Prokofiev
    4:07
  • 63
    Cinderella, op. 87: Orientalia
    Sergey Prokofiev
    2:29
  • 64
    Cinderella, op. 87: Amoroso
    Sergey Prokofiev
    3:33

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