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Peter and the Wolf

Peter and the Wolf

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Armstrong, Vasily Petrenko
2017

Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf may well be the best way to introduce children to music—fabulous tunes, vivid characterisation and a plot that includes a duck quacking from inside a wolf’s stomach. The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra under Petrenko breathes life into the story with its usual virtuosic panache. The narrator, though, is as important as the music, and Alexander Armstrong brings a welcome dry humour to it all. Ogden Nash’s witty poems serve as joyful preludes to a rollicking performance of Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals.

Sergei Prokofiev
Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67
25:20
No. 1 The Story Begins
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko, Alexander Armstrong
1:01
No. 2 The Bird
Vasily Petrenko, Alexander Armstrong, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
1:42
No. 3 The Duck - Dialogue With the Bird - Attack of the Cat
Alexander Armstrong, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
4:14
No. 4 Grandfather
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko, Alexander Armstrong
2:22
No. 5 The Wolf
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Armstrong, Vasily Petrenko
1:32
No. 6 The Duck Is Caught
Alexander Armstrong, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
1:26
No. 7 The Wolf Stalks the Bird and Cat
Vasily Petrenko, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Armstrong
1:38
No. 8 Peter Prepares to Catch the Wolf
Alexander Armstrong, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
1:12
No. 9 The Bird Diverts the Wolf
Alexander Armstrong, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
1:29
No. 10 Peter Catches the Wolf
Alexander Armstrong, Vasily Petrenko, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
1:50
No. 11 The Hunters Arrive
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Armstrong, Vasily Petrenko
2:10
No. 12 The Procession to the Zoo
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko, Alexander Armstrong
4:39
Camille Saint-Saëns
Le carnaval des animaux, R. 125 · “The Carnival of the Animals”
28:13
Introduction Poem
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko, Alexander Armstrong
0:25
Introduction
Alexander Armstrong, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
0:33
Royal March of the Lion Poem
Vasily Petrenko, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Armstrong
0:22
I. Royal March of the Lion
Alexander Armstrong, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
1:41
Hens and Roosters Poem
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Armstrong, Vasily Petrenko
0:12
II. Hens and Roosters
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Armstrong, Vasily Petrenko
0:46
Wild Asses Poem
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Armstrong, Vasily Petrenko
0:22
III. Wild Asses
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Armstrong, Vasily Petrenko
0:39
Tortoises Poem
Alexander Armstrong, Vasily Petrenko, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
0:22
IV. Tortoises
Vasily Petrenko, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Armstrong
2:43
The Elephant Poem
Alexander Armstrong, Vasily Petrenko, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
0:17
V. The Elephant
Alexander Armstrong, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
1:24
Kangaroos Poem
Alexander Armstrong, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
0:13
VI. Kangaroos
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko, Alexander Armstrong
0:54
Aquarium Poem
Alexander Armstrong, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
0:19
VII. Aquarium
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Armstrong, Vasily Petrenko
2:39
People With Long Ears Poem
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko, Alexander Armstrong
0:04
VIII. People With Long Ears
Vasily Petrenko, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Armstrong
0:34
The Cuckoo in the Middle of the Woods Poem
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko, Alexander Armstrong
0:10
IX. The Cuckoo in the Middle of the Woods
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Armstrong, Vasily Petrenko
2:28
Aviary Poem
Vasily Petrenko, Alexander Armstrong, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
0:29
X. Aviary
Vasily Petrenko, Alexander Armstrong, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
1:17
Pianists Poem
Alexander Armstrong, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
0:17
XI. Pianists
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko, Alexander Armstrong
1:12
Fossils Poem
Alexander Armstrong, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
0:35
XII. Fossils
Vasily Petrenko, Alexander Armstrong, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
1:17
The Swan Poem
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Armstrong, Vasily Petrenko
0:13
XIII. The Swan
Alexander Armstrong, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
2:49
Finale Poem
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Armstrong, Vasily Petrenko
0:29
XIV. Finale
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Armstrong, Vasily Petrenko
2:15
Alan Rawsthorne
Practical Cats
24:15
Overture
Vasily Petrenko, Alexander Armstrong, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
2:08
I. The Naming of Cats
Alexander Armstrong, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
3:37
II. The Old Gumbie Cat
Alexander Armstrong, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
5:12
III. Gus - The Theatre Cat
Alexander Armstrong, Vasily Petrenko, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
4:00
IV. Bustopher Jones - The Cat About Town
Alexander Armstrong, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
3:11
V. Old Deuteronomy
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko, Alexander Armstrong
4:35
VI. The Song of the Jellicles
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Armstrong, Vasily Petrenko
1:30

29 September 2017 49 Tracks, 1 hour 17 minutes ℗ 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company.

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On This Album

  • Sergei Prokofiev

    Composer

  • Camille Saint-Saëns

    Composer

  • Alan Rawsthorne

    Composer

  • Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Orchestra

  • Vasily Petrenko

    Conductor

  • Alexander Armstrong

    Spoken Word, Narrator

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