Peter and the Wolf

Peter and the Wolf

Alexander Armstrong, Vasily Petrenko, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

2017

Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf may well be the best way to introduce children to music—fabulous tunes, vivid characterization, 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 humor to it all. Ogden Nash’s witty poems serve as joyful preludes to a rollicking performance of Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals.

No. 1 The Story Begins

Alexander Armstrong, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko

1:01

No. 2 The Bird

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Armstrong, Vasily Petrenko

1:42

No. 3 The Duck - Dialogue With the Bird - Attack of the Cat

Vasily Petrenko, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Armstrong

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

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Armstrong, Vasily Petrenko

1:38

No. 8 Peter Prepares to Catch the Wolf

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Armstrong, Vasily Petrenko

1:12

No. 9 The Bird Diverts the Wolf

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Armstrong, Vasily Petrenko

1:29

No. 10 Peter Catches the Wolf

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Armstrong, Vasily Petrenko

1:50

No. 11 The Hunters Arrive

Vasily Petrenko, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Armstrong

2:10

No. 12 The Procession to the Zoo

Alexander Armstrong, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko

4:39

Introduction Poem

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Armstrong, Vasily Petrenko

0:25

Introduction

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Armstrong, Vasily Petrenko

0:33

Royal March of the Lion Poem

Alexander Armstrong, Vasily Petrenko, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

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

Alexander Armstrong, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko

0:46

Wild Asses Poem

Alexander Armstrong, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko

0:22

III. Wild Asses

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Armstrong, Vasily Petrenko

0:39

Tortoises Poem

Alexander Armstrong, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko

0:22

IV. Tortoises

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Armstrong, Vasily Petrenko

2:43

The Elephant Poem

Alexander Armstrong, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko

0:17

V. The Elephant

Alexander Armstrong, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko

1:24

Kangaroos Poem

Alexander Armstrong, Vasily Petrenko, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

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

Alexander Armstrong, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko

0:04

VIII. People With Long Ears

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0:34

The Cuckoo in the Middle of the Woods Poem

Alexander Armstrong, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko

0:10

IX. The Cuckoo in the Middle of the Woods

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Armstrong, Vasily Petrenko

2:28

Aviary Poem

Alexander Armstrong, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko

0:29

X. Aviary

Alexander Armstrong, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko

1:17

Pianists Poem

Alexander Armstrong, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko

0:17

XI. Pianists

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1:12

Fossils Poem

Alexander Armstrong, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko

0:35

XII. Fossils

Alexander Armstrong, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko

1:17

The Swan Poem

Vasily Petrenko, Alexander Armstrong, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

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

Overture

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Armstrong, Vasily Petrenko

2:08

I. The Naming of Cats

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Armstrong, Vasily Petrenko

3:37

II. The Old Gumbie Cat

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Armstrong, Vasily Petrenko

5:12

III. Gus - The Theatre Cat

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Armstrong, Vasily Petrenko

4:00

IV. Bustopher Jones - The Cat About Town

Alexander Armstrong, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko

3:11

V. Old Deuteronomy

Alexander Armstrong, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko

4:35

VI. The Song of the Jellicles

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Armstrong, Vasily Petrenko

1:30

Sergei Prokofiev

Composer
Camille Saint-Saëns

Composer
Alan Rawsthorne

Composer
Vasily Petrenko

Conductor
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra
Alexander Armstrong

Spoken Word, Narrator