Peter and the wolf in Hollywood
Contributors: Cooper, Alice, 1948- narrator; Shelley, Alexander, 1979- conductor; Fitch, Doug, 1959- director; Gétaz, Edouard, 1973- director; Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953; Bundesjugendorchester; Giants Are Small (Firm)
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Format: [sound recording]
Number of pages: 49
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Boys; Operas; Excerpts; Fiction; Monologues with music (Orchestra); Orchestral music; Arranged Orchestral music
Description: A brand new recording of Prokofiev's children's classic, Peter and the Wolf now coupled for the first time with a specially-written prequel. In this version, the action is moved to 21st-century California, adding a 50-foot high robot to the familiar cast of animal characters who help Peter capture the Wolf to return him to the safety of the local zoo.
Notes: "Based on Sergei Prokofiev's classic with a prequel by Giants Are Small, featuring Prokofiev's full score and excerpts of other works by great composers"--Insert, unnumbered page 2.

Title from disc label.

Program notes (20 unnumbered pages : color illustrations, color portraits) inserted in container.

Alice Cooper, narrator ; National Youth Orchestra, Germany ; Alexander Shelley, conductor ; Giants Are Small ; Doug Fitch, Edouard Getaz, directors.

recorded at Probenstudio, Cologne, Germany.

recorded at Funkhaus, Berlin, Germany.

recorded at 5A Studios, London, England.

Narrated in English.
Table of contents: title: Peter arrives and settles in Los Angeles.; title: Lohengrin. Act I. Prelude  -- Wagner; title: Peter and the wolf. Grandfather's theme --; title: Peter's theme  -- Prokofiev Kinderszenen. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen / -- Schumann -- (4:26). -- Peter's birthday.; title: Symphony no. 1. (3rd mov.)  -- Mahler; title: Enigma variations IV (W.M.B.)  -- Elgar; title: Tristan und Isolde. Act III. Prelude  -- Wagner; title: Hunters' theme (The paparazzi)  -- Prokofiev; title: Symphony no. 1 (3rd mov.)  -- Mahler; title: La bohème. Act II. "Quando m'en vo" --; title: Tosca. Act III. Orchestral introduction : (Largo)  -- Puccini; title: Pictures at an exhibition. Ballet of the unhatched chicks  -- Mussorgsky; title: Ravel -- (5:37). -- The wolf hunt begins.; title: Pictures at an exhibition. Catacombs  -- Mussorgsky/Ravel; title: Enigma variations IX : (Nimrod)  -- Elgar; title: The little mermaid. (1st mov.)  -- Zemlinsky -- (3:00). -- Peter builds the robot.; title: The sorcerer's apprentice  -- Dukas; title: Romeo and Juliet. Act I. Dance of the knights  -- Prokofiev; title: Peer Gynt suite no. 1. In the hall of the mountain king  -- Grieg -- (3:04). -- The hunt continues.; title: Die Walküre. Ride of the Valkyries  -- Wagner; title: The little mermaid. (1st mov.)  -- Zemlinsky; title: Peter and the wolf.; title: Wolf's theme  -- Prokofiev -- (2:44). -- Back at grandfather's home.; title: Lohengrin. Act I. Prelude  -- Wagner; title: Je te veux  -- Satie; title: Vltava : (The Moldau)  -- Smetana -- (5:27). -- Peter and the wolf : (complete).; title: Peter is greeted by the bird --; title: The duck waddles over --; title: Peter notices the cat --; title: Grandfather warns Peter --; title: The wolf reappears --; title: The duck is caught --; title: The wolf stalks the bird and the cat --; title: Peter prepares to catch the wolf --; title: The bird diverts the wolf --; title: Peter catches the wolf --; title: The paparazzi arrive --; title: The procession to the zoo-- (25:08).