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Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Cinderella Ballet SuiteScottish National Orchestra Orchestra, Neeme Järvi Conductor
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The novelty of this version of Peter and the Wolf is the narrator: Lina Prokofiev, the composer's wife, whom he abandoned in 1948. She had a thoroughly cosmopolitan upbringing, and she had a precocious knack for languages, so it would be impossible to tell from this recording that she was not a native English speaker. She was in her late eighties when she made this recording, and she sounds warmly grandmotherly. The performance by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi is overly careful and scrupulous. The exquisitely controlled precision that Järvi brings to the score feels out of place in a piece whose subject is a folk-like tale about the adventures of a rambunctious boy. If Järvi could have brought some loose-limbed spontaneity and a sense of fun to the piece, while maintaining the high standards of the playing, this would have been a far more persuasive performance. His ear for detail and nuance are perfectly suited to the romantic score of Cinderella, and when he brings it to the stellar Scottish Chamber Orchestra, the result is a luminous performance of music from the ballet. Chandos' sound captures the details of the performances with clarity and warmth. © Stephen Eddins, All Music Guide
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Neeme Järvi Conductor,
Lina Prokofiev Narrator,
John Digney Oboe,
Laurence Rogers Horn,
Richard Chester Flute,
Martin Gibson Timpani,
Scottish National Orchestra Orchestra,
John Cushing Clarinet,
Lesley Wilson Bassoon
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| 1 | 1a.Introduction; 1b.Introduction: Peter | 0:27 |
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| 2 | 1c.Introduction: The Bird | 0:11 |
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| 3 | 1d.Introduction: The Duck | 0:20 |
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| 4 | 1e.Introduction: The Cat | 0:16 |
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| 5 | 1f.Introduction: Grandfather | 0:16 |
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| 6 | 1g.Introduction: The Wolf | 0:16 |
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| 7 | 1b.Introduction: Peter | 0:19 |
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| 8 | 1h.Introduction: The Rifles | 0:16 |
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| 9 | 2.The Story Begins | 1:05 |
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| 10 | 3.The Bird | 1:41 |
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| 11 | 4a-1.Just then a duck came waddling around. She was glad that Peter hadn't closed the gate | 1:07 |
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| 12 | 4a-2.Seeing the duck, the little bird flew down upon the grass | 0:17 |
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| 13 | 4a-3.What kind of a bird are you if you can't fly? said he. | 0:41 |
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| 14 | 4a-4.They argued and argued, the duck swimming in the pond and the little bird hopping along the shore. | 0:20 |
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| 15 | 4b-1.Suddenly, something caught Peter's attention. It was a cat crawling through the grass | 0:34 |
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| 16 | 4b-2.The cat thought: 'The bird is busy arguing; I'll just grab him!' | 0:29 |
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| 17 | 4b-3.'Look out!' shouted Peter, and the bird immediately flew up into the tree, | 0:16 |
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| 18 | 4b-4.While the duck quacked angrily at the cat, | 0:09 |
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| 19 | 4b-5.From the middle of the pond. | 0:19 |
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| 20 | 4b-6.The cat walked round the tree and thought: 'Is it worth climbing up so high? | 0:18 |
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| 21 | 5a.Just then Grandfather came out. He was angry because Peter had gone into the meadow. | 1:10 |
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| 22 | 5b.But Peter paid no attention to his grandfather's words. Boys like Peter aren't afraid of wolves! | 0:33 |
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| 23 | 5c.But Grandfather took Peter by the hand, locked the gate and led him home. | 0:40 |
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| 24 | 6a.No sooner had Peter gone than a big grey wolf came out of the forest. | 1:16 |
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| 25 | 6b.The Cat Climbed Up the Tree | 0:28 |
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| 26 | 7a.The duck quacked and, in her excitement, jumped out of the pond. | 0:15 |
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| 27 | 7b.But no matter how hard the duck tried to run, she couldn't escape the wolf. | 0:16 |
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| 28 | 7c.And then he got her, and with one gulp, swallowed her. | 1:00 |
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| 29 | 8a.And now, this is how things stood: the cat was sitting on one branch, | 0:22 |
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| 30 | 8b.The bird on another | 0:09 |
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| 31 | 8c.Not too close to the cat. | 0:26 |
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| 32 | 8d.And the wolf walked round and round the tree looking at them with greedy eyes. | 0:49 |
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| 33 | 8e.In the meantime Peter, without the slightest fear, stood behind the closed gate watching all | 0:21 |
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| 34 | 9a.He ran home, got a strong rope and climbed up the high stone wall. | 0:12 |
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| 35 | 9b.One of the branches of the tree around which the wolf was walking stretched over the wall. | 0:21 |
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| 36 | 9c.Grabbing hold of the branch, | 0:12 |
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| 37 | 9d.Peter lightly climbed over onto the tree. | 0:13 |
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| 38 | 10a.Peter said to the bird: 'Fly down and circle around the wolf's head...' | 0:32 |
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| 39 | 10b.The bird almost touched the wolf's head with his wings... | 0:40 |
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| 40 | 10c.How that bird teased the wolf! How that wolf wanted to catch him! | 0:28 |
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| 41 | 11a.Meanwhile, Peter made a lassoo, carefully letting it down, and down, and down, | 0:22 |
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| 42 | 11b.Caught the wolf by the tail and pulled with all his might. | 0:15 |
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| 43 | 11c.Feeling himself caught, the wolf began to jump wildly, trying to get loose. | 0:37 |
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| 44 | 11d.But Peter tied the other end of the rope to the tree, | 0:18 |
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| 45 | 11e.And the wolf's jumping only made the rope round his tail tighter | 0:39 |
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| 46 | 12a-1.Just then | 0:09 |
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| 47 | 12a-2.The hunters came out of the woods | 0:09 |
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| 48 | 12a-3.Following the wolf's trail and shooting as they went. | 1:16 |
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| 49 | 12b.Don't Shoot...Let's Take Him to the Zoo | 0:50 |
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| 50 | 13a-1.Now, just imagine | 0:06 |
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| 51 | 13a-2.The triumphal procession | 0:15 |
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| 52 | 13a-3.Peter at the head | 0:39 |
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| 53 | 13a-4.after him the hunters leading the wolf | 0:59 |
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| 54 | 13a-5.And winding up the procession, Grandfather and the cat. | 1:09 |
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| 55 | 13a-6.Above them flew Bridie chirping merrily. 'What fine fellows we are, Peter and I...' | 0:27 |
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| 56 | 13b.And if one listened very carefully, they could hear the duck quacking inside the wolf | 0:56 |
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Sergey Prokofiev ComposerCinderella, Suite No.1, Op.107 Work
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| 57 | 1.Introduction | 3:00 |
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| 58 | 3.The Quarrel | 3:58 |
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Sergey Prokofiev ComposerCinderella, Suite No.3, Op.109 Work
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| 59 | 1.Pavane: Andante grazioso | 3:58 |
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| 60 | 2.Cinderella and the Prince: Adagio | 4:39 |
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| 61 | 3.Three Oranges: Moderato | 1:27 |
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| 62 | 4.Southern Countries: Moderato | 4:06 |
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| 63 | 5.Orientalia: Andante dolce | 2:29 |
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| 64 | 8.Amoroso (Finale) | 3:33 |
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