Peter and the Wolf, op. 67
Symphonic fairy tale
Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67, a "symphonic tale for children", is a programmatic musical composition written by Sergei Prokofiev in 1936. The narrator tells a Russian folk tale, which the orchestra illustrates by using different instruments to play themes that represent each character in the story.
Movements
- Peter And The Wolf: Andantino (Early One Morning, Peter Opened The Gate)
- Peter And The Wolf: Musical March: 'Each character in this tale...'
- Peter And The Wolf: The Bird (At Once, Peter Noticed Something)
- Peter And The Wolf: The Cat (Suddenly Something Caught Peter's Attention)
- Peter And The Wolf: The Duck (And Indeed!)
- Peter And The Wolf: The Grandfather (Just then the Hunters Came Out of the Woods)
- Peter And The Wolf: The Wolf (And There, Imagine The Triumphant Procession!)
- And now, this is how things stood
- Grandfather came out (Grandfather)
- Just then, a duck came waddling round (The Duck)
- On a branch of a big tree (The Bird)
Recommended recordings
- Philharmonia Orchestra · Efrem Kurtz YouTubeSpotify (subscription)
- Boston Symphony Orchestra · Seiji Ozawa YouTubeSpotify (subscription)