Peter And The Wolf In Hollywood
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Peter And The Wolf In Hollywood
Alice Cooper (narrator) / National Youth Orchestra of Germany, Alexander Shelley
[ Deutche Grammophon / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 27 November 2015
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A brand new DG recording of Prokofiev's childrens classic, "Peter and the Wolf" - now coupled for the first time with a specially-written prequel (pre-story)
The concept developed by the New York production company Giants are Small extends for the first time ever the "Peter and the Wolf" we all know by a 30min prequel with the full blessing of the Prokofiev Foundation to a one hour piece of family entertainment.
The best-loved story is now placed in an urban contemporary setting - Los Angeles - with a thrilling plot full of suspense and humour
The imaginative pre-story places Peter and the Wolf in Hollywood, whilst weaving together excerpts from some of the greatest symphonic masterpieces by Wagner, Mahler, Elgar, Puccini, Mussorgsky, Prokofiev, Schumann, Satie, Zemlinsky, Grieg, Smetana
The story in a nutshell: Young, orphaned Peter comes to live with his "hippy" grandfather in LA and is having the time of his life; suddenly, this special trip is interrupted by a Fox News "breaking news" bulletin: A Wolf Has Escaped From The Zoo!
A tumultuous series of events involving Peter, his Grandfather, the duck, a cat, a little bird, the police and insatiable paparazzi (as the "hunters"), and of course the Wolf, lead us directly into the famous original story by Prokofiev: „And so Peter opened the gate and went out into the big green garden …"
By discovering the hero in himself Peter captures the beast and becomes Hollywood's unintended celebrity
Performed by Germany's National Youth Orchestra, and under the baton of excellent, young conductor Alexander Shelley, this is a fresh, energetic and extremely powerful interpretation made for the young and the young at heart
"Peter and the Wolf is a work that will never gain universal acceptance among the most elitist cliques of the cognoscenti, for whom snobbery is its own kind of advocacy. It is a piece that was intended by its composer not for close study in the concert halls of great orchestras but for the enjoyment and musical edification of schoolchildren, and what is wrong with that? In a world plagued by disorder and distress, there must be moments of frivolity, moments when children and adults can come together in fun, not fear. Peter and the Wolf in Hollywood provides fifty minutes of those moments. It is a very timely reminder that, though there are dangers of which a boy can hardly dream, there are love and friendship enough in the world to sustain and swell even the smallest spark of hope." (Voix de Arts)
Tracks:
Peter Arrives And Settles In Los Angeles
Peter's Birthday
The Wolf Hunt Begins
Peter Builds The Robot
The Hunt Continues
Back At Grandfather's Home
Peter Is Greeted By The Bird
The Duck Waddles Over
Peter Notices The Cat
Grandfather Warns Peter
The Wolf Reappears
The Duck Is Caught
The Wolf Stalks The Bird And The Cat
Peter Prepares To Catch The Wolf
The Bird Diverts The Wolf
Peter Catches The Wolf
The Paparazzi Arrive
The Procession To The Zoo
