September 2010
Beginner
376 pages
12h 7m
English
Classical music is often considered intrinsically highbrow, cerebral, and adult-oriented, but one listen to Prokofiev’s whimsical Peter and the Wolf is enough to topple that stuffy stereotype. The Russian composer wrote the narrated orchestral work for a children’s theatre and authored the story along with the music. Interspersed with the music, a narrator tells the tale of the brave boy Peter who heroically captures a menacing wolf. The delightful piece has not lost any popularity among kids or grown-ups.
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