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Classics For Children / Fiedler, Boston Pops


Release Date: 10/25/1990 
Label:  Rca Victor Gold Seal Catalog #: 6718   Spars Code: ADD 
Composer:  Sergei Prokofiev,  Camille Saint-Saëns,  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performer:  Sir Alec Guinness
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Number of Discs: 1 
Recorded in: Stereo 
Length: 1 Hours 8 Mins. 

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Works on This Recording

1. Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 by Sergei Prokofiev
Performer:  Sir Alec Guinness (Narrator)
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1936; USSR 
2. Carnival of the animals by Camille Saint-Saëns
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Written: 1886 
3. Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1892; Russia 

Sound Samples

Introduction
The Story Begins
The bird
The duck; Dialogue with the birds; Attack of the cat
Grandfather
The wolf
The duck is caught
The wolf stalks the bird and cat
Peter prepares to catch the wolf
The bird diverts the wolf
Peter catches the wolf
The hunters arrive
The procession to the zoo
Introduction
Royal March of the Lion
Hens and Cocks
Wild Horses
Tortoises
The Elephant
Kangaroos
Aquarium
Personages with Long Ears
The Cuckoo in the Depth of the Forest
Aviary
Pianists
Fossils
The Swan
Finale
Miniature Overture
March
Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
Russian Dance (Trepak)
Arabian Dance (Coffee)
Chinese Dance (Tea)
Dance of the Flutes
Waltz of the Flowers

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