1947 coloring book cover.

Peter and the Wolf is a composition by Sergei Prokofiev written in 1936 after his return to the Soviet Union. Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (Серге́й Серге́евич Проко́фьев Sergéj Sergéjevič Prokófjev) ( - 5 March 1953 was a Russian composer who The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 It is a kid's story (with both music and text by Prokofiev), spoken by a narrator accompanied by the orchestra. An orchestra is an instrumental ensemble, usually fairly large with string brass woodwind sections and possibly a percussion section as well

Instrumentation

Peter and the Wolf was written by Sergei Prokofiev for his son who wanted to learn the story of the wolf without having to read it or listen to it again. Peter and the Wolf is scored for flute, oboe, clarinet in A, bassoon, 3 horns, trumpet, trombone, timpani, triangle, tambourine, cymbals, castanets, snare drum, bass drum and strings. The flute is a Musical instrument of the Woodwind family Unlike other woodwind instruments a flute is a Reedless wind instrument that produces its "Hautbois" redirects here for the strawberry variety see Hautbois strawberry. The clarinet is a Musical instrument in the Woodwind family The name derives from adding the suffix -et meaning little to the Italian word The bassoon is a Woodwind instrument in the Double reed family that typically plays music written in the bass and Tenor registers and occasionally The trombone is a Musical instrument in the brass family Like all brass instruments it is a lip-reed Aerophone: sound is produced when the player’s Timpani (also known colloquially as kettledrums or kettle drums) are Musical instruments in the percussion family A triangle is one of the basic Shapes of Geometry: a Polygon with three corners or vertices and three sides or edges which are Line The tambourine or Marine is a Musical instrument of the percussion family consisting of a frame often of wood or plastic with pairs of small metal jingles Cymbals are a modern percussion instrument Cymbals consist of thin normally round plates of various Cymbal alloys; see Cymbal making for a discussion of their Castanets are Percussion instrument ( Idiophone) much used in Moorish, Ottoman, Ancient Roman, Italian, Spanish The snare drum is a Drum with strands of snares made of curled metal wire metal cable plastic cable or gut cords stretched across the a drumhead typically A bass drum is a large Drum that produces a note of low definite or indefinite pitch.

Each character in the story has a particular instrument and a musical theme, or leitmotif :

• Bird : flute
• Duck : oboe
• Cat : clarinet
• Grandfather : bassoon
• Wolf : 3 French horns
• Hunters (gunshots) : timpani and bass drum (The hunters' theme is actually introduced by the woodwinds)
• Peter : string instruments

The story

Peter, a young boy, lives with his grandfather in the Russian countryside. A leitmotif (ˌlaɪtmoʊˈtiːf (also leitmotiv; lit "leading motif" is a recurring Musical theme, associated with a particular person place The flute is a Musical instrument of the Woodwind family Unlike other woodwind instruments a flute is a Reedless wind instrument that produces its "Hautbois" redirects here for the strawberry variety see Hautbois strawberry. The clarinet is a Musical instrument in the Woodwind family The name derives from adding the suffix -et meaning little to the Italian word The bassoon is a Woodwind instrument in the Double reed family that typically plays music written in the bass and Tenor registers and occasionally Timpani (also known colloquially as kettledrums or kettle drums) are Musical instruments in the percussion family A bass drum is a large Drum that produces a note of low definite or indefinite pitch. Types of woodwind instruments See also List of woodwind instruments Single-reed instruments use a reed, which is a thin cut A string instrument (or stringed instrument) is a Musical instrument that produces Sound by means of Vibrating strings In the Hornbostel-Sachs One day Peter goes out into the meadow, leaving the garden gate open, and the duck that lives in the yard takes the opportunity to go swimming on the nearby pond. He starts arguing with a little bird ("What kind of bird are you if you can't fly?" - "What kind of bird are you if you can't swim?"). Peter's pet cat sneaks up on them, and the bird – warned by Peter - flies into a tall tree while the duck swims to safety in the middle of the pond. .

Peter's grumpy grandfather scolds Peter for being outside in the meadow ("Suppose a wolf came out of the forest?"), takes him back into the house and locks the gate. Shortly afterwards "a big, grey wolf" does indeed come out of the woods. The cat quickly climbs into the tree, but the duck, who has excitedly jumped out of the pond, is chased, overtaken and gulped down by the wolf.

Peter fetches a rope and climbs over the garden wall into the tree. He asks the bird to fly around the wolf's head to distract him, while he lowers a noose and catches the wolf by his tail. The wolf struggles to get free, but Peter ties the rope to the tree and the noose only gets tighter.

Some hunters, who have been tracking the wolf, come out of the forest ready to shoot, but Peter gets them to help him take the wolf to the zoo in a victory parade that includes himself, the bird, the hunters leading the wolf, the cat and grumpy grumbling Grandfather ("What if Peter hadn't caught the wolf? What then?").

In the story's ending, the listener is told that "if you listen very carefully, you'd hear the duck quacking inside the wolf's belly, because the wolf in his hurry had swallowed her alive. "

Notable recordings

The first English version was recorded in 1939 by RCA Victor, was issued in an album of three 78-RPM discs. RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. A gramophone It was narrated by Richard Hale, a film actor best known for villainous roles, with music performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Serge Koussevitzky. The Boston Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based at Symphony Hall in Boston Massachusetts, USA WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes -->Dr

Many English-language recordings of this famous piece have followed, including these noteworthy examples:

• Members of Sergei Prokofiev's family have acted as narrators for recordings. His first wife Lina Prokofiev narrated a 1987 Chandos Records recording with the Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Neeme Jarvi, while his son Oleg Prokofiev and grandson Gabriel Prokofiev were the narrators for the 1991 Hyperion Records recording performed by the New London Orchestra conducted by Ronald Corp. Chandos Records is an independent classical music label based in the United Kingdom, founded by Brian Couzens. The Royal Scottish National Orchestra is Scotland 's national Symphony orchestra. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Neeme Järvi ('neːme 'jærvi (b

• A bilingual recording featuring narration in Spanish and English by José Ferrer, performed by the Vienna State Opera Orchestra conducted by Eugène Aynsley Goossens (Kapp Records, 1959). José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón ( January 8, 1909 – January 26, 1992) was a Puerto Rican theater and The Vienna State Opera ( Wiener Staatsoper) located in Vienna, Austria, is one of the most important Opera houses - and opera companies - in WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sir Eugène Aynsley Goossens (26 May 1893 &ndash 13 June 1962 was an English Kapp Records was a Record label started in 1955 by David Kapp, brother of Jack Kapp (who had set up American Decca Records in 1934

• A 1959 EMI recording with Michael Flanders as narrator with the Philharmonia Orchestra under Efrem Kurtz. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Michael Henry Flanders OBE, ( March 1, 1922 &ndash April 14, 1975) was an English Actor, broadcaster The Philharmonia is an Orchestra based in London. Since 1995 it has been based in the Royal Festival Hall. Efrem Kurtz ( November 7, 1900, Saint Petersburg, Russia – June 27, 1995, London) was a Russian

• A recording by Decca Records recording in Volume 5 of "The World of the Great Classics", featuring Sir Ralph Richardson as narrator with the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent. Decca Records is a British Record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Sir Ralph David Richardson ( 19 December 1902 &ndash 10 October 1983) was an English Actor, one of a group of theatrical The London Symphony Orchestra ( LSO) is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes -->Sir Harold Malcolm Watts Sargent (29 April 1895 &ndash 3 October 1967 (This version is considered by many to be the finest recording and narration of the work ever made)

• A recording with Sir John Gielgud as narrator, with Richard Stamp conducting the Orchestra of the Academy of London (Virgin Classics, 1989) (Sir John's royalties for this recording were donated to The League of Friends of Charity Hetitage, a center for physically handicapped children). Sir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH ( 14 April, 1904 – 21 May 2000) known as Sir John Gielgud, was an

• Sir John Gielgud narrated a second version in 1996, this time performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrea Licata (Intersound Recordings). Sir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH ( 14 April, 1904 – 21 May 2000) known as Sir John Gielgud, was an The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ( RPO) is a British Orchestra based in London.

• A recording by the New York Philharmonic with Leonard Bernstein as conductor and narrator. The New York Philharmonic is the oldest active Symphony Orchestra in the United States, organized during 1842 WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes The popularity of the group's televised Young People's Concerts made this an auspicious release (Columbia Records, 1960). The Young People's Concerts at the New York Philharmonic are the longest-running series of family concerts in the world having begun in 1924 under the direction of "Uncle" Ernest Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company

• A recording with Basil Rathbone as narrator, performed by the All-American Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski (Avid Master Series, 1941)

• A recording with Boris Karloff as narrator with the Vienna State Opera Orchestra under Mario Rossi, recorded by Vanguard Records. Basil Rathbone, MC (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967 was a South African-born English Actor most famous for his portrayal of Sherlock WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Leopold Stokowski (born Leopold Anthony Stokowski though on occasion Boris Karloff ( 23 November, &ndash 2 February,) was an English actor who emigrated to Canada in the 1910s The Vienna State Opera ( Wiener Staatsoper) located in Vienna, Austria, is one of the most important Opera houses - and opera companies - in Mario Rossi ( March 29, 1902, Rome - June 29, 1992, Rome) was an Italian conductor, noted for his solid and meticulous

• A recording with Christopher Lee as narrator with the English String Orchestra conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Nimbus Records, 1989). Christopher Frank Carandini Lee CBE, CStJ (born 27 May 1922 is a two-time Screen Actors Guild Award-nominated Saturn Award-winning English Actor Yehudi Menuhin Baron Menuhin, OM, KBE (April 22 1916 – March 12 1999 was an American -born Violinist and conductor who spent Nimbus Records is a British Record company specializing in classical music recordings

• A Decca Phase 4 recording with Sean Connery as narrator, performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Antal Dorati (Decca Records, 1965). Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born August 25 1930) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - and BAFTA Award -winning Scottish The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ( RPO) is a British Orchestra based in London. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Antal Doráti KBE ( April 9, 1906 &ndash Decca Records is a British Record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis.

• Peter Ustinov was the narrator for two recordings with the Philharmonia Orchestra, one conducted by Herbert von Karajan (Angel Records 35638, 1956) and one conducted by Philip Ellis (Cirrus Classics CBS CD 105, 1989). Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov (ˈjuːstɪnɒf or /ˈuːstɪnɒf/ 16 April 1921 – 28 March 2004) born Peter Alexander Baron von Ustinow The Philharmonia is an Orchestra based in London. Since 1995 it has been based in the Royal Festival Hall. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Herbert von Karajan ( April 5 Angel Records is a Record label belonging to EMI. It was formed in 1953 and specialised in classical music, but included an occasional operetta or Broadway

• A recording with Paul Hogan as narrator with the Orchestre de Paris conducted by Igor Markevitch (EMI, 1987), keeping the traditional plot but transferring the locale to the Australian Outback. Paul Hogan AM (born October 8, 1939) is an Australian Golden Globe -winning actor and comedian most famous for his role as The Orchestre de Paris is a French Orchestra founded in 1967 based in Paris, whose current music director is Christoph Eschenbach. Igor Markevitch (Ігор Маркевич ( August 9, 1912 &ndash March 7, 1983) was a Ukrainian Composer The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in (This recording was withdrawn shortly after its release and is now considered "out of print". )

• A 1971 EMI recording with Richard Baker as narrator, accompanied by the New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Raymond Leppard. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Richard Baker OBE is a British broadcaster born in Willesden, North London, on 15 June 1925 and best known as newsreader for The Philharmonia is an Orchestra based in London. Since 1995 it has been based in the Royal Festival Hall. Raymond John Leppard, CBE (born August 11, 1927) is a well-known British conductor and Harpsichordist.

• A recording with Will Geer as narrator performed by the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Johannes Somary (Vanguard Records VSO-30033). Will Geer ( 9 March 1902 &ndash 22 April 1978) was an American Actor. The English Chamber Orchestra is a Chamber orchestra based in London.

• A Philips recording by the Boston Pops conducted by John Williams. Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV ( Royal Philips Electronics Inc. The Boston Pops Orchestra was founded in 1885 as a subsection of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO founded four years earlier John Towner Williams (born February 8 1932) is an American Composer, conductor and Pianist. The American release (412 559-2) featured Dudley Moore as narrator while the UK release (412 556-2) featured Terry Wogan as narrator. Dudley Stuart John Moore, CBE (19 April 1935 &ndash 27 March 2002 was an English Actor, Comedian and Musician. Sir Michael Terence Wogan, KBE DL (born August 3 1938 more commonly known as Terry Wogan, is a veteran Irish Radio and Television

• A 1975 Deutsche Grammophon recording featuring Hermione Gingold as narrator, accompanied by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Karl Böhm. Deutsche Grammophon is a German classical Record label. The company has long been known for its high standards of audio fidelity. Hermione Gingold ( December 9, 1897 &ndash May 24, 1987) was an English actress known for her sharp-tongued eccentric persona The Vienna Philharmonic (in German: die Wiener Philharmoniker) is an Orchestra in Austria, regularly considered one of the finest in the WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Karl August Leopold Böhm ( August 28, 1894 &ndash

• A Decca recording with Beatrice Lillie as narrator with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Skitch Henderson. The London Symphony Orchestra ( LSO) is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom. Lyle Russell Cedric “Skitch” Henderson ( January 27 1918 &ndash November 1 2005) was a Pianist, conductor, and

• A recording with Captain Kangaroo as narrator and performed by the Stadium Symphony Orchestra of New York conducted by Leopold Stokowski. Captain Kangaroo was a Children's television series which aired weekday mornings on the American Television network CBS from WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Leopold Stokowski (born Leopold Anthony Stokowski though on occasion

• Two recordings were performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy, one featuring Cyril Ritchard as narrator (Columbia Records ML 5183) and one featuring David Bowie as narrator (RCA Victor, 1978). The Philadelphia Orchestra is an Orchestra based in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, in the United States. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Eugene Ormandy ( November 18, 1899 &ndash March Cyril Ritchard ( December 1, 1897 – December 18, 1977) was an Australian stage, screen and Television Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment.

• A recording featuring Mia Farrow as narrator and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andre Previn {EMI ASD 2935, 1973). Maria de Lourdes Villiers-Farrow, known as Mia Farrow (born February 9, 1945) is an American Actress. The London Symphony Orchestra ( LSO) is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> André Previn ( Andreas Ludwig Priwin) KBE (b The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in

• A recording featuring Itzhak Perlman as narrator and performed by the Israel Philharmonic conducted by Zubin Mehta (EMI, 1986). Itzhak Perlman (born August 31, 1945) is an Israeli American Violin Virtuoso, conductor, and Pedagogue The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (abbreviation IPO; Hebrew: התזמורת הפילהרמונית הישראלית ha-Tizmoret ha-Filharmonit ha-Yisre'elit WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Zubin Mehta (born April 29 1936 is an Indian conductor The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in

• A recording featuring Lorne Greene as narrator and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent (RCA, 1965). Lyon Chaim Green OC, LLD ( February 12, 1915 &ndash September 11, 1987) was a Canadian Actor The London Symphony Orchestra ( LSO) is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes -->Sir Harold Malcolm Watts Sargent (29 April 1895 &ndash 3 October 1967 RCA Corporation, founded as Radio Corporation of America, was an electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986

• A recording featuring Alec Guinness as narrator and performed by the Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler (BMG, 1988). Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (2 April 1914 &ndash 5 August 2000 was an English Actor. The Boston Pops Orchestra was founded in 1885 as a subsection of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO founded four years earlier Arthur Fiedler should not be confused with Arthur Fielder, a Kent Fast bowler of the 1900s

• A recording with Patrick Stewart as narrator and performed by the Orchestre de L'Opéra Lyon (Orchestra of the Opéra National de Lyon) conducted by Kent Nagano (Erato, 1994). Patrick Hewes Stewart, OBE (born 13 July 1940 is an English Film, Television and stage Actor. Opéra National de Lyon is an opera company in Lyon, France which performs in the Nouvel Opéra, a modernized version in 1993 of the original __FORCETOC__ Kent Nagano (born November 22, 1951) is an American conductor and opera administrator See also Erato (dryad In Greek mythology, Erato (Ἐρατώ is one of the Greek Muses The name would mean "lovely"

• A recording with Ben Kingsley as narrator, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras (Cala Records, 1996). Sir Ben Kingsley, CBE (born 31 December, 1943) is an English Actor. The London Symphony Orchestra ( LSO) is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sir Alan Charles Maclaurin Mackerras AC CH

• A recording with Dame Edna Everage as narrator and performed by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Lanchbery (Naxos Records, 1997). Dame Edna Everage is a character played by Australian Comedian Barry Humphries. The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra ( MSO) is an Orchestra based in Melbourne, Australia John Lanchbery OBE ( May 15, 1923 &ndash February 27, 2003) was an English Composer and conductor, Naxos Records is a Record label for classical music Compact discs and DVDs Founded in 1987 by Klaus Heymann, a

• A recording with Melissa Joan Hart in her "Clarissa" persona from the Nickelodeon television series Clarissa Explains It All as narrator and performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Seiji Ozawa (Sony Classical, 1994). Melissa Joan Hart (born April 18 1976 is an American Actress and director best known for playing Sabrina in Sabrina the Teenage Witch Clarissa Explains It All is an American Situation comedy television series from Nickelodeon starring Melissa Joan Hart. The Boston Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based at Symphony Hall in Boston Massachusetts, USA WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> is a Japanese conductor, particularly noted for his interpretations Sony BMG Masterworks is a Record label. It is the result of a "restructuring" of Sony BMG Music Entertainment 's classical music division

• Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops recorded two versions, one with with Tom Seaver as narrator (MMG) and another version in 1979 with Carol Channing as narrator (Caedmon Records TC-1623). Erich Kunzel Jr (b March 21 1935, New York City) is an American conductor The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra is a Pops orchestra based in Cincinnati Ohio, United States, founded in 1977 George Thomas Seaver (born November 17, 1944) is a former right-handed Major League Baseball Pitcher who broke into the major leagues in and Mosley Music Group is a Record label created by producer Tim "Timbaland" Mosley. Carol Elaine Channing (b January 31 1921, Seattle Washington) is an American Singer and actress. Caedmon Audio is a recording label specializing in audio books and other literary content

• A recording with George Raft as narrator and performed by the London Festival Orchestra conducted by Stanley Black (London SPC-21084). George Raft ( 26 September 1895 – 24 November 1980) was an American Film Actor most closely identified The London Festival Orchestra is a well-known British Orchestra. Stanley Black OBE ( June 14, 1913 - November 27, 2002) was an English Light music conductor arranger and pianist

• A recording with Sting was made by Deutsche Grammophon and played by Claudio Abbado and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951) better known by his Stage name Sting, is a three time Academy Award Deutsche Grammophon is a German classical Record label. The company has long been known for its high standards of audio fidelity. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Claudio Abbado, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (born June The Chamber Orchestra of Europe (COE established in 1981, represents 15 nationalities amongst its 50 members This was also used as the soundtrack to the television special Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy.

• A recording with Sharon Stone as narrator released by Deutsche Grammophon as part of A Classic Tale: Music for Our Children (289 471 171-2, 2001) and performed by James Levine conducting the Orchestra of St. Luke's. Sharon Vonne Stone (born March 10, 1958) is an American Golden Globe - and Emmy -winning Actress, producer, and former Deutsche Grammophon is a German classical Record label. The company has long been known for its high standards of audio fidelity. James Lawrence Levine (born 23 June 1943) is an American orchestral conductor and pianist. The Orchestra of St Luke's is an American chamber orchestra based in New York City.

• A recording with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Stephen Simon, conductor, Yadu (aka Dr. Konrad Czynski), narrator, Bonnie Ward Simon, elucidator of Peter and the Wolf with additional educational and entertaining tracks including Russian folk music with the Trio Voronezh, Prokofiev's life, and a music lesson by Maestro Simon. Part of Maestro Classics' Stories in Music series of new classics for narrator and orchestra.

Adaptations of the work

Disney's 1946 animated short.

Walt Disney produced an animated version of the work in 1946, with Sterling Holloway providing the voice of the narrator. Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter Sterling Price Holloway Jr (January 4 1905 – November 22 1992 was largely a character actor appearing in 150 films and television shows and a long-standing voice actor for the It was released theatrically as a segment in Make Mine Music, then re-issued the following year accompanying a re-issue of Fantasia (as a short subject before the film), then separately on home video in the 1990s. Make Mine Music is an animated feature produced by Walt Disney and released to theatres by RKO Radio Pictures on August 15 1946 Fantasia is a 1940 Animated film produced by Walt Disney, and is the third film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics. ^[1] This version makes several changes to the original story, for example:

• During the character introduction, the pets are given names: "Sasha" the bird, "Sonia" the duck, and "Ivan" the cat.
• As the cartoon begins, Peter and his friends already know there is a wolf nearby, and are preparing to catch him.
• The hunters get names at a later point in the story: "Misha", "Yasha" and "Vladimir".
• Peter day-dreams of hunting and catching the wolf and exits the garden carrying a wooden "pop-gun" rifle with the purpose of hunting the wolf down.
• At the end, in a complete reversal of the original (and to make the story more child-friendly), it turns out that the duck has not been eaten by the wolf. (The wolf is shown chasing the duck, who hides in a tree's trunk. The wolf attacks out of view, and returns in view with some of the duck's feathers in his mouth and licking his jaws. Peter, the cat, and the bird assume the duck has been eaten. After the wolf has been caught, the bird is shown mourning the duck. The duck comes out of the tree trunk at that point and they are happily reunited).

This version of Peter and the Wolf was featured in House of Mouse and Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and an audio recording of this version with expanded narration by Sterling Holloway was released on Disneyland Records (DQ-1242). Disney's House of Mouse is an American Animated Television series, produced by Walt Disney Television, that originally aired from Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 Live-action/animated film produced by Amblin Entertainment and The Walt Disney Company (released Disneyland Records is the original name of the The Walt Disney Company 's Record company.

• In 1958, a television special entitled Art Carney Meets Peter and the Wolf, starring, naturally, Art Carney, along with the Bil Baird Marionettes, was presented by the American Broadcasting Company, and was successful enough to have been repeated twice. Arthur William Matthew “Art” Carney ( November 4, 1918 – November 9, 2003) was an Academy Award - and Emmy Award -winning William Britton Baird (August 15 1904 &ndash March 18 1987 professional name Bil Baird, but often referred to as Bill Baird, was an American Puppeteer The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. The show boasted an original storyline in which Carney interacted with some talking marionette animals, notably the wolf, who was the troublemaker of the group. This first half was presented as a musical, with adapted music from Lieutenant Kije and other Prokofiev works which had special English lyrics fitted into them. The program then segued into a complete performance of Peter and the Wolf, played exactly as written by the composer, and "mimed" by both "human" and "animal" marionettes. The conclusion of the program again featured Carney interacting with the animal marionettes.

• Hans Conried recorded the narration with a Dixieland Band in or around 1960. Hans Conried ( April 15, 1917 – January 5, 1982) was a comic Character actor and Voice actor. Since there is no oboe in a Dixieland Band, the part of the duck was played by a saxophone. ^[2]

• The Clyde Valley Stompers recorded a jazz version on Parlophone Records (45-R 4928) in 1962, which registered on the pop charts of the time. Peter Kerr is a best-selling Scottish author of travel books and fiction ^[3]

• Allan Sherman parodied the work in a 1964 album called Peter and the Commissar, made with Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops Orchestra. Allan Sherman (November 30 1924 – November 20 1973 was an American Musician, parodist, satirist, and Television producer Arthur Fiedler should not be confused with Arthur Fielder, a Kent Fast bowler of the 1900s The Boston Pops Orchestra was founded in 1885 as a subsection of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO founded four years earlier ^[4]

1966 version by 'The Incredible Jimmy Smith' on Verve Records. Jimmy Smith ( December 8, 1925 year is disputed and is often given as 1928 – February 8, 2005) was a Jazz musician whose performances Verve Records is an American Jazz Record label now owned by the Universal Music Group.

• A 1966 version by Hammond Organ player 'The Incredible Jimmy Smith', arranged by Oliver Nelson featured no narration, and was an improvisation around the original themes. The Hammond organ is an electric organ which was invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company Jimmy Smith ( December 8, 1925 year is disputed and is often given as 1928 – February 8, 2005) was a Jazz musician whose performances Oliver Edward Nelson ( June 4, 1932 in St Louis Missouri &ndash October 28, 1975) was an American Jazz Improvisation (also called extemporization) is the practice of acting singing talking and reacting of making and creating in the moment and in response to the stimulus of ^[5]

• In 1975, Robin Lumley and Jack Lancaster produced a rock version with their fusion group Brand X as the soundtrack for an animated film. Robin Lumley is a British jazz-fusion musician He is a cousin of the actress Joanna Lumley. Brand X is a classic Jazz fusion band noted for including Phil Collins in its ranks Their music makes use of some of Prokofiev's original themes. Along with Vivian Stanshall as the narrator, the staff is illustrious (among others Gary Moore, Manfred Mann, Phil Collins, Bill Bruford, Stephane Grappelli, Alvin Lee, Cozy Powell, Brian Eno, Jon Hiseman), the music very heterogeneous — from psychedelic rock to jazz (Grappelli's violin solo on the motif of the cat). Vivian Stanshall (born Victor Anthony Stanshall, 21 March 1943 &ndash 5 March 1995) was an Gary Moore (born Robert William Gary Moore, 4 April 1952, Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish Guitarist. This article is about Manfred Mann the band For Manfred Mann the man see Manfred Mann (musician. Philip David Charles Collins, LVO (born 30 January 1951 Chiswick, London) is an English Singer-songwriter, Drummer William Scott Bruford (born May 17 1949 in Sevenoaks, Kent) better known as Bill Bruford, is an English Drummer Stéphane Grappelli ( January 26 1908 &ndash December 1 1997) was a French Jazz Violinist who founded the Alvin Lee (born Graham Barnes, 19 December 1944, Nottingham, England) is an English rock Guitarist Colin Flooks ( December 29, 1947 - April 5, 1998) better known as Cozy Powell, was an English rock drummer Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948 commonly known as Brian Eno (ˈiːnoʊ is an English Musician, producer Jon Hiseman (born Philip John Hiseman, June 21 1944, Woolwich, London) is an English Drummer, recording Modern psychedelia For "psychedelics" see Psychedelic drug. ^[6]

• A sequel to the story was written by Justin Locke in 1985 using the original score. "Peter VS. the Wolf" also requires four actors for a stage presentation. ^[7]

• In 1985, Arnie Zane choreographed a punk ballet version of Peter and the Wolf.

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• "Weird Al" Yankovic and Wendy Carlos produced a comedic version in 1988, using a synthesized orchestra and many additions to the story and music (Peter captures the wolf using his grandfather's dental floss, leading to the moral of the story, "Oral hygiene is very important. Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (ˈjæŋkəvɪk born October 23 1959 is a Grammy Award winning American singer Musician, actor satirist Wendy Carlos (born Walter Carlos, November 14 1939 is an American Composer and electronic Musician. Peter and the Wolf is a parody of the original story by Sergei Prokofiev, as retold by "Weird Al" Yankovic and re-recorded by This is a list of notable events in Music that took place in the year 1988. "). ^[9]

• A 1990 episode of Tiny Toon Adventures titled "Buster and the Wolverine" featured Elmyra Duff providing narration for a story where Buster Bunny and his friends, represented with musical instruments, combat an evil "wolverine". Steven Spielberg Presents Tiny Toon Adventures (also known as Tiny Toon Adventures or Tiny Toons) is an American Elmyra Jessica Duff is a Cartoon character from the Warner Bros Babs and Buster Bunny are Cartoon characters from the Warner Bros In this episode, the characters' instruments are: Buster Bunny, a trumpet; Babs Bunny, a harp; Furrball, a violin; Sweetie Pie, a flute; Hamton J. Pig, a tuba; Plucky Duck, a bike horn (later, bagpipes, then an organ, and finally a synthesizer); and the wolverine, drums. Babs and Buster Bunny are Cartoon characters from the Warner Bros Babs and Buster Bunny are Cartoon characters from the Warner Bros The harp is a Stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicular to the soundboard. Furrball is a Cartoon character from the Warner Bros Animated television series Tiny Toon Adventures. The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member Sweetie Pie is a Cartoon character from the Warner Bros Animated television series Tiny Toon Adventures. The flute is a Musical instrument of the Woodwind family Unlike other woodwind instruments a flute is a Reedless wind instrument that produces its Hamton Joseph Pig (usually just called Hamton) is a Cartoon character from the Warner Bros Mediatubaogg -->The tuba is the largest and lowest pitched Brass instrument. Plucky Allen Duck is a Cartoon character from the Warner Bros The bicycle, cycle, or bike is a pedal-driven, human-powered vehicle with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind A horn is a tapered sound guide designed to provide an acoustic impedance match between a sound source and free air Bagpipes are a class of Musical instrument, Aerophones using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag The organ (from Greek όργανον – organon "organ instrument tool" is a Keyboard instrument of one or more divisions each A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells ^[10]

• Peter Schickele (aka P.D.Q. Bach), wrote an alternate, comedic text for the score entitled Sneaky Pete and the Wolf, turning the story into a Western, including a showdown between Sneaky Pete and the gunslinger El Lobo (which never takes place due to some local boys giving El Lobo a hotfoot and sticking a paper airplane in his eye and Sneaky Pete's girl Laura knocking El Lobo out with a vacuum cleaner). Johann Peter Schickele (born July 17 1935) is an American Composer, musical educator and parodist, best known for his comedy music P D Q Bach is a fictional composer invented by musical satirist "Professor" Peter Schickele. It was recorded with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra conducted by Yoel Levi in 1993. The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra ( ASO) is an American Orchestra based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA Yoel Levi (1950&mdash is a musician and conductor. Born in Romania, he grew up in Israel. ^[11]

• In March 1996, a 30-minute television film was made with a mix of live action and animation and the characters from the story were designed by Chuck Jones. Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones ( September 21, 1912 &ndash February 22, 2002) was an American Animator, ^[12] The film featured Kirstie Alley, Lloyd Bridges and Ross Malinger in a live-action "wraparound" segment and as voices in the story (Ms. Kirsten Louise "Kirstie" Alley (born January 12 1951 is an American Actress known for her role in the TV show Cheers, in which Lloyd Vernet Bridges Jr ( January 15, 1913 &ndash March 10, 1998) was an Emmy Award -nominated American Actor Ross Aaron Malinger Alley as the Narrator, Mr. Bridges as "The Grandfather" and Ross as "Peter"). This version also keeps the child-friendly ending by having the swallowed duck pop out of the wolf's mouth alive and well as the wolf is being captured and dancing a ditzy dance. As the story ends, Peter finds the duck crouching at the pond's edge shivering and frightened because of his terrible experience, and Peter reassures him that he (Peter) would always be there to protect him.

The music for this version was performed by the RCA Symphony Orchestra conducted by George Daugherty. George Daugherty (born 1955 is an American -born conductor and director of British and Irish heritage

• In September 1996, Coldcut (a duo of scratch/mix djs from south London) released a scratch version of the main theme — included on the track "More Beats and Pieces", from their album "Let Us Play" (released by Ninja Tune). Coldcut is a Dance music duo comprising English DJs Matt Black and Jonathan More best known for their hit "Doctorin' The Ninja Tune is a London -based Independent record label started in 1991 by DJs Matt Black and Jonathan More, better known as Coldcut ^[13]

• In 2001, National Public Radio produced Peter and the Wolf: A Special Report, which treats the familiar plot as if it were a developing news story. Robert Siegel, Linda Wertheimer, Ann Taylor, Steve Inskeep of NPR's All Things Considered report on the event against a performance of the score by the Virginia Symphony conducted by JoAnn Falletta. ^[14]

• Sesame Workshop produced a version with Sesame Street characters in 2001 as told by way of a trip to a Boston Pops concert. Sesame Workshop, formerly known as the Children's Television Workshop (or CTW) is a non-profit organization behind the production of several educational children's Sesame Street is an American educational Children's television series and a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard combining The Boston Pops Orchestra was founded in 1885 as a subsection of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO founded four years earlier Dubbed as "Elmo's Musical Adventure," the story unfolds inside Baby Bear's imagination as he attends a performance with Papa Bear, conducted by Keith Lockhart. The Bear family are a family unit of characters on Sesame Street, based on The Three Bears of Goldilocks fame plus a younger sibling The Bear family are a family unit of characters on Sesame Street, based on The Three Bears of Goldilocks fame plus a younger sibling For the baseball player see Keith Lockhart (baseball Keith Lockhart (born November 7, 1959, Poughkeepsie, New York In the story, Peter is played by Elmo, the cat by Oscar the Grouch, the duck by Telly Monster, the bird by Zoe, the grandfather by Big Bird, and the hunters by the Two-Headed Monster. Elmo is a Muppet Oscar the Grouch is a Muppet character on the television program Sesame Street. Telly Monster, known usually as just Telly, is an eternally Worrying fuchsia monster Muppet on Zoe is a 3-year-old orange female monster on Sesame Street, performed by Fran Brill. Big Bird is a full-body Muppet, featured on the children's television show Sesame Each character is followed around by a soloist playing that character's instrument, but Telly Monster's "Duck" quits the story after finding out that the wolf eats the duck (he returns as one of the hunters later). ^[15]

• In February 2004, Bill Clinton, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Sophia Loren won a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children for narrating the album Peter and the Wolf/Wolf Tracks. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev ( Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachyov;; born 2 March 1931 in Privolnoye Stavropol Krai) is a Russian politician Sophia Loren (born September 20 1934 is an Academy Award winning Italian film actress born Sofia Villani Scicolone The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children has been awarded since 1994 This recording was performed by the Russian National Orchestra conducted by Kent Nagano and included Ms. The Russian National Orchestra has been in demand throughout the music world ever since its 1990 Moscow premiere __FORCETOC__ Kent Nagano (born November 22, 1951) is an American conductor and opera administrator Loren narrating Peter and the Wolf and Clinton narrating The Wolf and Peter by Jean-Pascal Beintus, which is also a narrated orchestral piece, but the story is told from the perspective of the wolf and has the theme of leaving animals to live in peace. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Jean-Pascal Beintus is a French composer ^[16]

• In 2006, Neil Tobin produced a Halloween-themed narrative called Peter and the Werewolf with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, John Lanchbery conducting. Neil Tobin (b July 7, 1966 in Chicago Illinois) is a performer of magical and psychic entertainment Halloween, or Hallowe’en, is a Holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra ( MSO) is an Orchestra based in Melbourne, Australia John Lanchbery OBE ( May 15, 1923 &ndash February 27, 2003) was an English Composer and conductor, ^[17]

• Also in 2006, Suzie Templeton directed a modernised, stop-motion animated adaptation, Peter and the Wolf. Peter & the Wolf (Piotruś i wilk also known as Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf) is a short BAFTA nominated and Oscar -winning Polish It is unusual in its lack of any dialogue or narration, the story being told purely in images and sound and interrupted by sustained periods of silence. The soundtrack is performed by The Philharmonia Orchestra, and the film received its premiere with a live accompaniment in the Royal Albert Hall. The Philharmonia is an Orchestra based in London. Since 1995 it has been based in the Royal Festival Hall. The Royal Albert Hall is an Arts venue situated in the Knightsbridge area of the City of Westminster, London, England, best known ^[18] The film won the Annecy Cristal and the Audience Award at the 2007 Annecy International Animated Film Festival,^[19] and won the 2008 Academy Award for Animated Short Film. The Annecy International Animated Film Festival ( Festival International du Film d'Animation d'Annecy) was created in 1960 and takes place at the beginning The Academy Award for Animated Short Film is an award which has been given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as part of the Academy Awards every year ^[20]

This version also makes some changes to the original Prokofiev story; for example:

• Peter bumps into one of the hunters who throws him in a garbage bin and aims at him with his rifle to scare him; the second hunter watches on not interfering (thus, a dislike towards the hunters is immediately created).
• The bird seems to have trouble flying and takes Peter's balloon to help it get aloft.
• After Peter has captured the wolf in a net, the hunter gets him in his rifle's telescopic sight coincidentally, but just before shooting, his fellow hunter stumbles, falls on him and makes him miss the shot.
• The wolf is brought into the village where Peter's grandfather tries to sell him. The hunter comes to the container and sticks his rifle in as to intimidate the animal (like he did with Peter earlier on). At that point Peter throws the net on the hunter who gets all tangled up.
• Before the grandfather has made a deal, Peter opens the container after exchanging glances with the wolf. They walk side-to-side through the crowd and then the wolf runs off in the direction of the silver moon.

The wolf's French horn theme is used in the movie A Christmas Story as a musical theme for Scut Farkus, the neighborhood bully. For other uses see A Christmas Story (disambiguation A Christmas Story is a 1983 film based on the Short stories

References

External links

• Peter and the Wolf was available at the International Music Score Library Project. The International Music Score Library Project ( IMSLP) is a project for the creation of a virtual library of Public domain music scores, based on the
• A list of the instruments and the story
• Breakthrough Films' claymation adaptation (2006)
• A comprehensive list of recordings, full and partial