David Bowie Narrates Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf is a classical music album originally released by RCA Red Seal on 2 May 1978. Produced by Jay David Saks, the first side contains a performance of S
1978 original release
1992 US CD reissue cover
Composer Sergei Prokofiev (pictured c. 1918)
Conductor Eugene Ormandy in 1966.
Peter and the Wolf
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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 illu
David Bowie Narrates Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf
…music album originally released by RCA Red Seal on 2 May 1978. Produced by Jay David Saks, the first side contains a performance of Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf, with narration by the English musician David Bowie, who contributed to the project for his young son. The second side contains a music-only recording…
Sergei Prokofiev, 1936
Prokofiev at the piano (drawn by Hilda Wiener, 1936)
Disney's 1946 animated short
Art Carney poses with puppets made by Bil Baird for a 1958 TV version