David Bowie Narrates Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf facts for kids
Quick facts for kids David Bowie Narrates Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf |
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| Studio album by
David Bowie with the Philadelphia Orchestra
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| Released | 2 May 1978 | |||
| Recorded | December 1977 | |||
| Studio | RCA Studio B, New York City | |||
| Genre | Classical | |||
| Length | 44:18 | |||
| Label | RCA Red Seal | |||
| Producer | Jay David Saks | |||
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David Bowie Narrates Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf is a classical music album containing English musician David Bowie's narration of Sergei Prokofiev's 1936 composition Peter and the Wolf, as well as Benjamin Britten‘s The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. The music is performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy. The album was released in May 1978 on the RCA Red Seal label. It reached number 136 on the US Pop Albums chart.
Background
Bowie flew to New York City in December 1977 to record narration for Peter and the Wolf. Bowie was RCA's third choice to undertake the narration for Peter and the Wolf behind Alec Guinness and Peter Ustinov, who had both turned the album down. Bowie later said that it was a Christmas present for his son, Duncan Jones, then 7 years old.
Track listing
Side one
- Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 (Sergei Prokofiev) – 27:08
Side two
- Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, opus 34 (Benjamin Britten) – 17:10
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- Narrated by Hugh Downs, accompanied by the Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler
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Images for kids
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The original 1978 US green pressing of the LP
