David Bowie Narrates Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf
1978 studio album by the Philadelphia Orchestra with David Bowie / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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David Bowie Narrates Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf is a classical music album originally released by RCA Red Seal Records on 2 May 1978. Produced by Jay David Saks, the first side contains a performance of Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf (1936) by the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy, 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 of Benjamin Britten's The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (1945), also performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra and conducted by Ormandy.
David Bowie Narrates Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf | ||||
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Studio album by the Philadelphia Orchestra with David Bowie | ||||
Released | 2 May 1978 (1978-05-02) | |||
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Venue | Scottish Rite Temple, Philadelphia (music) | |||
Studio | RCA, New York City (narration) | |||
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Length | 44:18 | |||
Label | RCA Red Seal | |||
Producer | Jay David Saks | |||
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Upon release, the album reached number 136 on the US Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart and was Grammy-nominated in 1979. The recording has received positive reviews from critics and writers, with Bowie's appearance garnering praise as "charming" and engaging. It has since been reissued with different artworks and additional recordings, including of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker Suite (1892) and Camille Saint-Saëns's The Carnival of the Animals (1922).