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Britten-Prokofiev: Young Person'S Guide-Peter

Britten-Prokofiev: Young Person'S Guide-Peter Classical

Britten-Prokofiev: Young Person'S Guide-Peter

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So perennial are the texts and music for er and the Wolf and The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, that many a celebrity has recorded it. Both works have drawn some of the most famous actors, including Meryl Streep and here, a young Sean Connery (in 1966). It was vividly recorded for Decca's Phase 4 series, as was, in 1973, Prokofiev's Lieutenant Kijé. The lieutenant in question is a creation of bureaucracy, a non-existent character fleshed out with a life to satisfy the curiosity of the Tsar, who has misheard a phrase (in Russian, "the lieutenants, however") as the lieutenant's name. The suite follows the soldier's life story from birth, through first love and marriage, and the famous sleigh-ride in the Troika, before finally being put to rest in a fictitious death and burial. 'the orchestra is in fine form, Dorati seems to be enjoying himself thoroughly and invests the music with all its point and humour without overdoing it and Sean Connery is an excellent narrator The recording is splendid in both forms, combining brilliance with warmth and above all else, everything is presented in straightforward style, without misplaced humour or over-dramatization' (er and the Wolf, Young Person's Guide) Gramophone
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Release Date:
2014-01-31
Publication Date:
2014-01-31
Publisher:
Australian Eloquence (Klassik Center Kassel)
Languages:
Published: English
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