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Peter and the wolf / Prokofiev. Practical cats / Rawsthorne. The young person's guide to the orchestra / Britten.

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Format:
Sound recording
Author/Creator:
Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953.
Contributor:
Baker, Richard, 1925-2018, narrator.
Donat, Robert, 1905-1958, narrator.
Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965.
Leppard, Raymond, conductor.
Rawsthorne, Alan, 1905-1971, conductor, composer.
New Philharmonia Orchestra, performer.
Philharmonia Orchestra, performer.
Series:
Classical music library.
Classical music library
Standardized Title:
Peti͡a i volk. English
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965--Musical settings.
Eliot, T. S.
Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965.
Canons, fugues, etc. (Orchestra).
Monologues with music (Orchestra).
Variations (Orchestra).
Genre:
Sound recordings.
Musical settings.
Variations (Music)
Physical Description:
1 online resource.
Place of Publication:
[London] : EMI Classics, [2007]
System Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Contents:
Practical cats / Alan Rawsthorne (23:45)
Peter and the wolf / Sergei Prokofiev (28:02)
The young person's guide to the orchestra / Benjamin Britten (19:48).
Participant:
Robert Donat, speaker ; Philharmonia Orchestra ; Alan Rawsthorne, conductor (1st work) ; Richard Baker, speaker ; New Philharmonia Orchestra ; Raymond Leppard, conductor (2nd-3rd works).
Notes:
Originally released in 1957 (1st work) and 1971 (2nd-3rd works).
Previously released as a compact disc.
Texts of the 1st work are 6 poems from Old Possum's book of practical cats by T.S. Eliot.
The 3rd work is a theme and variations.
Recorded Sept. 24 & 29, 1954, in Kingsway Hall, London (orchestra) and Dec. 21 & 23, 1954, in No. 3 Studio, Abbey Road, London (speaker) (1st work) ; Aug. 27 & 28, 1971, All Hallows, Gospel Oak (2nd-3rd works).
Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2011. (Classical music library). Available via World Wide Web.
Contains:
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Young person's guide to the orchestra.
Rawsthorne, Alan, 1905-1971. Practical cats.
Practical cats.
Young person's guide to the orchestra.
Other Format:
0946 3 82230 2 3
3 82230 2
OCLC:
809793584
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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