Prokofiev – Peter and the Wolf

Work:

• Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf

Composed:

• 1936

First Performance:

• May 2^nd 1936, Nezlobin Theatre, Moscow. Performed with Prokofiev conducting.

Movements: 

• Introduction
• The Story Begins
• The Bird
• The Duck
• Dialogue With the Birds
• Attack of the Cat Grandfather
• The Wolf The Duck is Caught
• The Wolf Stalks the Bird and Cat
• Peter Prepares to Catch the Wolf
• The Bird Diverts the Wolf
• Peter Catches the Wolf
• The Hunters Arrive
• The Procession to the Zoo

Audio excerpts from:

• Label: Nimbus
• Artists: English String Orchestra

Video lesson by:

• Nikolai Popov