1075 Sergei Prokofiev - Op. 67 - Peter and the Wolf

1075 Sergei Prokofiev - Op. 67 - Peter and the Wolf

I don't know what it is about Russian composers, but they all seem to have the knack of writing melodies in their music which bore and bury themselves into your mind; both conscious and subconscious. I have literally had the main theme from this piece running through my mind off and on for over a week now; I figured it would be an excellent pick for today. I have always had certain affinity for Russian classical music, in my opinion they have written some of the best music in history.
This is a Modern classical piece of music written in the mid 1930s as a symphony for children featuring both music and narration. Even if you don't know the music by title, you will immediately recognize this piece when you hear it. Much of the techniques used within this piece has been used many times in film and stage, i.e. each character is represented by a unique instrument and tune.

There are quite a few versions of this piece available on YouTube; here are a couple of examples:
Here is part one, two, and three of an excellent version of the piece narrated by David Bowie, sadly, this one is not all up on YouTube.
Here is part one and two of the Disney telling of the piece.


My song pick a year ago today: Lalo Schifrin - Scorpio's Theme
My song pick two years ago today: Rush - Dreamline

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