Peter & The Wolf / Cinderella

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “I am going to tell you a story about Peter and the Wolf: how Peter and his animal friends the Bird, the Cat and the Duck caught the wicked Wolf. Each of the characters in this story is represented by a different instrument of the orchestra:”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “The Bird by the flute...”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “The Duck by the oboe...”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “The Cat by the clarinet...”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “The Grandfather by the bassoon...”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “The Wolf by the horns...”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “Peter by the strings of the orchestra...”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “The gunshots by the timpani and the bass drum.”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “Early one morning Peter opened the gate and went out into the big green meadow.”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “On a branch of a big tree sat a little bird, Peter’s friend. ‘All is quiet, all is quiet,’ chirped the bird gaily.”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “Just then a duck came waddling around. She was glad that Peter hadn’t closed the gate and decided to take a nice swim in the deep pond in the meadow.”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “Seeing the duck, the little bird flew down upon the grass, settled next to her and shrugged his shoulders.”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “‘What kind of a bird are you if you can’t fly?’ said he. To this the duck replied: ‘What kind of a bird are you if you can’t swim?’ and dived into the pond.”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “They argued and argued, the duck swimming in the pond and the little bird hopping along the shore.”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “Suddenly, something caught Peter’s attention. It was a cat crawling through the grass.”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “The cat thought: ‘The bird is busy arguing; I’ll just grab him!’ Stealthily she crept towards him on her velvet paws.”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “‘Look out!’ shouted Peter, and the bird immediately flew up into the tree,”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “while the duck quacked angrily at the cat,”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “from the middle of the pond.”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “The cat walked round the tree and thought: ‘Is it worth climbing up so high? By the time I get there the bird will have flown away.’”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “Just then Grandfather came out. He was angry because Peter had gone into the meadow. ‘It is a dangerous place. If a wolf should come out of the forest, then what would you do?’”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “But Peter paid no attention to his grandfather’s words. Boys like Peter aren’t afraid of wolves!”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “But Grandfather took Peter by the hand, locked the gate and led him home.”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “No sooner had Peter gone than a big grey wolf came out of the forest.”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “In a twinkling the cat climbed up the tree.”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “The duck quacked and, in her excitement, jumped out of the pond.”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “But no matter how hard the duck tried to run, she couldn’t escape the wolf. He was getting nearer and nearer, catching up with her.”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “And then he got her, and with one gulp, swallowed her.”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “And now, this is how things stood: the cat was sitting on one branch,”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “the bird on another,”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “not too close to the cat.”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “And the wolf walked round and round the tree looking at them with greedy eyes.”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “In the meantime Peter, without the slightest fear, stood behind the closed gate watching all that was going on.”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “He ran home, got a strong rope and climbed up the high stone wall.”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “One of the branches of the tree around which the wolf was walking stretched over the wall.”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “Grabbing hold of the branch,”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “Peter lightly climbed over onto the tree.”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “Peter said to the bird: ‘Fly down and circle around the wolf’s head, only take care that he doesn’t catch you.’”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “The bird almost touched the wolf’s head with his wings, while the wolf snapped angrily at him from this side and that.”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “How that bird teased the wolf! How that wolf wanted to catch him! But the bird was too clever and the wolf simply couldn’t do anything about it.”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “Meanwhile, Peter made a lasso, carefully letting it down, and down and down,”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “caught the wolf by the tail and pulled with all his might.”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “Feeling himself caught, the wolf began to jump wildly, trying to get loose.”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “But Peter tied the other end of the rope to the tree,”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “and the wolf’s jumping only made the rope round his tail tighter.”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “Just then,”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “the hunters came out of the woods,”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “following the wolf’s trail and shooting as they went.”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “But Peter, sitting in the tree, said: ‘Don’t shoot! Birdie and I have already caught the wolf. Now, help us take him to the zoo.’”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “Now just imagine”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “the triumphant procession:”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “Peter at the head,”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “after him the hunters leading the wolf,”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “and winding up the procession, Grandfather and the cat. Grandfather shook his head discontentedly. ‘Well, and if Peter hadn’t caught the wolf, what then?’”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “Above them flew Birdie chirping merrily. ‘What fine fellows we are, Peter and I. Look what we have caught!’”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “And if one listened very carefully, they could hear the duck quacking inside the wolf, because the wolf, in his hurry, had swallowed her alive!”

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lina Llubera

Cinderella, op. 87: Introduction

Sergei Prokofiev - Cinderella Suite no. 1, op. 107

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Cinderella, op. 87: Quarrel

Sergei Prokofiev - Cinderella Suite no. 1, op. 107

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Cinderella, op. 87: Pavane

Sergei Prokofiev - Cinderella Suite no. 3, op. 109

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Cinderella, op. 87: Cinderella and the Prince

Sergei Prokofiev - Cinderella Suite no. 3, op. 109

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Cinderella, op. 87: Three Oranges

Sergei Prokofiev - Cinderella Suite no. 3, op. 109

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Cinderella, op. 87: Southern Countries

Sergei Prokofiev - Cinderella Suite no. 3, op. 109

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Cinderella, op. 87: Orientalia

Sergei Prokofiev - Cinderella Suite no. 3, op. 109

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Cinderella, op. 87: Amoroso

Sergei Prokofiev - Cinderella Suite no. 3, op. 109

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra