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Based on Sergei Prokofievís Peter and the Wolf
Story written and narrated by Maurice Sendak
Music arr. and performed by The Shirim Klezmer Orchestra
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"Did you hear of Boychick Pincus, how he opened wide the gate and hippety-hopped over the sweet warm meadow?" So begins internationally acclaimed childrenís author Maurice Sendak's inimitable recasting of Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf" as ìPincus and the Pig,î in which Peter becomes Pincus and the wolf is Chozzer Pig. With a story written and narrated by Maurice Sendak and music arranged and performed by Shirim Klezmer Orchestra, ìPincus and the Pigì resonates with humor, mysterious subtexts, and
aural slapstick
that will appeal
to all generations.This deluxe CD package
includes Sendakís narration, a full color
booklet illustrated by Sendak, and stickers featuring all seven of the
characters he created for this piece. The story is printed in the
booklet along with a
humorous glossary of the Yiddish
terms by Fishel
Bressler.
As the classical ìPeter
and the Wolfî is often paired with great
orchestra music the whole family will enjoy, Shirim has created klezmer
interpretations of Rimsky-Korsakovís ìScheherezade,î a Brahms waltz, a
Satie ìGnossienneî and a
show-stopping rendition of Mahlerís ìFifth
Symphonyî to fill out the album.
For more information about this exciting recording, please
download our press
sheet.
Audio
Samples:Introduction, Pincus, Birdie, Duck
