Arthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops With Allan Sherman - Peter & The Commissar
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Artist: Arthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops With Allan ShermanEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2004-11-09
Music Label: Collector's Choice
Soundtracks:
- Peter and The Commissar - Fiedler, Arthur
- Variations On "How Dry I Am" - Fiedler, Arthur
- The End of a Symphony - Fiedler, Arthur
Music reviews of Peter & The Commissar
Music Review: Just like I remember ... just ... Better!
Rating: 5 Stars
This is a take-off of Prokiev's Peter and the Wolf, with themes and variations from that piece, and other great masters. It is perfect for "kids" of all ages.
My Dad played both albums frequently when we were growing up in the 60's. I was surprised at how many of the words (to both) I recalled after hearing them for the first time in probably 35 years.
Peter and the Commissar is still VERY funny. Some of the words have a lot more meaning now than they did when I was young ... "A camel is a horse that was designed by a committee." I am rather amazed at how much I didn't get as a kid, yet it was still one of my favorites.
As MOST of the remastered CD's I own of Arthur Fiedler directing the Boston Pops Orchestra, this has great sound quality.
To fully enjoy this, introduce yourself or your children/grandchildren to Peter and the Wolf first. I'm guessing that 1st graders might enjoy this musical story. I would guess that children in about 3rd grade on up would enjoy Peter and the Commissar.
Oh, yeah, the other two pieces on the CD are also from the original album, and are fun, too!
I wish they had taken side one and side two of the album, and put them in one track instead of two. (Doesn't shuffle well on an Ipod!) Other than that, I HIGHLY recommend this CD.
Peter and the Wolf is nicely done by David Bowie. It can also be found on Amazon. Peter and the Wolf / Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra / Carnival of the Animals
Description of Peter & The Commissar
With Allan Sherman?s Warner Bros. albums currently off limits, we were combing the vaults looking for something else by Allan to license when we stumbled across this gem. Deemed by Sherman himself as "the most exciting night of my life," this 1964 performance at Tanglewood with the Boston Pops indeed may have represented the zenith of his career, as Sherman, with the help of orchestrator Jerry Fielding, entertained 13,000 fans with dead-on skewerings of sacred cows, musical and otherwise. 'Peter and the Commissar', for example, rewrites 'Peter and the Wolf' to depict the travails of a young songwriter whose work is rejected by authorities who think they know what the public wants, a theme that had resonance (and still does!) on both sides of the Iron Curtain. 'Variations on "How Dry I Am"', meanwhile, twists that familiar, four-note theme into endless permutations, and 'The End of a Symphony' beats P.D.Q. Bach to the punch by sending up the repetitious codas used by Beethoven, Schubert, Mozart and other great composers. This album has never been reissued on LP or CD, and for Allan Sherman fans fixated on his more famous work, it?s likely to be a revelation. A 'Collectors? Choice Music' exclusive!Classical CDs
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