The celebrated children's tale with music, Peter and the Wolf - as WNYC's Sara Fishko tells us - was first heard in Moscow in the spring of 1936, an ominous time in the Soviet Union. Everywhere it went after that, it thrilled a listenership of kids. More, in this episode of Fishko Files.
Walt Disney and Sergei Prokofiev met in Hollywood in 1938. Later, Disney made this promotional film about their meeting. (The man at the piano is an actor, not Prokofiev)
Peter and the Wolf showcased some of the great voices and orchestras of the 20th century. See a list of some of the recordings used in Fishko Files, below.
Peter and the Wolf(s)
Other music by Prokofiev used in this episode
Fishko Files with Sara Fishko
Assistant Producer: Olivia Briley
Mix Engineer: Wayne Shulmister
Editor: Karen Frillmann
Vast Wasteland
Empire State: Going Up
Stanwyck & Co.
Poets' Voices
Bernstein, Made for TV
Sibling Harmony
Changes
Michael Rabin
James M. Cain
A Samuel Barber Classic
The Chopin Paradox
Jacqueline Kennedy's White House
Message Pictures
Alex North (1910-1991)
Chayefsky
MLK: 2 Films
Man with a Movie Camera
Life of the Party
Ida Lupino
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Radiolab
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Snap Judgment Presents: Spooked
The Art of War
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Death, Sex & Money
The New Yorker Radio Hour