Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 - A Musical Tale For Children

~ Recording by Dudley Moore, Boston Pops Orchestra, John Williams

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 - A Musical Tale For Children26:39Serge ProkofievProkofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 / Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71aSerge Prokofiev, Peter Ilyich TchaikovskyAlbum + Spokenword
Philips Digital Classics (this may likely be a series than an actual label)412 556-2
1.1Peter and the Wolf (A Musical Tale for Children)26:39Serge ProkofievPeter and the Wolf / Nutcracker SuiteBoston Pops, John Williams, Dudley MooreAlbum + Spokenword
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997)D 115137
8.1Peter and the Wolf (A Musical Tale for Children)26:39Sergei ProkofievComplete Philips RecordingsJohn WilliamsOther + Compilation
Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue‐over‐red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only)485 1590
8.1Peter and the Wolf (A Musical Tale for Children)26:39Sergei ProkofievComplete Philips Recordings (2025 Reissue/Reprint of the 2022 Box Set)John Williams And The Boston Pops OrchestraOther + Compilation
  • XE2025-12-12
Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue‐over‐red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only)487 1645
1.1Peter and the Wolf, op. 6726:39Serge ProkofievPeter and the Wolf / Nutcracker SuiteProkofiev, Tchaikovsky; Dudley Moore, John Williams & The Boston PopsAlbum + Spokenword
Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)

Relationships

producer:John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
spoken vocals [narrator]:Dudley Moore (in 1983-06)
orchestra:The Boston Pops (in 1983-06)
conductor:John Williams (American score composer) (in 1983-06)
recorded at:Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1983-06)
has remixes:Peter & The Wolf, Op. 67 by Terry Wogan, Boston Pops Orchestra, John Williams (American score composer)
Peter en de Wolf, Op. 67 by Leoni Jansen, Boston Pops Orchestra, John Williams (American score composer)
Peter Und Der Wolf Op.67: Ein Musikalisches Märchen by Stephan Remmler, Boston Pops Orchestra, John Williams (American score composer)
Pierre et le Loup, op. 67 by Pierre Perret (auteur-compositeur-interprète), Boston Pops Orchestra, John Williams (American score composer)
recording of:Peter and the Wolf, op. 67 (in 1983-06)

Related works

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67

composer and librettist:Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (in 1936)
premiered at:Nezlobin Theatre in Moscow, Russia (on 1936-05-02)
later parody versions:Peter and the Wolf (Wendy Carlos/Weird Al version)
parts:Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “Early one morning Peter opened the gate”
Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “Peter, in the meantime, stood behind the closed gate”
Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “Something caught Peter's attention” (The Cat • Die Katze)
Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: I'm going to tell you the story of Peter and the Wolf (movement)
Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: No sooner had Peter and his grandfather disappeared into the cottage (movement)
1. Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: 1. Introduction
2. Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: 2. The Story Begins
3. Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: 3. The Bird
4. Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: 4. The duck / Dialogue with the birds / Attack of the cat
5. Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: 5. Grandfather
6. Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: 6. The Wolf
7. Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: 7. The Duck Is Caught
8. Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: 8. The wolf stalks the bird and cat
9. Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: 9. Peter prepares to catch the wolf
10. Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: 10. The bird diverts the wolf
11. Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: 11. Peter Catches the Wolf
12. Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: 12. The Hunters Arrive
13. Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: 13. The Procession to the Zoo
is the basis for:Le Retour du loup
Peter and the Wolf
arrangements:Peter and the Wolf, op. 67 (catch-all for arrangements)
Peter and the Wolf, op. 67 (piano reduction by the composer)
Peter and the Wolf, op. 67 (for piano, Nikolayeva)
Pierre et le Loup et le Jazz
adaptations:פטר והזאב (translated)