Search - Captain Kangaroo :: N.Y.P., Leopold Stokowski, Narrates Peter & Wolf

It's great for young children.

06/04/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"My children loved Peter and the Wolf with Captain Kangaroo when it was first released and I'm delighted to have found it in CD for my young grandchildren. It was really their first exposure to classical music and we even have audio recordings of our children telling the story with the same inflections as Captain Kangaroo. They played it over and over until they had memorized to whole story!"

Brings back good memories...

mom2two | 01/19/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"We used to listen to this as kids at grandma's house. I was THRILLED to find it as a download from Amazon. My kids LOVE it; they hide under the covers during the "scary" parts and cheer when Peter catches the wolf. I know other reviewers have said that Captain Kangaroo is over-enthusiastic, but my kids LOVE it and I remember loving it as a kid myself. From a kid's perspective, I think he's perfect! I think this is a great way to introduce kids to the concept of music telling a story."

This has been re-issued on CD.

John Chadwick | Orlando, FL USA | 10/23/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Although, as of this writing, this title is apparently not available on Amazon. I'm happy to say that I found the newly re-mastered cd edition on the shelf at Virgin Megastore yesterday. Aside from narration by the late great Bob Keeshan, there are other reasons to add this to your collection. One, the conduction by the legendary Leopold Stokowski and two, you can also listen to the entire work without narration. Most albums tend to back up the narrated version with other music, usually "Carnival of the Animals." While, I have nothing against narration, it's nice to finally hear the music stand on its own for a change."