Recorded in 2013, Maestro Riccardo Muti’s performances of selections from Sergei Prokofiev’s "Romeo and Juliet" drew critical acclaim. On this recording, Riccardo Muti conducts selections from both of Prokofiev’s suites derived from his ballet – beginning with "Montagues and Capulets" and taking the listener on a journey through Shakespeare’s story as told by Sergei Prokofiev.
"David Bowie Narrates Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf" is a classical music album containing David Bowie's narration of Sergei Prokofiev's 1936 composition "Peter and the Wolf". Bowie was RCA's third choice to undertake the narration for "Peter and the Wolf" behind Alec Guinness and Peter Ustinov, who had both turned the album down. Bowie later said that it was a Christmas present for his son, Duncan Jones, then 7 years old. Stephen Demorest, reviewing the album in Rolling Stone at the time of its release, describes Bowie's involvement as "engaging and benevolent". Demorest finishes his review by saying Bowie had "found his most charming guise since Hunky Dory." Joe Viglione for AllMusic finds the album as "charming" and Bowie's performance as "splendid" and describes the Philadelphia Orchestra's involvement as "first rate". He finished by saying it was "A remarkable and well-crafted project". The original 1978 US version of the LP album was pressed on green vinyl and included liner notes insert (RCA Red Seal ARL1-2743). Later issues were pressing in standard black vinyl.
