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As part of the 麻豆社's 'Once Upon a Time...' week, Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores musical connections that lead to Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf. It was composed in 1936, a children's piece set against the backdrop of Stalinist Russia. We hear music based on fairy tales, other classical pieces for children, and music inspired by animals - ending with the classic recording of Peter and the Wolf with David Bowie as narrator, with the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy.

The 麻豆社鈥檚 鈥極nce Upon a Time鈥︹�� week celebrates fairytales and storytelling in partnership with the British Library. On 麻豆社 Radio 3 Edith Bowman explores fairytales and fantasy in Sound of Cinema, actors Pearce Quigley and Lydia Wilson delve into the worlds of princesses, frogs, and spells in Words & Music, and Elizabeth Alker presents music inspired by enchanted lands, magical creatures, and timeless tales, in Classical Live and Unclassified. Just search 鈥極nce Upon a Time鈥︹�� in 麻豆社 Sounds. The British Library鈥檚 major new exhibition Fairy Tales runs from 27th March 鈥� 23rd August 2026.