Sesame Street Presents Elmo's Musical Adventures - Peter & The Wolf
by Emily Squires
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Actor: Carroll Spinney, David Rudman, Fran Brill, Jerry Nelson, Kevin ClashDirector: Emily Squires
Conductor: Kevin Clash
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 45 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-01-09
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Sesame Street
Movie Reviews of Sesame Street Presents Elmo's Musical Adventures - Peter & The Wolf
Movie Review: Great for music lovers and Elmo lovers
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm an elementary music teacher, so I got this to show my 1st grade classes as a culmination to our Peter and the Wolf unit. I love it for showing the kids how the instruments are played as well as the appropriate behavior for an orchestral performance. The kids loved the fact that these well-known characters were playing parts in Peter and the Wolf. My 2 year old Elmo fanatic loved it because...well, because it's Elmo.
Summary of Sesame Street Presents Elmo's Musical Adventures - Peter & The Wolf
Elmo and all your favorite Sesame Street characters get together to show how music and imagination can tell a story in this delightful Sesame Street special! Watch special guest stars Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops Orchestra, along with Elmo and your Sesame Street friends, tell the musical story of Prokofiev's children's classic "Peter and the Wolf."Tag along for Elmo's musical adventure with Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf and prepare to strike an unlikely pose, with one foot planted in the friendliest, furriest neighborhood anybody knows and the other in a sophisticated, sonically souped-up concert arena--Boston's Symphony Hall. The video unites the two seemingly mismatched worlds seamlessly, pulling off its unstated but pretty obvious goal, which is to siphon off the classical genre's outermost layer of stuffiness to make it more accessible to little kids, with Sesame-style punch and simplicity. Baby Bear leads viewers into Peter's forest by way of his ticket to see the Boston Pops Orchestra. Backstage he meets conductor Keith Lockhart, who serves as tour guide for a thorough but breezy showcase of various instruments, allowing the lisping little bear to get a grip on which sound portrays which character. Happy-go-lucky Peter, played by a peasant-costumed Elmo, is center stage during violin solos; the scary-sounding French horn signals the approach of the wolf--normally a ferocious fellow, but in this case a harmless furry purple guy. These days, with the gospel about the benefits of music education spreading at fever pitch, this 45-minute gem could be promoted as a way to get preschoolers in on the action. Beyond that, it's a charming chucklefest that's as effective as any intro you'll find to the classic tale. Elmo tickles audiences of all ages as Peter, and Big Bird, with help from the bassoon, spreads his wings in the role of the brave but foolhardy boy's grandfather. --Tammy La Gorce
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