STEPHEN MCNEFF
(b. 1951)
Four Tales from Beatrix Potter™
Adapted by Adrian Mitchell
Orchestral Suites by
Stephen McNeff
premiere recordings
The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck†
18:30
1
Overture
0:35
2
'Once upon a time. . .'
0:53
3
'Yes, I'll start with a duck story.'
1:41
4
'Mrs Rebeccah Puddle-Duck hurried up.'
1:30
5
''But I'm not used to flying.''
3:12
6
'Jemima landed clumsily. . .'
2:22
7
'Jemima Puddle-Duck came every afternoon. . .'
2:29
8
''Before you begin sitting on your eggs. . .''
2:15
9
''Come into the house. . .''
2:35
10
'
Pit pat paddle pat!
'
0:59
The Tale of Peter Rabbit†
17:58
11
Overture
0:35
12
'
Once upon a time
'
1:42
13
'Flopsy, Mopsy and Cotton-tail. . .'
1:26
14
'
Let us have a lettuce
'
1:17
15
'
I loves all the animals
'
3:35
16
'Mr McGregor jumped up. . .'
0:52
17
'Peter gave himself up for lost. . .'
2:20
18
'Presently he came to a pond. . .'
2:18
19
'''Listen'', said Peter. . .'
1:51
20
'
The green little berries
'
2:02
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin‡
20:11
21
Overture
0:46
22
'My story is about squirrels.'
1:42
23
'The squirrels all lived in a wood. . .'
3:10
24
'It was autumn. . .'*
3:15
25
'They also took with them. . .'
1:10
26
'The squirrels filled their little sacks. . .'
0:40
27
'But Nutkin, who had no respect. . .'
0:57
28
'On the third day. . .'
0:33
29
''Oh, I've brought a present!. . .''
0:41
30
'On the fourth day. . .'
0:46
31
'''I take no interest in riddles''. . .'
1:23
32
'On the sixth day. . .'
2:00
33
'But Nutkin was in his waistcoat pocket!'
1:12
34
'
I'm a red squirrel
'
1:55
The Tale of Samuel Whiskers‡
18:38
35
Overture - '
Rollaway thin
'
1:32
36
'Once upon a time. . .'
1:19
37
'Mrs Tabitha went up and down. . .'
1:31
38
'
We won't let you catch us Mama!
'
0:22
39
'Just at that moment. . .'
2:14
40
'The two cats ran to look at the dough pan.'
1:52
41
'Tom kitten did not want. . .'
2:02
42
'Tom squeezed and squeezed. . .'
1:12
43
'Anna Maria rushed upon Tom Kitten. . .'
0:41
44
'
Roly-poly pudding I sing
'
2:47
45
''Samuel! What's that?''
1:40
46
'The dumpling had to be peeled off. . .'
1:27
Imelda Staunton narrator
Clark Rundell
25 June 1002 (
The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck
and
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
)
25 & 27 January 2005 (
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
and
The Tale of Samuel Whiskers
)
16 March 2005 (narration)