An Awfully Big Adventure: The Best of Peter Pan

The Classic Story in Music, 1904-1996

As Nicholas Klein, our charming young Peter Pan narrator puts it, "This is a story about pirates and mermaids... about learning to 'jump on the wind's back' so one can fly... it's about a trip to Neverland... it's the story of Peter Pan." An Awfully Big Adventure, the Best of Peter Pan, 1904-1996 captures the enchantment of the nearly one-hundred-year-old story.

This is a first-ever collection of some of the most beloved melodies associated with the tale throughout the years. Brought to life by the same creative team who gave you the chart hit Heigh-Ho! Mozart, this recording features newly arranged songs and scores from the original 1904 production, the 1950 Jean Arthur/Leonard Bernstein play, the 1953 Disney animated film and the 1954 Mary Martin musical. The familiar melodies appear in imaginative new settings created by the remarkable Donald Fraser.

Acclaimed artists participating in this project include Carol Rosenberger, piano; Eugenia Zukerman, flute; Nai-Yuan Hu, violin; Voices of Ascension, conducted by Dennis Keene; the Los Angeles Opera Orchestra conducted by Grant Gershon; and of course, narrator Nicholas Klein.

This award-winning roster retells the classic story in a fresh manner, taking the listener on a journey that begins via that special star, "second to the right and straight on till morning."