Composer(s): Prokofiev, Sergey
Label: Naxos Educational
Genre: Ballet; Chamber Music; Children's Classics; Concerto; Film and TV Music; Instrumental; Orchestral
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: 8.558202-03
Barcode: 0636943820223
Release Date: 11/2007

PROKOFIEV: Sergey Prokofiev - A Portrait (HART)

Among the most popular of twentieth-century composers, Sergey Prokofiev is seen as a great musical giant of the Soviet Union. But after the 1917 Revolution he took his talents to the United States and France. Only later was he lured by the power of Mother Russia to return to his homeland. It is unfortunate that this coincided with Stalin’s push towards Socialist Realism in the arts. He spent his last seventeen years being variously stimulated and repressed by Stalinist cultural policies, yet he produced a wealth of orchestral and dramatic works that are now staples of concert halls and theatres across the world.

Tracklist

Disc 1
Prokofiev, Sergey
Kuchar, Theodore (Conductor)
Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
1 Dreams, Op. 6 11:15
Kuchar, Theodore (Conductor)
Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Paik, Kun Woo (piano)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
2 Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-Flat Major, Op. 10: I. Allegro brioso 06:45
Paik, Kun Woo (piano)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Kuchar, Theodore (Conductor)
Ukrainian State Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
3 Suite from Ala i Lolli, "Scythian Suite", Op. 20: I. Invocation to Veles and Ala 05:53
Kuchar, Theodore (Conductor)
Ukrainian State Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Kuchar, Theodore (Conductor)
4 Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25, "Classical": IV. Finale: Molto vivace 04:21
Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Kuchar, Theodore (Conductor)
Mogrelia, Andrew (Conductor)
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice (Orchestra)
5 The Love for 3 Oranges Suite, Op. 33bis: III. March 01:32
Mogrelia, Andrew (Conductor)
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice (Orchestra)
Paik, Kun Woo (piano)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
6 Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26: I. Andante - Allegro 09:26
Paik, Kun Woo (piano)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Papavrami, Tedi (violin)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
7 Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 19: II. Scherzo: Vivacissimo 03:49
Papavrami, Tedi (violin)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
Kuchar, Theodore (Conductor)
Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
8 Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 44: III. Allegro agitato - Allegretto 07:46
Kuchar, Theodore (Conductor)
Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Kuchar, Theodore (Conductor)
9 Symphony No. 4, Op. 112: III. Moderato quasi allegretto 05:57
Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Kuchar, Theodore (Conductor)
Aurora String Quartet (Ensemble)
10 String Quartet No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 50: III. Andante 09:29
Aurora String Quartet (Ensemble)
Papavrami, Tedi (violin)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
11 Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 63: II. Andante assai - Allegretto - Andante assai 10:07
Papavrami, Tedi (violin)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Disc 2
Mogrelia, Andrew (Conductor)
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice (Orchestra)
1 Lieutenant Kije Suite, Op. 60: I. The Birth of Kije 04:11
Mogrelia, Andrew (Conductor)
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice (Orchestra)
Mogrelia, Andrew (Conductor)
Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
2 Act I: Dance of the Knights 05:50
Mogrelia, Andrew (Conductor)
Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
3 Act I: Love Dance 05:44
Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Mogrelia, Andrew (Conductor)
Everage, Dame Edna (narrator)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Lanchbery, John (Conductor)
4 Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67: IX. The Procession 04:30
Everage, Dame Edna (narrator)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Lanchbery, John (Conductor)
Yablonsky, Dmitry (Conductor)
Russian State Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Stanislavsky Chorus (Choir)
5 Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78: The Battle on the Ice 12:13
Yablonsky, Dmitry (Conductor)
Russian State Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Stanislavsky Chorus (Choir)
Glemser, Bernd (piano)
6 Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83: III. Precipitato 03:17
Glemser, Bernd (piano)
Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Kuchar, Theodore (Conductor)
7 Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 100: II. Allegro marcato 08:33
Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Kuchar, Theodore (Conductor)
Kuchar, Theodore (Conductor)
Ukrainian State Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
8 Cinderella Suite No. 2, Op. 108: V. Cinderella at the Palace - VI. Grand Waltz 08:17
Kuchar, Theodore (Conductor)
Ukrainian State Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Kuchar, Theodore (Conductor)
Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
9 Pushkin Waltzes, Op. 120: No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor: Allegro meditativo 04:07
Kuchar, Theodore (Conductor)
Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Kuchar, Theodore (Conductor)
10 Symphony No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: IV. Vivace 08:41
Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Kuchar, Theodore (Conductor)
Rudin, Alexander (cello)
Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Kuchar, Theodore (Conductor)
11 Symphony-Concerto in E Minor, Op. 125: III. Andante con moto - Allegretto - Allegro marcato 11:04
Rudin, Alexander (cello)
Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Kuchar, Theodore (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 02:32:47