Opis: Prokofiev: Ballet Suites - Novosibirsk Symphony Orchestra, Arnold Katz

Prokofiev's great ballet scores for Romeo and Juliet and Cinderella have become firm favourites in both the concert hall and the repertory of ballet companies worldwide -- 'The Montagues and Capulets' from Romeo and Juliet, for example, features regularly at major sporting events, something Prokofiev probably never envisaged!

The earliest of the ballets featured here is Romeo and Juliet, commissioned in the mid-1930s, soon after Prokofiev returned to the USSR from self-imposed exile. Drawn from the main events of the ballet, the music of Suite No.2 ranges from the grand, formal music of the ball and sounds of a popular holiday to the tragedy and despair of the story's end, illuminating Prokofiev's commitment to communicating the depths and intricacies of Shakespeare's play.

Cinderella followed Romeo and Juliet in the 1940s, with a score of rich and sophisticated music that rewards audiences of adults and children alike. The Suite No.1 features some of the ballet's best-loved music, including 'Cinderella's Waltz' and the brilliant Mazurka. The Stone Flower was the last of Prokofiev's Soviet ballets, dating from 1948, and is based on a folk tale from the Urals. Although it will perhaps be the least familiar of the works on this disc, its score contains music of great beauty, with soaring tunes that are as memorable as anything in the two ballet scores that preceded it.

Other information:
- Recording made in 1997
- Splendid performances by the Novosibirsk Symphony Orchestra, conducted by maestro Arnold Katz.
- Booklet notes included

Szczegóły: Prokofiev: Ballet Suites - Novosibirsk Symphony Orchestra, Arnold Katz

Nazwa: Prokofiev: Ballet Suites Cinderella - The Stone Flower - Romeo and Juliet
Autor: Novosibirsk Symphony Orchestra, Arnold Katz
Producent: Brilliant Classics
Kod paskowy: 5029365925426
Języki: angielski
Format: 14.0x12.0cm
Oprawa: Plastikowa
Waga: 0.1 kg
Wykonawca: Novosibirsk Symphony Orchestra, Arnold Katz
Typ głównego nośnika: AC
Ilość nośników: 1
Opis nośników:

1. Prokofiev: Ballet Suites (CD-Audio)
   1. No. 1 Cinderella (koncert - utwór 02:15)
   2. No. 2 Pas de châle (koncert - utwór 03:43)
   3. No. 3 Quarrel (koncert - utwór 03:28)
   4. No. 4 Fairy Godmother and the Winter Fairy (koncert - utwór 04:57)
   5. No. 5 Mazurka (koncert - utwór 04:49)
   6. No. 6 Cinderella goes to the Ball (koncert - utwór 02:45)
   7. No. 7 Cinderella?s Waltz (koncert - utwór 02:47)
   8. No. 8 Midnight (koncert - utwór 02:10)
   9. No. 1 Love Scene (koncert - utwór 07:55)
   10. No. 2 Dance of the Groom's Men (koncert - utwór 02:09)
   11. No. 3 Dance of the Young Girls (koncert - utwór 03:47)
   12. No. 4 Ritual Dance (koncert - utwór 02:19)
   13. No. 5 Wedding Dance (koncert - utwór 03:28)
   14. No. 1 Montagues and Capulets (koncert - utwór 05:00)
   15. No. 2 Juliet as a Young Girl (koncert - utwór 03:51)
   16. No. 3 Friar Laurence (koncert - utwór 03:01)
   17. No. 4 Dance (koncert - utwór 02:00)
   18. No. 5 Romeo and Juliet before parting (koncert - utwór 09:33)
   19. No. 6 Dance of the Maids (koncert - utwór 02:20)
   20. No. 7 Romeo at Juliet?s GraveNo. 7 Romeo at Juliet?s Grave (koncert - utwór 06:23)

Recenzje: Prokofiev: Ballet Suites - Novosibirsk Symphony Orchestra, Arnold Katz