Prokofiev: Symphony No. 4

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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 4
São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop

[ Naxos / CD ]

Release Date: Thursday 26 September 2013

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Prokofiev's imposing Fourth Symphony and his final ballet for Sergey Diagilev, The Prodigal Son, share common roots but are entirely distinctive in character. The vivid depictions in the ballet's moral tale include sensual temptations, drunken debauchery, robbery and remorse. The 1947 revision of the Fourth Symphony, lengthened and enriched in orchestration by the addition of a piccolo clarinet, piano and harp, makes extended use of themes from The Prodigal Son as well as unused material. Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony with Marin Alsop and the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra (8573029) was described as "an outstanding achievement" by BBC Music Magazine.

"Alsop's players spin a convincing yarn, with long lines pushing far beyond the safety of the family home, and they bring the whole to an exhilarating reconciliation." (Independent on Sunday)

Tracks:

Symphony No. 4 in C major, Op. 112 (revised version)
The Prodigal Son, Op. 46