Prokofiev: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 / Dreams BLU-RAY AUDIO ONLY
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 / Dreams BLU-RAY AUDIO ONLY
São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop
[ Naxos Blu-Ray Audio / Blu-ray Disc ]
Release Date: Saturday 25 April 2015
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Prokofiev had written two symphonies as a student but his first numbered work in the genre was the Classical Symphony, completed in 1917. This evokes, melodically though not necessarily harmonically, the world of Haydn and Mozart, and it has remained one of his most popular works. The Second Symphony, by contrast, is a work of 'iron and steel' (in the composer's words), a symphony of conscious modernity and visceral power. Dreams, a 'symphonic tableau', reveals the potent, early influence on Prokofiev of Scriabin. Of Marin Alsop and the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra's recording of the Fourth Symphony and The Prodigal Son [8573186], International Record Review wrote: 'Conductor and orchestra both shine with the excitement of a special relationship in the ascendant'.
"The Brazilian orchestra is in spectacular form on this Prokofiev dick, and they have been recorded with vivid sonic impact. We hear the sound of a large orchestra in a warm acoustic with clear definition and brilliant high frequencies. Ulrich Schneider was producer, editor and engineer and he did a magnificent job." (ClassicalCDReview)
Tracks:
Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 'Classical'
Symphony No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40
Dreams Op. 6: Symphonic Poem
