Orchestral, Symphonies, Prokofiev (composer)
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Special offer. Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6 & Myaskovsky: Symphony No. 27
RecommendedOslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
Curiously, perhaps, it’s the interpretation of the less well-known and distinctive symphony which wins this disc its five stars...Although the bittersweet bucolics of Myaskovsky’s 27th could... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 21st May 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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Special offer. Prokofiev: Symphonies Nos. 1 - 7
RecommendedRoyal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi
As a Prokofiev interpreter Neeme Järvi is among the best. —
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Gramophone Awards, 1985, Winner - Orchestral
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Special offer. Prokofiev - The Complete Symphonies
RecommendedLondon Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev
Gergiev's performances here are never less than compelling and - given their live origin - are remarkable for the clarity of textures and the always purposefully shaped phrasing of even minor... —
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Building a Library, April 2011, First Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2006, Disc of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2007, Winner - Orchestral
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Prokofiev
Nemanja Radulović (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Laure Favre-Kahn (piano), Johan Dalene (violin)
There’s a daredevil freshness about Nemanja Radulović’s playing that makes this generously filled disc of Prokofiev particularly rewarding...The concerto receives a subtle, supportive reading... —
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Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67, etc.
Recommendednarrated by Sting
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Claudio Abbado
There's a real sense that Sting is enjoying being part of the music-making, adding to the drama with his quaking grandfather voice… and sending shivers down our spine as the wolf appears. There's... —
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Building a Library, December 2006, First Choice
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Building a Library, June 2023, Recommended Recording
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New. Prokofiev: Symphony No.6 & Silvestrov: Silent Music
Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Dmitry Matvienko
Matvienko and the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra give [the Prokofiev] a finely-judged bite, never recoiling from the implied horror and finely expressive. —
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Special offer. Mendelssohn, Brahms, Dvořák & Prokofiev: Violin Concertos Collection
Joseph Swensen (violin & conductor)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
There’s an impressive level of excellence throughout, though Swensen is adaptable to moods between and within concertos…I love his natural way with slow movements, especially Mendelssohn’s and... —
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2019, Orchestral Choice
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Special offer. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5, The Sleeping Beauty Op. 66 (Excerpts) & Francesca da Rimini - Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, USSR Symphony Orchestra, Arvīds Jansons
To these ears, then as now, Jansons was in essence a loyal ambassador for Mravinsky’s interpretation and the Leningraders followed him every step of the way. —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2024, Archive/Reissue of the Month
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Special offer. Evgeny Svetlanov conducts Rachmaninov & Prokofiev
Daniil Shtoda (tenor), Elena Prokina (soprano) & Sergei Leiferkus (baritone), Alfreda Hodgson (mezzo-soprano)
BBC Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov
[Svetlanov's] right on top of his game in this performance and so too are the Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra.The music leaps out of the loudspeakers right from the start...This is a tremendous,... —
