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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... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2006, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 12th Jun 2006
Catalogue No: 4757655
Label: Philips
Length: 4 hours 12 minutes

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Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 'Classical'

Work length13:51

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London Symphony Orchestra
Valéry Gergiev
Recorded: 2004-05-01
Recording Venue: Barbican Hall, London

1. Allegro

Track length4:24

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2. Larghetto

Track length4:17

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3. Gavotta (Non troppo allegro)

Track length1:33

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4. Finale (Vivace)

Track length3:37

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Prokofiev: Symphony No.4 in C, Op.112 - Revised version

Work length36:23

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London Symphony Orchestra
Valéry Gergiev
Recorded: 2004-05-06
Recording Venue: Barbican Hall, London

1. Andante - Allegro eroico

Track length11:39

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2. Andante tranquillo

Track length9:14

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3. Moderato, quasi allegretto

Track length5:42

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4. Allegro risoluto - Andantino - Allegro come prima

Track length9:48

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Prokofiev: Symphony No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40

Work length34:26

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London Symphony Orchestra
Valéry Gergiev
Recorded: 2004-05-01
Recording Venue: Barbican Hall, London

1. Allegro ben articolato

Track length11:31

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2. Theme and Variations

Track length22:55

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Prokofiev: Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 44

Work length31:27

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London Symphony Orchestra
Valéry Gergiev
Recorded: 2004-05-01
Recording Venue: Barbican Hall, London

1. Moderato

Track length11:18

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2. Andante

Track length6:11

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3. Allegro agitato

Track length7:54

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4. Andante mosso

Track length6:04

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Prokofiev: Symphony No. 4 in C major, Op. 47 (original 1930 version)

Work length22:44

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London Symphony Orchestra
Valéry Gergiev
Recorded: 2004-05-02
Recording Venue: Barbican Hall, London

1. Andante - Allegro eroico

Track length5:42

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2. Andante tranquilo

Track length6:28

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3. Moderato risoluto, quasi allegretto

Track length4:02

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4. Allegro risoluto-Andantino-Allegro-Moderato brioso

Track length6:32

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Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100

Work length41:29

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London Symphony Orchestra
Valéry Gergiev
Recorded: 2004-05-02
Recording Venue: Barbican Hall, London

1. Andante

Track length12:27

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2. Allegro marcato

Track length8:14

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3. Adagio

Track length11:42

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4. Allegro giocoso

Track length9:06

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Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6 in E flat minor, Op. 111

Work length40:10

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London Symphony Orchestra
Valéry Gergiev
Recorded: 2004-05-05
Recording Venue: Barbican Hall, London

1. Allegro moderato

Track length14:50

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2. Largo

Track length14:19

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3. Vivace

Track length11:01

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Prokofiev: Symphony No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 131

Work length31:43

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London Symphony Orchestra
Valéry Gergiev
Recorded: 2004-05-05
Recording Venue: Barbican Hall, London

1. Moderato

Track length9:49

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2. Allegretto

Track length7:33

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3. Andante espressivo

Track length5:49

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4. Vivace

Track length8:32

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July 2006

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 details.

2010

In comparison with Shostakovich, Sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev's less caring personality, lack of social and political engagement and frequent failure to consider what a symphony might be (beyond a mould to be filled with wonderful tunes and short-term effects) need not alter the fact that there is some tremendous music here which deserves to be on every collector's shelf. For all its protean variety it's an idiom that responds well, perhaps better than Shostakovich's, to Valery Gergiev's extrovert, sometimes brusque approach.
The new performances of the Second, Sixth and Seventh are probably the finest on CD.
While the Third packs a supercharged punch, it may be found too raw and driven for its subtleties to register. The familiar Classical No 1 gets the most destabilising treatment with a stodgy opening movement and a whirlwind finale.
The cycle was taped live during Gergiev's Barbican series in May 2004 and emerges now not on the orchestra's own label but in Philips livery.
Given the venue's acoustic problems, soundquality is better than one dared hope – bold, immediate and lacking only the last ounce of depth and allure. As those who attended will recall, the maestro directed with a toothpick and a gestural armoury all his own. Whatever the difficulties, the players deliver the goods with a hefty, if not overly refined, sonority we shall doubtless be hearing more of in the future. A pity that there was no space for the optimistic final flourish Prokofiev tacked onto his Seventh Symphony in pursuit of Stalin Prize winnings.
Both alternatives were given in concert. That said, there's enough toughness and disquiet in what has gone before to make its omission feel right. We do get both editions of the Fourth, not always the case in previous recorded intégrales.
Any sense of disappointment there may be associated with the music's relative poverty of invention, though there is more charm in the material than the conducting allows.
Swallowed whole as it must be, the set nonetheless confirms Gergiev as Prokofiev's most ardent contemporary advocate. The visceral thrust and passion of the LSO's playing knocks the likes of Ozawa's Berlin Philharmonic into a cocked hat. Strongly recommended.

2011 edition

no recording we know matches the commitment and eloquence of this newcomer...Throughout, Gergiev and his players give their all, and readers will be held under their spell.

Prokofiev - The Complete Symphonies

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