Prokofiev: Symphonies 4, 6 & 7 & Piano Concertos 4 & 5

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Alexei Volodin (in the Fourth) and Sergei Babayan (in the Fifth) approach the fast movements with mercurial wit and dazzling clarity of fingerwork…Gergiev and the Mariinsky accompany with razor-sharp... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2016, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 8th Jan 2016
Catalogue No: MAR0577
Label: Mariinsky
Length: 2 hours 38 minutes

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Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 53

Work length22:15

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Alexei Volodin
Mariinsky (Kirov) Orchestra
Valéry Gergiev

I. Vivace

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II. Andante

Track length8:29

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III. Moderato

Track length7:59

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IV. Vivace

Track length1:30

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Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 5 in G major, Op. 55

Work length21:25

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Sergei Babayan
Mariinsky (Kirov) Orchestra
Valéry Gergiev

I. Allegro con brio

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II. Moderato ben accentuato

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III. Toccata: Allegro con fuoco

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IV. Larghetto

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V. Vivo

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Prokofiev: Symphony No. 4 in C major, Op. 112 (revised version)

Work length37:07

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Mariinsky (Kirov) Orchestra
Valéry Gergiev

I. Andante - Allegro eroico

Track length12:09

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II. Andante tranquillo

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III. Moderato, quasi allegretto

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IV. Allegro risoluto

Track length9:47

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

Work length44:46

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Mariinsky (Kirov) Orchestra
Valéry Gergiev

I. Allegro moderato

Track length16:19

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II. Largo

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III. Vivace

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

Work length32:32

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Mariinsky (Kirov) Orchestra
Valéry Gergiev

I. Moderato

Track length10:18

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II. Allegretto

Track length7:44

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III. Andante espressivo

Track length6:07

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IV. Vivace

Track length8:23

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This major release launches the Mariinsky label’s projects to honour the 125th anniversary of Prokofiev’s birth. A long-time champion of the music of Prokofiev, Valery Gergiev conducts Symphonies Nos 4, 6 & 7, coupled with Piano Concertos Nos 4 and 5. The result is a 2-SACD set programmed to showcase some of Prokofiev’s finest works written before and after the Second World War.

Prokofiev began his 4th Symphony in 1929, drawing from the musical material of his ballet 'The Prodigal Son'. The Symphony was premiered the following year, though he substantially revised the work 17 years later. Symphony No. 6 was written in 1947 as an elegy to the tragedies of World War II. Speaking of the Symphony, Prokofiev said, "Now we are rejoicing in our great victory, but each of us has wounds which cannot be healed. One man’s loved ones have perished, another has lost his health. This must not be forgotten."

The 7th Symphony was completed in 1952, a year before the composer’s death. It was well-received and was awarded the prestigious Lenin Prize in 1957 at Miami’s Knight Concert Hall. Acclaimed for his highly sensitive touch and technical brilliance, Alexei Volodin performs Prokofiev Piano Concerto No 4. Premiered in Berlin in 1956, by the West Berlin RSO, it was written for the one-armed pianist Paul Wittgenstein, and was the only one of Prokofiev’s piano works that was not performed during his lifetime. Alexei Volodin’s performance was described as "superbly controlled and beautifully subtle" by The Guardian. The American-Armenian musician Sergei Babyan performs Prokofiev’s last complete piano concerto, No 5. The Telegraph reviewer was sufficiently moved to say: "Never have I seen so many fast and furious hand-crossings, so many dizzying flights from top to bottom of the keyboard, all performed flawlessly".

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March 2016

Alexei Volodin (in the Fourth) and Sergei Babayan (in the Fifth) approach the fast movements with mercurial wit and dazzling clarity of fingerwork…Gergiev and the Mariinsky accompany with razor-sharp rhythmic precision and play the three post-war symphonies with conviction and commitment…I was particularly impressed by the clarity of texture and structural lucidity achieved

February 2016

The band's distinctive timbre creates an aura of authenticity. So too does Alexei Volodin's sensitive account of the Fourth Piano Concerto

March 2016

Volodin and Babayan acquit themselves with élan, making both problematic scores come alive

Classical Music February 2016

Continuing an already impressive own-label cycle, this well filled set is even finer … The symphonies…are in a league of their own – the finale of the sixth is as exciting as any on record – and, with excellent SACD sound, this is shaping up to be an unmissable series.

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Prokofiev: Symphonies 4, 6 & 7 & Piano Concertos 4 & 5

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