Poulenc, Prokofiev & Britten: Sinfoniettas

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The Lahti Symphony Orchestra under former principal music director Dima Slobodeniouk delivers a compelling performance [of the Britten] with some particularly stunning string playing in the rhythmically... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2023, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 7th Oct 2022
Catalogue No: BIS2601
Label: BIS
Length: 62 minutes

BBC Music Magazine

January 2023

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Poulenc: Sinfonietta

Work length26:51

$4.50

$6.50

$8.75

Sinfonia Lahti
Dima Slobodeniouk

I. Allegro con fuoco

Track length8:22

$1.50

$2.60

$3.50

II. Molto vivace

Track length5:45

$1.00

$1.30

$1.75

III. Andante cantabile

Track length6:15

$1.00

$1.30

$1.75

IV. Finale. Très vite et très gai

Track length6:29

$1.00

$1.30

$1.75

Prokofiev: Sinfonietta, Op. 5 / 48

Work length20:30

$5.00

$6.50

$8.75

Sinfonia Lahti
Dima Slobodeniouk

I. Allegro giocoso

Track length5:18

$1.00

$1.30

$1.75

II. Andante

Track length4:19

$1.00

$1.30

$1.75

III. Intermezzo. Vivace

Track length2:51

$1.00

$1.30

$1.75

IV. Scherzo. Allegro risoluto

Track length3:23

$1.00

$1.30

$1.75

V. Allegro giocoso

Track length4:39

$1.00

$1.30

$1.75

Britten: Sinfonietta, Op. 1

Work length14:56

$3.00

$3.90

$5.25

Sinfonia Lahti
Dima Slobodeniouk

I. Poco presto ed agitato

Track length4:32

$1.00

$1.30

$1.75

II. Variations, andante lento

Track length6:13

$1.00

$1.30

$1.75

III. Tarantella

Track length4:11

$1.00

$1.30

$1.75

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"The term sinfonietta is generally used to describe a work that is smaller in scale or lighter in approach than a standard symphony. It only came into common usage during the first half of the 20th century, which is when the three works included on this disc were in fact composed. Worth noting is also that Sergei Prokofiev and Benjamin Britten wrote their respective sinfoniettas while they were still in their teens – early attempts at multi-movement works for ensemble. Prokofiev revised his Sinfonietta twice, with the 1929 version recorded here, and later went on to become one of the great symphonists of his time. Britten chose a different path, with operas forming the most important part of his legacy. Perhaps symptomatically, his Sinfonietta – his Op. 1 – was initially composed for wind quintet and string quintet, a scoring which he later expanded into the version heard on the present recording. Like Britten, Francis Poulenc was not naturally inclined towards large-scale orchestral works, and his Sinfonietta is indeed his only symphonic piece. The most recent of the works on the disc, it is in a neo-classical vein with sparkling dance rhythms as well as lyrical moments. The three works are here performed by the Lahti Symphony Orchestra conducted by Dima Slobodeniouk, a team which has released several highly acclaimed discs on BIS."

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January 2023

The Lahti Symphony Orchestra under former principal music director Dima Slobodeniouk delivers a compelling performance [of the Britten] with some particularly stunning string playing in the rhythmically propulsive finale.

December 2022

Slobodeniouk’s is an explicitly neoclassical rethink, jettisoning a measure of the music’s frivolity and sentiment.

Poulenc, Prokofiev & Britten: Sinfoniettas

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