The Wayward Prokofiev #83.
During ‘the wayward Prokofiev’ we focus our attention on 20th century Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev for one hour every two weeks. Prokofiev was without a doubt one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. Today, a gypsy fantasy, a symphonic poem and his masterful, prize-winning seventh symphony; all works from 1951-1952.
In this episode:
Sergei Prokofiev. Gypsy fantasy op. 127 (1951) Lahti Symfonie-orchestra conducted by Dima Slobodeniouk
Sergei Prokofiev. Symphonic poem ‘Meeting of the Volga and the Don’ op. 130 (1951) St. Petersburg Symphonic orchestra conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy
Sergei Prokofiev. Symphonie no.7 op. 131 in c (1952) London Symphonic Orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev
Galina Oestvolskaja, Sonata for violin and piano (1952) Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Marcus Hinterhäser (piano)
