PROKOFIEV - Symphonies (complete), Scythian Suite
PrintSU 4093-2 4 CDs
Release date: June 2012
Sergey Prokofiev – Symphonies Nos. 1-7 (complete), Scythian Suite, Op. 20
Recordings from 1973-1982
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor: Zdeněk Košler
Sergey Prokofiev’s seven symphonies reflect all the stylistic transformations along his artistic path – from a “modernist”, whose works echo the headlong development of music in the first two decades of the 20th century, to the mature creator of Symphony No. 7 (1951/52), characterised by melodiousness and freedom of expression. While the Scythian Suite, with its harshly “barbarian” aggressiveness, is the work of a young innovator, the simple Haydn-like melody treatment and lucid texture of the First Symphony, which the twenty-five-year-old Prokofiev referred to as "Classical", made it perhaps his most frequently performed work, one that anticipated the neo-Classical trend in modern music. Despite Prokofiev’s endeavour to create new “great music” devoid of complexity and accessible to the people, his later compositions were constantly fiercely criticised for being “formalist”.
Zdeněk Košler drew attention to his artistry by winning globally prestigious competitions (
The newly remastered sound confirms its timeless qualities.
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| CD 1 | |||
| 1. | Symphony No. 1 in D major, Classical, Op. 25 | 00:14:14 | |
| music by: Sergey Prokofiev conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 1. | Allegro | 00:04:24 | MP3 example :: Allegro [471 kB] |
| music by: Sergey Prokofiev conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 2. | Larghetto | 00:03:52 | MP3 example :: Larghetto [471 kB] |
| music by: Sergey Prokofiev conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 3. | Gavotta. Non troppo allegro | 00:01:30 | MP3 example :: Gavotta. Non troppo allegro [471 kB] |
| music by: Sergey Prokofiev conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 4. | Finale. Molto vivace | 00:04:15 | MP3 example :: Finale. Molto vivace [471 kB] |
| music by: Sergey Prokofiev conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 2. | Symphony No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40 | 00:35:53 | |
| music by: Sergey Prokofiev conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 1. | Allegro ben articolato | 00:11:52 | MP3 example :: Allegro ben articolato [471 kB] |
| music by: Sergey Prokofiev conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 2. | Tema. Andante. Var. I.-VI. (attacca), Tema. Andante molto | 00:23:56 | MP3 example :: Tema. Andante. Var. I.-VI. (attacca), Tema. Andante molto [471 kB] |
| music by: Sergey Prokofiev conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| CD 2 | |||
| 1. | Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 44 | 00:36:46 | |
| music by: Sergey Prokofiev conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 1. | Moderato | 00:13:42 | |
| music by: Sergey Prokofiev conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 2. | Andante | 00:07:27 | |
| music by: Sergey Prokofiev conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 3. | Allegro agitato. Allegretto | 00:09:13 | |
| music by: Sergey Prokofiev conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 4. | Andante mosso. Allegro moderato | 00:06:10 | |
| music by: Sergey Prokofiev conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 2. | Symphony No. 4 in C major, Op. 47/112 | 00:40:05 | |
| music by: Sergey Prokofiev conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 1. | Andante. Allegro eroico | 00:14:06 | |
| music by: Sergey Prokofiev conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 2. | Andante tranquillo | 00:09:48 | |
| music by: Sergey Prokofiev conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 3. | Moderato quasi allegretto | 00:06:21 | |
| music by: Sergey Prokofiev conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 4. | Allegro risoluto | 00:09:37 | |
| music by: Sergey Prokofiev conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| CD 3 | |||
| 1. | Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100 | 00:44:29 | |
| music by: Sergey Prokofiev conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 1. | Andante | 00:13:13 | |
| music by: Sergey Prokofiev conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 2. | Allegro marcato | 00:08:44 | |
| music by: Sergey Prokofiev conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 3. | Adagio | 00:12:06 | |
| music by: Sergey Prokofiev conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 4. | Allegro giocoso | 00:10:12 | |
| music by: Sergey Prokofiev conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 2. | Scythian suite, Op. 20 | 00:23:27 | |
| music by: Sergey Prokofiev conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 1. | Invocation to Veles and Ala | 00:07:23 | |
| music by: Sergey Prokofiev conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 2. | The Evil God and the Dance of the Pagan Monsters | 00:03:12 | |
| music by: Sergey Prokofiev conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 3. | Night | 00:07:03 | |
| music by: Sergey Prokofiev conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 4. | Lolly´s Pursuit of the Evil God and the Sunrise | 00:05:36 | |
| music by: Sergey Prokofiev conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| CD 4 | |||
| 1. | Symphony No. 6 in E flat minor, Op. 111 | 00:41:50 | |
| music by: Sergey Prokofiev conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 1. | Allegro moderato | 00:14:32 | |
| music by: Sergey Prokofiev conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 2. | Largo | 00:15:38 | |
| music by: Sergey Prokofiev conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 3. | Vivace | 00:11:32 | |
| music by: Sergey Prokofiev conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 2. | Symphony No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 131 | 00:34:31 | |
| music by: Sergey Prokofiev conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 1. | Moderato | 00:10:19 | |
| music by: Sergey Prokofiev conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 2. | Allegretto | 00:07:54 | |
| music by: Sergey Prokofiev conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 3. | Andante espressivo | 00:06:56 | |
| music by: Sergey Prokofiev conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||
| 4. | Vivace | 00:09:09 | |
| music by: Sergey Prokofiev conductor: Zdenek Kosler Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |||