Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé; Chout Suite; Scythian Suite; The Stone Flower (excerpts)

Sergey Prokofiev (Composer), Antal Dorati (Conductor), Claudio Abbado (Conductor), Vladimir Ashkenazy (Conductor), Ernest Ansermet (Conductor), Silvio Varviso (Conductor), Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
• Conductor: Antal Dorati, Claudio Abbado, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Ernest Ansermet, Silvio Varviso
• Composer: Sergey Prokofiev
• Audio CD (October 14, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Decca
• ASIN: B0000042DL
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #444,287 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Lieutenant Kije - Suite, Op. 60: The Birth Of Kije - S. Prokofiev

2. Lieutenant Kije - Suite, Op. 60: Romance - S. Prokofiev

3. Lieutenant Kije - Suite, Op. 60: The Wedding Of Kije - S. Prokofiev

4. Lieutenant Kije - Suite, Op. 60: Troika - S. Prokofiev

5. Lieutenant Kije - Suite, Op. 60: The Burial Of Kije - S. Prokofiev

6. Chout - Suite, Op. 21b: The Buffoon And His Wife - S. Prokofiev

7. Chout - Suite, Op. 21b: Dance Of The Wives - S. Prokofiev

8. Chout - Suite, Op. 21b: The Buffoons Kill Their Wives - S. Prokofiev

9. Chout - Suite, Op. 21b: Dance Of The Buffoons' Daughters - S. Prokofiev

10. Chout - Suite, Op. 21b: In The Merchant's Bedroom - S. Prokofiev

See all 20 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Scythian Suite, Op. 20: The Adoration Of Veles And Ala - Sergei Prokofiev

2. Scythian Suite, Op. 20: The Enemy God And Dance Of The Black Spirits - Sergei Prokofiev

3. Scythian Suite, Op. 20: Night - Sergei Prokofiev

4. Scythian Suite, Op. 20: The Glorious Departure Of Lolly and the Procession of the Sun - Sergei Prokofiev

5. The Stone Flower, Op. 118: Prologue - Sergei Prokofiev

6. The Stone Flower, Op. 118: From Act I - Sergei Prokofiev

7. The Stone Flower, Op. 118: From Act II - Sergei Prokofiev

8. The Stone Flower, Op. 118: From Act III - Sergei Prokofiev

9. The Stone Flower, Op. 118: From Act IV - Sergei Prokofiev

Customer Reviews

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9 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars stunning orchestral suites, recorded from 1965 to 1974, November 21, 2002

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This review is from: Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé; Chout Suite; Scythian Suite; The Stone Flower (excerpts) (Audio CD)

This is a gigantic, no-frills package of first-rate Prokofiev. Originally recorded between 1965 and 1974, this Decca Double includes six works, five of them major -- Autumnal, the Scythian Suite, Chout, The Prodigal Son, Lt. Kije, and The Stone Flower. Autumnal was composed in 1910 before Prokofiev left Russia, and was influenced by Scriabin and Debussy. The Scythian Suite, Chout and The Prodigal Son were all Paris works, intended for Diaghilev's ballets.

The young Prokofiev was brilliant, urbane, witty, and definitely should not have been in Stravinsky's shadow. Lt. Kije was written as a Soviet film score in the early-mid 1930s, paving the way for Prokofiev's return. Kije contains three memorable themes, which are interwoven in the last movement. Prokofiev's populist touch here at its best! The Stone Flower, a 50-minute work, was one of his last compositions, based on Urals folk songs. The Stone Flower is lushly melodic -- Prokofiev was only getting better at the time of his tragic death in 1953 (in the same hour as Stalin!).

Prokofiev had a gift comparable to Mozart's. Prokofiev and Shostakovich, the Russian Mozart and Beethoven of the 20th century!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars outstanding prokofiev, July 9, 2011

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James W. Ginn "jim ginn" (Honolulu, Hawaii) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé; Chout Suite; Scythian Suite; The Stone Flower (excerpts) (Audio CD)

the recorded sound of the stone flower conducted by varviso was one of my favorite LPs and the sound and performance are as good if not better on this CD.the other ballet suites are icing on the cake, especially abbaudo's chout.