Prokofiev: Music for the play Hamlet, Op. 77 / Boris Godunov, Op. 70bis (incidental music) / Waltz Suite, Op. 110 [Import]

Frolov (Artist), Symphony Orchestra (Artist), Sergei Prokofiev (Composer), Gennady Rozhdestvensky (Conductor), Aram Khachaturian (Conductor) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Conductor: Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Aram Khachaturian
• Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
• Audio CD (September 26, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Consonance
• ASIN: B000003J14
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #593,642 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Hamlet, Op.70: Ghost Of Hamlet's Father - Elena Def-donskaya/Sergei Balkov

2. Hamlet, Op.70: Claudius' March - Elena Def-donskaya/Sergei Balkov

3. Hamlet, Op.70: Pantomime - Elena Def-donskaya/Sergei Balkov

4. Hamlet, Op.70: First Song Of Ophelia - Elena Def-donskaya/Sergei Balkov

5. Hamlet, Op.70: Second Song Of Ophelia - Elena Def-donskaya/Sergei Balkov

6. Hamlet, Op.70: Third Song Of Ophelia - Elena Def-donskaya/Sergei Balkov

7. Hamlet, Op.70: Fourth Song Of Ophelia - Elena Def-donskaya/Sergei Balkov

8. Hamlet, Op.70: Grave-Digger's Song - Elena Def-donskaya/Sergei Balkov

9. Hamlet, Op.70: Fortinbras' Triumph - Elena Def-donskaya/Sergei Balkov

10. Waltz Ste, Op.110: 'Since We Met' (War And Peace) - Mikhail Chernykhovsky

11. Waltz Ste, Op.110: 'In The Palace' (Cinderella) - Mikhail Chernykhovsky

12. Waltz Ste, Op.110: Mephisto-Waltz (Lermontov) - Mikhail Chernykhovsky

13. Waltz Ste, Op.110: End Of The Tale (Cinderella) - Mikhail Chernykhovsky

14. Waltz Ste, Op.110: New Year's Eve Ball (War And Peace) - Mikhail Chernykhovsky

15. Waltz Ste, Op.110: Happiness (Cinderella) - Mikhail Chernykhovsky

16. Boris Godunov, Op.77: I. Amoroso - SO/Alexander Frolov

17. Boris Godunov, Op.77: II. Polonaise - SO/Alexander Frolov

18. Boris Godunov, Op.77: III. Ksenia - SO/Alexander Frolov

19. Boris Godunov, Op.77: IV. Reverie - SO/Alexander Frolov

20. Boris Godunov, Op.77: V. First Song Of Misail And Vaarlam - SO/Alexander Frolov

See all 21 tracks on this disc

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sublime Treasures of the Soviet Archives, January 6, 2011

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This review is from: Prokofiev: Music for the play Hamlet, Op. 77 / Boris Godunov, Op. 70bis (incidental music) / Waltz Suite, Op. 110 (Audio CD)

Anyone even vaguely intrigued by other renditions of the "Polonaise" from BORIS GUDUNOV (Jarvi's, say, on Chandos, or Yablonsky's on Naxos) should hunt down Alexander Frolov's version here. It's sublime, with a martial Strauss-like strut and lilt. It's not hard to imagine yourself swept away to a 19th Century Russian ballroom, enjoying the brilliant company of Alexander Pushkin and Natalya Goncharova. Frolov also includes five additional pieces from the play. The disc is rounded out by nine selections from Prokofiev's music for Hamlet (conducted by Emin Khachaturian), as well as arguably the best version of my second favorite of Prokofiev's suites--after, needless to say, "Lt.Kijé": "Waltz Suite," Op. 110 (conducted by Gennadi Rozhdestvensky). It's a melodious, wildly romantic and decidedly sentimental pastiche of some of the most haunting music from CINDERELLA, WAR AND PEACE and LERMONTOV--another reminder of how great Rozhdestvensky is. The sound throughout is clear, immediate and dynamic. Highly recommended.