The Best of Prokofiev

Опубликовано 10 апреля 2026, 11:00

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Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev was born in 1891 in Sontsovka, in present-day Ukraine. A child prodigy both as a pianist and composer, he studied at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory under masters including Rimsky-Korsakov, quickly earning a reputation as an enfant terrible for his bold, unconventional writing — blending formal rigour, Russian tradition, and a sharply modern sensibility. After years spent in Europe and the United States, where he made his international name with works such as his early piano concertos and the First "Classical" Symphony, he returned to the Soviet Union and composed some of his most celebrated pieces: the ballet Romeo and Juliet, the children's tale Peter and the Wolf, and the film score for Eisenstein's Alexander Nevsky. His final years were shadowed by Soviet cultural pressure and failing health. He died in Moscow on 5 March 1953 — the same day as Stalin — and is buried at Novodevichy Cemetery, remembered as one of the defining voices of twentieth-century classical music.

Tracklist:

00:00:00 Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: Dance of the Knights (Arr. for String Quintet by Nicolas Worms)
Smoking Joséphine

00:11:18 Ouverture sur des thèmes juifs Op. 34
Sirba Octet

Piano concerto No.2 in G Minor Op. 16:
00:19:34 I. Andantino - Allegretto
00:31:34 II. Scherzo (Vivace)
00:33:56 III. Intermezzo (Allegro)
00:41:42 IV. Finale
Anna Vinnitskaya, Deutsches Symphonie Orchester, Gilbert Varga

Concerto pour violon No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 63:
00:52:34 I. Allegro moderato
01:04:26 II. Andante assai
01:14:38 III. Allegro, ben marcato
Orchestre National Du Capitole, Tugan Sokhiev, Genevieve Laurenceau

Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 119:
01:20:52 I. Andante grave
01:31:32 II. Moderato
01:35:56 III. Allegro ma non troppo
Laurent Cabasso, Sonia Wieder-Atherton

Six Pièces de Roméo & Juliette Op.75:
01:43:52 I. Juliette, la Jeune Fille
01:48:19 II. Menuet
01:50:42 III. Masques
01:54:53 IV. Les Montaigu et les Capulet
01:58:29 V. Mercutio
02:00:54 VI. Roméo dit adieu à Juliette
Lise de la Salle

02:09:47 Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78: VI. The Field of the Dead (Arr. for Choir)
Accentus, Laurence Equilbey

Sonata for Solo Violin in D Major, Op. 115:
02:13:43 I. Moderato
02:19:07 II. Andante Dolce. Tema con Variazioni.
02:22:59 III. Con Brio. Allegro Precipitato
Fabio Biondi

Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26:
02:26:41 I. Andante - Allegro
02:36:11 II. Tema con variazioni. Andantino
02:45:22 III. Allegro ma non troppo
Nikolai Lugansky, Kent Nagano, Deutsches Symphonie Orchester

Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 83:
02:54:49 I. Allegro inquieto
03:03:27 II. Andante caloroso
03:11:03 III. Precipitato
Fazıl Say

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