Lahti So/slobodeniouk - Sergei Prokofiev: Suites From The Gambler & The Tale Of The Stone Flower [CD]

Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.All items shipped within 3 working days of payment.The present disc combines suites created from Prokofievx92s very first opera (The Gambler, 1915x9617) and his very last ballet (The Stone Flower, 1948x9653). Based on a short novel by Dostoyevsky, The Gambler doesnx92t have separate numbers that can easily be detached. Instead Prokofiev created x91portraitsx92 of the four main characters, by re-assembling the music associated with them throughout the opera. The plot of The Tale of the Stone Flower was based on a collection of folk and fairy tales from mining communities of the Ural Mountains, and Prokofiev composed a 150-minute score in an idiom relying on folk elements and nineteenth-century musical traditions. While waiting for official permission to have the ballet performed, he planned a number of orchestral suites. On this recording, the Lahti Symphony Orchestra and their principal conductor Dima Slobodeniouk splice together two of these compilations: the Wedding Suite, Op.?126 and the Gypsy Fantasy, Op.?127, both of which were performed before the ballet itself, in 1951. The result is preceded by the opening of the actual ballet, entitled The Mistress of the Copper Mountain. These suites frame the brief Autumnal Sketch, one of the composerx92s earliest acknowledged works for orchestra.Four Portraits And Dxe9nouement From 'The Gambler' Op. 49Autumnal Sketch, Op. 8Suite From The Ballet 'The Tale Of The Stone Flower' Combining Pieces From The Original Ballet Score The 'Wedding Suite' And 'Gypsy FantasyThe Mistress Of The Copper Mountain, Op. 129Wedding Suite Op. 126Gypsy Fantasy Op. 127Wedding Suite Op. 126

• Genre: Classical
• Product Type: AUDIO CD
• Barcode: 7318599923017

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