{"product_id":"1157809","title":"Lahti So\/slobodeniouk - Sergei Prokofiev: Suites From The Gambler \u0026 The Tale Of The Stone Flower [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe present disc combines suites created from Prokofiev\\x92s very first opera (The Gambler, 1915\\x9617) and his very last ballet (The Stone Flower, 1948\\x9653). Based on a short novel by Dostoyevsky, The Gambler doesn\\x92t have separate numbers that can easily be detached. Instead Prokofiev created \\x91portraits\\x92 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 composer\\x92s earliest acknowledged works for orchestra.Four Portraits And D\\xe9nouement From 'The Gambler'  Op. 49\u003cbr\u003eAutumnal Sketch, Op. 8\u003cbr\u003eSuite From The Ballet 'The Tale Of The Stone Flower' Combining Pieces From The Original Ballet Score The 'Wedding Suite' And 'Gypsy Fantasy\u003cbr\u003eThe Mistress Of The Copper Mountain, Op. 129\u003cbr\u003eWedding Suite Op. 126\u003cbr\u003eGypsy Fantasy Op. 127\u003cbr\u003eWedding Suite Op. 126","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55133061742977,"sku":"1157809","price":17.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/613KcOtPc9L._SL1500.jpg?v=1767040085","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/1157809","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}