Prokofiev: Symphony No. 4 (Revised version) & The Prodigal Son [Blu-ray]

Симфония № 4 и одноактный балет "Блудный сын", написанные великим Прокофьевым, сегодня снова возрождаются в исполнении бразильского симфонического оркестра штата Сан-Паулу под руководством известного дирижера современности Марин Олсоп.

Prokofiev’s imposing Fourth Symphony and his final ballet for Sergey Diagilev, The Prodigal Son, share common roots but are entirely distinctive in character. The vivid depictions in the ballet’s moral tale include sensual temptations, drunken debauchery, robbery and remorse. The 1947 revision of the Fourth Symphony, lengthened and enriched in orchestration by the addition of a piccolo clarinet, piano and harp, makes extended use of themes from The Prodigal Son as well as unused material. Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony with Marin Alsop and the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra (8573029) was described as “an outstanding achievement” by BBC Music Magazine.

Recorded: 27-30 November, 2, 3 December 2012
Recording Venue: Sala Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil