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CLASSICAL AUDIO
· While it is not at all unusual for a composer to return
to a work and make revisions, Sergei Prokofiev's Fourth
Symphony is a unique case. The piece was composed and
then revised to the point that the composer saw them as
two separate works.
·
The first version, which was composed in 1929, was met
with apathetic response by audiences. The 1947 revision
completely reworked the material and created a much more
ambitious score.
·
This release pairs the 1947 revision of Symphony No 4 along
with Prokofiev's Symphony 7 in C sharp minor, which was
aimed at simplicity and was a `symphony for children.'
·
This is the third release in the Prokofiev cycle from Andrew
Litton and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. The prior
discs have received critical acclaim: "One of the best
performances of the Fifth that I have ever heard..." (Fanfare)
01-04. Symphony No. 4 in C Major, Op. 112
05-08. Symphony No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131
09. Symphony No. 7: IV. Vivace
TRACK LIST:
SYMPHONIES NOS. 4 & 7
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
COMPOSER:
Sergei Prokofiev
ARTIST:
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra · Andrew Litton
(conductor)
BIS-2134 | 7318599921341
1 HYBRID SACD | SRP:
US
$21.99
CA
$26.99
09/09/16
RELEASE DATE:
DISTRIB
UTED BY
NAXOS OF AMERICA | NAXOS OF CANADA | NEW RELEASE
ALSO AVAILABLE:
BIS-2124
7318599921242
BIS-1994
7318599919942