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Proms Composer of the Week: Prokofiev

BBC Radio 3
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2: Neoclassicism and Beyond
Gerard McBurney continues this week's survey of Prokofiev's music by examining two apparently opposing elements of his style.
Sinfonietta Ulster Orchestra, conductor Andrew Mogrelia
Suggestion Diabolique; Etude, Op 52 No 3: Gavotte, Op 32 No 3 The Composer (piano)
Betrothal in a Monastery (Overture; Acts 1 and 4, excerpts)
Chorus and Orchestra of the Kirov,
St Petersburg , conductor Valery Gergiev Five Melodies, Op 35: No 2
Carole Farley (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano)

Contributors

Unknown:
Gerard McBurney
Conductor:
Andrew Mogrelia
Conductor:
St Petersburg
Conductor:
Valery Gergiev
Soprano:
Carole Farley
Soprano:
Roger Vignoles
Don Antonio:
Yevgeni Akimov (tenor)
Louisa:
Anna Netrebko (soprano)
Don Jerome:
Nikolai Gassiev (tenor)
Chartreuse:
Georgi Zastavny (baritone)
Benedictine:
Fyodor Kuznetzov (bass)
Elustaf:
Sergei Liadov (bass)
Source: Radio Times

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