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ORCHESTRAL CONCERT

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Max Rostal (violin)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
(Leader, Paul Beard )
Conducted by Hermann Scherchen
Part 1
Prokofiev Ala and Lolly, which dates from 1914, was intended for a Diagthilcv ballet based on the life of .the Scythians, a tribe supposed to have inhabited the southern confines of Russia in prehistoric times; but for some reason the ballet was never produced. The work is tremendous in its impact, recalling Le Sacre du Printetnps in some ways. There are, however, several quiet and deeply imaginative episodes H. R.

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Violin:
Max Rostal
Leader:
Paul Beard
Conducted By:
Hermann Scherchen
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