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Proms Composer of the Week: Prokofiev

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5. War and Peace
Gerard McBurney concludes this week's programmes with a look at the monumental opera War and Peace. This work is a mixture of Prokofiev's ma'ny styles, from neoclassical waltzes, Russian folk songs and expressionist outbursts to passages of tenderness and intimacy. Sonata for Unison Violins, Op 115 Ulster Orchestra, conductor Andrew Mogrelia
Paysage, Op 59 No 2; Sonatine Pastorale, Op 59 No 3 The Composer (piano)
War and Peace (final scene)
Kirov Opera Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Valery Gergiev
Five Melodies, Op 35: No 5
Carole Farley (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano) Gavotte (Symphony No 1) (Classical) The Composer (piano)

Contributors

Unknown:
Gerard McBurney
Conductor:
Andrew Mogrelia
Conductor:
Valery Gergiev
Soprano:
Carole Farley
Soprano:
Roger Vignoles
Bezoukhov:
Gegam Gregorian (tenor)
Denisov:
Mikhail Kit (bass)
Kutuzov:
Nikolai Okhotnikov (bass)
Source: Radio Times

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