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Composer of the Week: Prokofiev: 5: Fifty Years On

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Donald Macleod is joined by Russian music expert David Fanning to look at Prokofiev's current reputation: how the reception of some key works has been affected by the composer's attitude towards the Soviet regime during his lifetime and the vagaries of the Stalinist stance towards him. They also look at the performers and conductors who have championed his music in recent years.

Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution (excerpts) - Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Neeme Jarvi

Semyon Kotko (Act 3) (excerpts) - Kirov Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Valeri Gergiev

Suite: The Year 1941 - USSR Ministry of Culture State Symphony Orchestra, conductor Gennadi Rozhdestvenksy

Contributors

Presenter:
Donald MacLeod
Guest:
David Fanning
Conductor (Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution):
Neeme Jarvi
Conductor (Semyon Kotko):
Valeri Gergiev
Lyubka (Semyon Kotko):
Ekaterina Solovleva (soprano)
Khivrya (Semyon Kotko):
Olga Markova-Mihailenko (contralto)
Sofya (Semyon Kotko):
Tatiana Pavlovskaya (soprano)
Conductor (Suite:
The Year 1941): Gennadi Rozhdestvenksy
Source: Radio Times

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