While neither of these works could be described as first-rate Prokofiev, listeners seriously interested in the composer should not let this release slip by unheard. Arranged and adapted from the composer's incomplete score by English composer Michael Berkeley, The Queen of Spades symphonic suite is typical of Prokofiev's work in the late '30s: richly colorful, intensely dramatic, and hauntingly melodic. The oratorio On Guard for Peace is characteristic of the composer's postwar style: unbelievably bombastic, incredibly ...
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While neither of these works could be described as first-rate Prokofiev, listeners seriously interested in the composer should not let this release slip by unheard. Arranged and adapted from the composer's incomplete score by English composer Michael Berkeley, The Queen of Spades symphonic suite is typical of Prokofiev's work in the late '30s: richly colorful, intensely dramatic, and hauntingly melodic. The oratorio On Guard for Peace is characteristic of the composer's postwar style: unbelievably bombastic, incredibly bathetic, and determinedly patriotic. In both pieces, experienced Prokofiev conductor Neeme Järvi and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra turn in entirely idiomatic and completely committed performances. As with the pairing's exemplary recordings of the composer's symphonies and other orchestral works, made in the late '80s, Järvi and the Scottish orchestra deliver performances that bring out the best in every movement, from The Queen of Spades' beautifully evocative Adagio, to the...
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