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Abbado / Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije Suite / Scythian Suite (Vinyl LP)
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Sergei Prokofiev completed his 'Scythian Suite, Op. 20' in 1914, when he was about to turn his back on his homeland. The 'Symphonic Suite, Op. 60' was composed almost two decades later, after Prokofiev had returned to Russia in 1933. The biographical turning points at which the two suites stand also represent ideological turning points in Prokofiev's conception of art. While the earlier work is characterised by a tendency towards chromatic melody, the later work is dominated by diatonicism and incorporates archaic scales. These recordings have been remastered and edited from the original 1-inch 8-track tapes for the first time for this release. Prokofiev : Scythian Suite Op. 20 : I. the Adoration of Veless and Ala, Prokofiev : Scythian Suite Op. 20 : II. the Enemy of God and the Dance of the Spirits, Prokofiev : Scythian Suite Op. 20 : III. Night 4. Prokofiev : Scythian Suite Op. 20 : IV. Lolly's Departure and the Sun's Procession, Prokofiev : Lieutenant Kijé Suite Op. 60 : I. Birth of Kijé, Prokofiev : Lieutenant Kijé Suite Op. 60 : II. Romance, Prokofiev : Lieutenant Kijé Suite Op. 60 : III. Kijé's Wedding, Prokofiev : Lieutenant Kijé Suite Op. 60 : IV. Troika, Prokofiev : Lieutenant Kijé Suite Op. 60 : V. Burial of Kijé
Sergei Prokofiev completed his 'Scythian Suite, Op. 20' in 1914, when he was about to turn his back on his homeland. The 'Symphonic Suite, Op. 60' was composed almost two decades later, after Prokofiev had returned to Russia in 1933. The biographical turning points at which the two suites stand also represent ideological turning points in Prokofiev's conception of art. While the earlier work is characterised by a tendency towards chromatic melody, the later work is dominated by diatonicism and incorporates archaic scales. These recordings have been remastered and edited from the original 1-inch 8-track tapes for the first time for this release. Prokofiev : Scythian Suite Op. 20 : I. the Adoration of Veless and Ala, Prokofiev : Scythian Suite Op. 20 : II. the Enemy of God and the Dance of the Spirits, Prokofiev : Scythian Suite Op. 20 : III. Night 4. Prokofiev : Scythian Suite Op. 20 : IV. Lolly's Departure and the Sun's Procession, Prokofiev : Lieutenant Kijé Suite Op. 60 : I. Birth of Kijé, Prokofiev : Lieutenant Kijé Suite Op. 60 : II. Romance, Prokofiev : Lieutenant Kijé Suite Op. 60 : III. Kijé's Wedding, Prokofiev : Lieutenant Kijé Suite Op. 60 : IV. Troika, Prokofiev : Lieutenant Kijé Suite Op. 60 : V. Burial of Kijé