Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6, Op. 111 & Waltz Suite, Op. 110 Orquestra Sinfonica do Estado de Sao Paulo & Marin Alsop

• Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953 ): Symphony No. 6, Op. 111:
• 1I. Allegro moderato13:23
• 2II. Largo14:14
• 3III. Vivace11:20
• Waltz Suite, Op. 110:
• 4I. Since We Met (from War and Peace)06:18
• 5II. Cinderella in the Palace (from Cinderella)05:39
• 6III. Mephisto Waltz (from Lermontov)03:27
• 7IV. End of the Fairy-Tale (from Cinderella)04:58
• 8V. Waltz for the New Year's Ball (from War and Peace)05:40
• 9VI. Happiness (from Cinderella)03:22
• Total Runtime01:08:21

Info for Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6, Op. 111 & Waltz Suite, Op. 110

Prokofiev started work on his Sixth Symphony in 1945 and, unlike the victorious mood of the Fifth (Naxos 8.573029) it reveals a darker response to war and its consequences. The work was condemned by the ‘Zhdanov decree’ but composer and critics regarded the symphony highly, the noble yet anguished threnody of its central Largo balanced by the painful violence of the outer movements. The work’s ending has been described as “one of the most shattering in the repertoire”. With themes both capricious and sensuous, the Waltz Suite recycles material from earlier scores to create a remarkably effective quasi-symphonic entity.

“Alsop and her players handle the great climactic moments with elan but the central threnody lacks the compassion of, for example, Sakari Oramo’s recording with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. The vibrant Waltz Suite, however, really swings, with some stylish solo playing in all sections of the orchestra.” (The Guardian)

São Paulo Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor

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