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prokofiev - symphony no. 5 (33rpm lp)
[SR90258]

24,42EUR

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MEDIUM : Vinyl Record
AUDIOPHIL : Yes
Weight : 180gr (black vinyl) 33rpm
CONDITION : sealed
CONDITION RECORD : M mint
COVER : Standard
CONDITION COVER : M mint
SERIALNUMBER : No
BARCODE : No

MUSICIANS :

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati - conducting

PROKOFIEV (1891 – 1953)

symphony no. 5 in b flat major op. 100

REVIEW :

Prokofiev was extremely proud of his Fifth Symphony which he regarded as his most important work and referred to as celebrating »the grandeur of the human spirit and a hymn to free and joyful humanity«

But even without this emphatic acknowledgement of the Soviet ideological social system, his work was well accepted by the public and not long after its Moscow premiere was performed to great acclaim in Europe and further afield

The composition in written in a traditional, four-movement form and is filled with highly expressive, lyrical themes, which are broadly expanded and make full use of the orchestra’s registers and sound colouring

The outer movements act like a cyclical framework, with the theme of the first movement reappearing in the last movement where it is combined with new material and taken to a final boisterous apotheosis

Antal Dorati leads his orchestra through the depths of the score with a sure and steady hand, cautiously allowing them to revel in the often brittle melodies during moments of repose

In doing so the maestro amalgamates the work’s powerful dynamic force with its tremendous instrumental variety and a feeling of joyous song, thus producing a magnificent unity

RECORDING : November 1959 at the Northrop Memorial Auditorium Minnesota USA by Robert Eberenz
RE RELEASED : December 2007
COMPOSED : 1944
RATING : 5 Stars out of 5
PRESSING : Audiophil by Pallas Germany
SOUND : Audiophil
MADE IN : Germany

STYLE :

Classic / Symphony / 20th - 21st Century Symphony

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This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 20 November, 2007.

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