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Prokofiev Symphonies Nos. 6 and 7
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Prokofiev Symphonies Nos. 6 and 7

Label Challenge Classics

Artists Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

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Prokofiev wrote his Sixth Symphony almost straight after the Fifth. The Sixth is quite different from the Fifth, despite the success of the latter at its premiere, which the composer himself conducted in January 1945. Where the mood of the Fifth is triumphant and heroic (the Nazis had almost succumbed to defeat by this stage), the Sixth is more elegiac, less compact and more diffuse. Opinions differ widely on the work’s form; the Russian musicologist Nestiev, one of Prokofiev’s first biographers and of course toeing the Party line as he wrote, argued that the composer had swapped over the exposition and development in the first movement. If this is true, it may explain why the opening seems like a bombardment of motifs tumbling over each other, so that the surfeit of themes only gradually gives way to a semblance of order as the movement progresses.

Tracklist

Total time: 01:12:50

1. Symphony no. 6 in E-flat minor op. 111- I. Allegro moderato
15:04
2. Symphony no. 6 in E-flat minor op. 111- II. Largo
14:02
3. Symphony no. 6 in E-flat minor op. 111- III. Vivace
11:39
4. Symphony no. 7 in C-sharp minor op. 138 - I. Moderato
09:40
5. Symphony no. 7 in C-sharp minor op. 138 - II. Allegretto
08:04
6. Symphony no. 7 in C-sharp minor op. 138 - III. Andante espressivo
05:36
7. Symphony no. 7 in C-sharp minor op. 138 - IV. Vivace
08:45

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Additional Information

Label
Challenge Classics
SKU
CC72714
Qualities
FLAC 96 kHz, FLAC 192 kHz, DSD 64
Channels
2ch Stereo, 5ch Surround, 2ch Stereo & 5ch Surround
Artists
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Composers
Prokofiev
Conductors
James Gaffigan
Genres
Classical
Original Recording Format
DSD 64
Instruments
Orchestra
Release Date
March 03, 2016

Reviews

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Rushton Paul

I find Gaffigan's approach with this symphony very compelling and, overall, a most engaging performance. And the sound provided by Bert van der Wolf's engineering gives us fine detail, realistic orchestral soundstage, and richly extended bass. In sum, this album is a sonic and a musical treasure.

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Stereophile Magazine

Kal Rubinson's Recordings In The Round column in Stereophile Magazine

"These releases in a projected cycle of all of Prokofiev's symphonies are blockbusters. First, James Gaffigan's view of these works is passionate. This is Prokofiev with weight and wit. The Netherlands RPO carries it all off with power and precision. The engineering by Bert van der Wolf is spectacular, with a spacious soundstage and formidable bass."

Source: www.stereophile.com

Prokofiev Symphonies Nos. 6 and 7

Prokofiev Symphonies Nos. 6 and 7

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