COMPANY: Vox
ARTIST: Leonard Slatkin
CATEGORY: CD
COMPOSER: Sergei Prokofiev

Product: 747313303380

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Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky & Lieutenant Kije Suite

Claudine Carlson (mezzo-soprano), Arnold Voketaitis (bass), St. Louis Symphony Chorus, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin

The new medium of film with sound was developing at around the time Prokofiev returned to the Soviet Union, where in 1933 he composed the music for his first film, Lieutenant Kijé. Prokofiev’s remarkable perception of the medium’s requirements was enhanced by his collaboration with Sergey Eisenstein on Alexander Nevsky. The music was of epic proportions and the resultant cantata remains one of Prokofiev’s most brilliantly conceived and popular works. Leonard Slatkin’s classic VOX recordings of these works have been praised for their “powerful and compelling performances”. (ClassicsToday.com) The Elite Recordings for VOX by legendary producers Marc Aubort and Joanna Nickrenz are considered by audiophiles to be amongst the finest sounding examples of orchestral recordings.

Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78
Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60