The score closely follows perraults classic story, the tender yearnings of cinderella, the sumptuous waltz with the prince and the dark, threatening chimes as the clock strike midnight. Glazunov, vladimir ashkenazy, cleveland orchestra, royal philharmonic orchestra prokofiev. Cinderella by prokofiev, sergei from amazons classical music store. In the orchestration for pbts production of cinderella, the following instruments will be. Cinderella, commissioned by the kirov ballet, is a delicious work, full of light, color and bursting with wit. Mar 19, 2009 prokofiev cinderella suite cinderellas dreams. Sergei prokofiev, andre previn, london symphony orchestra prokofiev. The interpretation brings out the great beauty and sonority of prokofievs orchestration. Attributes such as the operating system, hardware version, device settings, file and software names and types, battery and signal strength, and device identifiers. He would look for orchestrators that would orchestrate in his style and just let them do the work. Jul 04, 2003 prokofiev s ballet score cinderella, an early favorite, is available in a splendid recording with the russian national orchestra, conducted by mikhail pletnev, who deftly conveys the kinetic. The ballet is scored for a large orchestra consisting of a piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, a cor anglais, 2 clarinets. Orchestra, piano sheet music book by sergei prokofiev 18911953.
Youll find a wide selection of sergei prokofiev sheet music, songbooks, and music books at sheet music plus. The fact that he was an expert pianist made it possible for him to create wonderfully idiomatic, and often virtuosic, transcriptions of his orchestral works. Sergei prokofiev sheet music and music books at sheet music plus. After the 1940 premiere of romeo and juliet, prokofiev was immediately commissioned to write another ballet for the kirov. The ballet cinderella by prokofiev is a real fairy tale. I dont know both prokofiev and shostakovich very well but it seems to me shos just was the better composer. Prokofiev s ballet cinderella was completed in 1941, and is one of the last works he composed before falling into official disfavor with soviet authorities. Le chant du monde is the publisher of the work in france, belgium, luxemburg, andorra, french speaking african countries. Prokofiev cinderellaglazunov seasonsashkenaz 2 cds. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The deccaashkenazy and emiprevin recordings of prokofievs complete cinderella both appeared simultaneously in the early days of digital.
This is a fine cinderella and must now be considered first choice among the. Mar 25, 2017 prokofiev cinderella welcome to talk classical a community covering every aspect of classical music. Prokofiev was nothing if not a practical musician, and he was proficient at getting the maximum mileage out of his music whenever possible. List of compositions by sergei prokofiev wikipedia. Cinderella lyon national opera ballet by prokofiev, sergei on dvd. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. Orchestranext, conducted by brian mcwhorter, performs prokofiev s score for the eugene ballet. Prokofiev s lifelong admiration for tchaikovsky is evident in the work, and cinderella is in fact dedicated to that master of russian ballet music. Barry wordsworth, music director of the royal ballet, recently chose cinderella as one of the six greatest ballet scores and felt that it was more colourful and varied in its orchestral textures than the more popular romeo and juliet. Orchestra sheet music book by sergei prokofiev 18911953. Representing the love between cinderella and the prince, it functions as musical foreshadowing. Deas young artists concerto competition winners, sarah wells uncw division and amelia smith high school division. Device locations, including specific geographic locations, such as through gps, bluetooth, or wifi signals. This theme is first introduced at the beginning of the ballet.
Sergei prokofiev prokofieffs cinderella a musical play. Cinderella, by contrast, openly betrays its origins as a rather simple fairy tale peopled by characters who hardly manage to attain an even onedimensional existence. May 24, 2005 i just read that prokofiev preferred other people to do his orchestration. G schirmer is the publisher of the work in the usa, canada and mexico only. Nov 11, 2014 the plot of the ballet cinderella by the russian composer sergei prokofiev is based on a famous fairy tale by the writer charles perrault about a poor girl who was made a servant by her evil stepmother for her and her daughters. Prokofiev cinderella suite cinderellas dreams youtube. Ukrainian state symphony orchestra, theodore kuchar. Another thing is that writing for orchestra is extremely difficult. Sergei prokofiev cinderella the cleveland orchestra vladimir ashkenazy. Sergei prokofiev, andre previn, london symphony orchestra. The fairy tale story of cinderella has always inspired the great theater composers.
In fact, they play it like slightly softeredged prokofiev, which is frankly just plain weird, not to mention cold and insensitive, despite moments of astonishing if somewhat random sensitivity of touch. Its bold, brash and energetic in all the right ways. I read in shostakovichs memoirs that shostakovich somewhat despised and lookeddown upon. Piano four hands, 1 piano, 4 hands sheet music book by sergei prokofiev 18911953. Louis symphony lend credibility to the many accolades heaped upon them during this period of their history. There was once a prokofiev vs shostakovich thread here and to my suprise most people voted for prokofiev.
Prokofievs cinderella wilmington symphony orchestra. Prokofiev, vladimir ashkenazy cleveland orchestra prokofiev, vladimir ashkenazy cleveland orchestra cinderella aschenbrodel. Previns lso performance was considered warmer and more romantic, ashkenazys the more sharpedged and brilliant. This is a list of musical compositions by the 20thcentury russian composer sergei prokofiev. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Suite from cinderella by sergei prokofiev 18911953 sheet. Prokofiev creates a feeling of depth and soaring expansiveness in the orchestration. It is one of his most popular and melodious compositions, and has inspired a great many choreographers since its inception.
This story has repeatedly inspired composers from different countries who have created many. Le chant du monde is the publisher of the work in france, belgium, luxemburg, andorra. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. Cinderella by andre previn on amazon music unlimited. Not sure if it would be an ideal accompaniment to an actual ballet performance though it would be fun to see if the dancers could match the energy level of the recording but it works well musically and emphasizes the drama of the story and the score. At the end of the ballet, as cinderella dances with the prince, the theme returns. Cinderella mikhail pletnev, russian national orchestra on allmusic 1995. So that means 35 minutes of extraordinary musicmaking in less than interesting music, at full price.
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