Prokofiev: The Symphonies / Scythian Suite / Romeo and Juliet, Suites Nos 1-3 / etc

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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: The Symphonies / Scythian Suite / Romeo and Juliet, Suites Nos 1-3 / etc
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton

[ BIS SACD / 5 Hybrid SACD ]

Release Date: Friday 3 September 2021

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Symphonies and selected suites from Bergen and Andrew Litton

"Litton delivers an imaginatively phrased Classical Symphony, offering tempos that are moderate even in the outer movements, which are often rushed by other conductors. Overall, Litton and the Bergen players brilliantly point up the wit, elegance and joy of this great work, turning out one of its finest performances on record...this superb set of Prokofiev's symphonies. Highly recommended!" MusicWeb Recommended

"Litton's already fine championship of the composer scales new heights…[his] mastery shows in the immediate contrasts of broad, epic opening and razor sharp Allegro mechanics [in the Fourth]…[in the Seventh there are] handsome, songful breadth and sheer naughtiness in equal proportions, with heartbreakingly beautiful solos from the Bergen woodwind" Five Stars BBC Music [Nos 4 & 7]

"this is one of the finest performances of the Fifth that I can recall hearing...excellent and idiomatic playing by Litton and his Bergen orchestra…I hope Andrew Litton will continue to record Prokofiev in Bergen." MusicWeb [5th & Scythian Suite]

"Litton and his orchestra sound nimble, translucent and just a tad underpowered. Then again, with relatively few fluctuations of tempo within the unforced pulse set for each movement, the clarity of the argument is never in doubt." Gramophone [6th / Lieutenant Kijé / Love for Three Oranges]

Tracks:

Symphony No.1 in D major, 'Classical', Op.25

Symphony No.2 in D minor, Op.40

Symphony No.3 in C minor, Op.44

Symphony No 4 in C major, Op.112 (revised version)

Symphony No.5 in B flat major, Op.100

Symphony No.6 in E flat minor, Op.111

Symphony No.7 in C sharp minor, Op.131

Finale from Symphony No.7 with alternative ending

Scythian Suite, Op.20

Lieutenant Kijé, Suite, Op.60

The Love for Three Oranges, Suite, Op.33b

Romeo and Juliet, Suites Nos 1-3 (performed in the order the music appears in the ballet score)