Since you are interested in Prokofiev: Symphony No 6 / Waltzes Op 110, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
HOLST / KHACHATURIAN / GLINKA / PROKOFIEV / ORFF / RACHMANINOV / etc
Classical Heat: music to warm you up [incls 'The Planets', 'Ride of the Valkyries', Carmina Burana & Ritual Fire Dance] Royal Scottish National Orchestra / National Symphony Orchestra of the Ukraine / Maggini String Qtet / Maria Kliegel / Royal Ballet Sinfonia / etc [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 10/Apr/2009 ] Over two and a half hours of music to warm you up! |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
The Best of Prokofiev Tedi Papavrami (violin), Kun-Woo Paik (piano) National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Czecho-Slovak State Ph [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Jan/2005 ] A new addition to the Naxos 'Best of' series features the outstanding series of Prokofiev recordings made with the Ukraine orchestra. |
KHACHATURIAN / PROKOFIEV / SHOSTAKOVICH
Prokofiev / Khachaturian / Shostakovich: Piano Concert & Recital (1944-1949) William Kapell (piano) / Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Anton Dorati, Boston Symphony [ Naxos Historical Great Pianists / CD - released 16/Sep/2001 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "During the past few years Naxos has carved out a considerable piece of the historic reissue market simply by providing shellac-era favorites in newly minted transfers at budget... |
PROKOFIEV
Piano Concertos No 3 / Visions fugitives Op.22 / Suggestion diabolique / etc Sergi Prokofiev (piano) / LSO / Piero Coppola [ Naxos Historical Great Pianists / CD - released 3/Sep/2001 ] Sketches for the Third Piano Concerto go back to 1917, but it was during the summer of 1921 in Brittany that Prokofiev completed the work. |
PROKOFIEV
Peter & The Wolf (with Saint-Saens-Carnival of the Animals / Britten-Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra) Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Ondrej Lenard [ naxos / CD - released 22/Sep/2007 ] The Russian composer Sergey Prokofiev wrote his Peter and the Wolf in 1936 to introduce to children the instruments of the orchestra. He had taken his two sons to see performances at the Moscow Children's Music Theatre and this had suggested to him... |
BALLET FAVOURITES
Ballet Favourites (excerpts from Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Sylvia, Romeo & Juliet, etc) Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice / Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos Super Budget Series / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] "Tough, tight playing... what an exhilarating performance by Mogrelia. Very fine recording and reproduction of what is a very difficult selection of music." - CLASSIC CD (on the Prokofiev) |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: A Portrait: His works / His life (2 CDs of music plus a detailed essay and photographs) Various artists incls Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice, Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra, Ukrainian State Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos Educational / 2 CD - released 22/Dec/2007 ] Among the most popular of twentieth-century composers, Sergey Prokofiev is seen as a great musical giant of the Soviet Union. But after the 1917 Revolution he took his talents to the United States and France. Only later was he lured by the power of... |