Prokofiev: The Decca Masters / Boult / Martinon / Tuxen / Malko (2 CDs, 2020)

Description: Prokofiev: The Decca Masters / Boult / Martinon / Tuxen / Malko (2 CDs, 2020) Prokofiev – The Decca Masters Sir Adrian Boult; Jean Martinon; Eric Tuxen; Nikolai Malko A kaleidoscopic collection of orchestral Prokofiev in the 1950s, as recorded by Decca engineers in London, Paris and Copenhagen, featuring both rarities and classics. Once upon a time Peter and the Wolf was the best known of them, with six recordings to its credit in the days before LP. On this Kingsway Hall recording from 1949, the BBC announcer Frank Phillips told the story, with the experienced Prokofiev conductor Nikolai Malko making a rare appearance on Decca. Nowadays the Fifth Symphony is far more frequently heard in concert; this taut and thrilling 1952 account is the work of the Danish conductor Erik Tuxen, a legendary interpreter of Sibelius and his fellow countryman Nielsen. Three years later in June 1955, Sir Adrian Boult made his first stereo recording, of the Love for Three Oranges Suite with the Paris Conservatoire Orchestra. This was originally issued in mono with the Lieutenant Kijé Suite played by the Philharmonia Orchestra because the latter recording was mono only – whereas the present reissue now presents Oranges in its stereo version. Boult’s dry wit points up the sardonic qualities of both suites. Despite its title, Russian Overture from 1936 does not straightforwardly conform to principles of Soviet nationalism in music with its abrupt cuts from comic capers to sweeping Russian melody. Written like so much of Prokofiev’s music with tongue in cheek, it makes an apt companion on disc for his final symphony, the Seventh. These were recorded in November 1957 (and originally issued on the RCA ‘Living Stereo’ label) by the Paris Conservatoire Orchestra conducted by Jean Martinon, who had done much to promote the conductor’s music outside his Russian homeland. The Seventh is a deceptively simple work, imbued with a melancholy and nostalgia somewhat obscured by the ‘fake’ ending contrived to the symphony for it to win official approval (and which is played here). SERGEI PROKOFIEV (1891–1953) CD 11 Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67*Frank Phillips, narratorLondon Philharmonic OrchestraNicolai Malko 2–5 Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100Danish Radio Symphony OrchestraEric Tuxen CD 21–5 Lieutenant Kijé – Symphonic Suite, Op. 60Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire de ParisSir Adrian Boult 6–11 The Love for Three Oranges – Symphonic Suite, Op. 33bisLondon Philharmonic OrchestraSir Adrian Boult 12 Russian Overture, Op. 7213–16 Symphony No. 7, Op. 131 Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire de ParisJean Martinon *FIRST CD RELEASE ON DECCA RECORDING INFORMATION Recording Producers: John Culshaw (Peter and the Wolf); James Walker (The Love for Three Oranges, Lieutenant Kijé); Michael Williamson (Symphony No. 7, Russian Overture); unknown (Symphony No. 5);Balance Engineers: unknown (Peter and the Wolf, Symphony No. 5); Kenneth Wilkinson (The Love for Three Oranges); Kenneth Wilkinson, Roy Wallace (Lieutenant Kijé); Kenneth Wilkinson, Ken Cress (Symphony No. 7, Russian Overture)Recording Locations: Kingsway Hall, London, UK, 6 December 1949 (Peter and the Wolf); 27–29 June 1955 (The Love for Three Oranges); La Maison de la Mutualité, Paris, France, 9 June 1955 (Lieutenant Kijé), 29, 30 October & 2 November 1957 (Symphony No. 7, Russian Overture); Danish Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark, 9 October 1952 (Symphony No. 5)Remastering Engineer: Chris BernauerOriginal Decca Releases: AX 356–58 (Peter and the Wolf – 78rpm: January 1951) / LX 3003 (Peter and the Wolf – LP: June 1950); LXT 5119 (The Love for Three Oranges, Lieutenant Kijé: March 1956); ECS 619 (Symphony No. 7, Russian Overture: September 1971; originally issued on RCA LM 2288 / LSC 2288: May 1959); LXT 2764 (Symphony No. 5: January 1953) PICTURES ARE OF THE ACTUAL CD WE ARE OFFERING ebay Top Rated Plus seller program We care as much about your item as you do which is why each item is carefully packaged to ensure safe delivery. 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