The wayward Prokofiev..#79
During ‘the wayward Prokofiev’ we focus our attention on Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev for one hour every two weeks. Prokofiev was without a doubt one of the biggest composers of the 20th century.
In today’s episode: his revised Symphony No. 4, which immediately made the list of banned works, and a late children’s tale, ‘Winter Bonfire’
You’ll hear:
- Sergei Prokofiev. Symphony no. 4 in C (revision) op. 112 (1947). London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev
- Sergei Prokofiev. Winter Bonfire op. 122 (1950). New London Orchestra and the Finchley Children’s music group conducted by Ronald Corp on recording from 1991, with Penelope Walmsley-Clark (soprano) and Oleg and Gabriel Prokofiev as narrators.
