Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale/Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No.1/Prokofiev: Classical Symphony

1. L'histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale), concert suite for 7 instruments
Composed by Igor Stravinsky
with Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Principals , Kenneth Munday

2. Piano Concerto No. 1, for piano, trumpet & strings, in C minor, Op. 35
Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
with Stephen Burns

3. Symphony No. 1 in D major ("Classical"), Op. 25
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
Performed by Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Conducted by Gerard Schwarz

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Average customer rating: Three Great Russian Works On One CD Like Red Beans and Rice

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Tracks:

1. The Soldier's Tale: The Soldier's March
2. The Soldier's Tale: The Soldier's Violin
3. The Soldier's Tale: Pastorale
4. The Soldier's Tale: Royal March
5. The Soldier's Tale: Little Concert
6. The Soldier's Tale: Three Dances: Tango, Waltz, Ragtime
7. The Soldier's Tale: The Devil's Dance
8. The Soldier's Tale: The Great Chorale
9. The Soldier's Tale: The Devil's Triumphant March
10. Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 35: Allegro Moderato
11. Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 35: Lento
12. Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 35: Moderato - Allegro con brio
13. Classical Symphony, Op. 25: Allegro con brio
14. Classical Symphony, Op. 25: Larghetto
15. Classical Symphony, Op. 25: Gavotte, Non troppo Allegro
16. Classical Symphony, Op. 25: Finale, Molto vivace

Customer Reviews:

Three Great Russian Works On One CD.......2004-01-17

An ingenious combination of three works by three different Russian masters is found on this CD recording, originally made in 1980. by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and its then-Music Director Gerard Schwarz.

Stravinsky's "The Soldier's Tale", which the composer wrote in 1917, a few short years after the ultra-controversial premiere of his ballet "The Firebird", leads off this recording. The scoring only requires seven instrumentalists (dictated by the post-World War I constraints that the composer was under) and is based a story about the misadventures of a young soldier and his encounters with the Devil. The principal players of the L.A.C.O. under Schwarz's concise direction give this piece the haunting quality it does. Of interest is that the eighth movement of the piece, "The Great Chorale", provided the inspiration for Jerry Fielding's haunting score for Sam Peckinpah's controversial 1971 psychological horror film STRAW DOGS.

Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 1, which the composer premiered as soloist himself in Leningrad in 1933, is given a fine rendition by pianist Carol Rosenberger, along with LACO trumpeter Stephen Burns providing the slightly jazz-influenced trumpet solos the piece requires. It is a very sprightly piece that was composed under the shadow of Stalin's totalitarian dictatorship.

The best known work on the CD is the last--Prokofiev's much-loved Symphony No. 1, the so-called "Classical Symphony." It is performed superbly by the full orchestra under Schwarz, and proves right Prokofiev's desire to mix 20th century modernism with the late 18th century forms set down by Mozart and Haydn. Only a later (and sadly out-of-print) 1986 recording by the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Andre Previn can really best this one--a true irony.

This is an excellent introduction to Russian music on a smaller scale than what most people might think of when they hear such a term, and is well worth seeking out.

Like Red Beans and Rice.......2000-11-17

Maestros Schwartz and Burns are an elegant combination on this enlivining recording. A must for all connoisseurs of beautifully composed music, this CD is a perfect combination of some of Stravinsky, Prokofiev, and Shostakovich's best works. This recording will become accustomed to your hands pulling it out of the case and popping it in the player.

Track Listings:

1. Sydney International Piano Competition
2. Sym #5 / Sym #8 / Leonore Over #1 & 2
3. Symphonies Complete
4. Symphony 9 in E Flat Major Op 70
5. Tchaikovsky/Dvorak Violin Concertos
6. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No5, Op64; Beethoven: Symphony in Bf No4, Op60
7. Telemann: Tafelmusik; Concerto for violin No3
8. The Temperature in Hell Is Over Three Thousand Degrees
9. Toscanini's First NBC Concert
10. Tristan & Isolde / Parsifal

Track Listings

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Track Listings

Thirteen Years In The Makin

Anodynes

Birth of a Legend [Import] [Original recording remastered]

Softly as in a Morning Sunrise

Airborne [Import]

Always & Forever

Birds, Beasts, Bugs & Little Fishes

A Classical Adventure

A' Caroling We Shall Go

A Day Without a Mexican [Soundtrack]

A Story in White

Age of Reason [Import]

Bossa Jazz Salt Song [Import]

Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio

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