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Symphony No 4 in C major (rev 1947), Op 112

Genre: Symphony
Key: C major
Duration: 37 minutes (approximate)

  1.   Andante - Allegro eroico - Allegretto
  2.   Andante tranquillo
  3.   Moderato,quasi allegretto
  4.   Allegro risoluto

Composed:	1947
Premiere:	11-Mar-1950, London, BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Adrian Boult (radio premiere).
Premiere:	05-Jan-1957, Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, Moscow. USSR State Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (concert premiere.)

Orchestration: 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, english horn, 2 clarinets, E-flat clarinet, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion (wood blocks, tambourine, triangle, snare drum, cymbals, bass drum), harp, piano, and strings.


	Prokofiev: Symphony no 1 & 4 / Järvi, Scottish National Orch Conductor: Neeme Jarvi Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra Catalog Num: Chandos 8400 In both Fourths Järvi, certainly one of the top two or three Prokofiev conductors in the world, is right on target. He does not slight the shorter work's moments of massive sonority, but manages through lively tempos and rhythmic inflection to incline them toward a rowdy, good-humored demeanor, rather than toward the epic bigness he brings out in the later work. He understands the differences between the two works and consistently displays interpretive insight. Listen, for instance, to the Op. 47/112's coda (track 8; 6:32 ff.): Järvi imparts a sinister quality to the brass theme with staccato-like accents, making the build-up that climaxes in the powerful return of the opening theme even more effective. And listen to his sensitive phrasing of either symphony's slow movement: the lyricism breathes and inner details emerge to heighten the dramatic flow. And Järvi is abetted by the spirited Scottish National Orchestra and Chandos's powerful sonics. Clearly he stands out above his competition in both versions. (I have not yet heard the Ozawa, though I suspect from reading at least one review that he won't surpass Järvi.) And in the couplings, the Classical Symphony and Symphony No. 3, he and his forces are again superb--elegant and not overly fleet in the former, gripping and powerful in the latter. In sum, both these discs are urgently recommended. [Robert Cummings] [ Read the complete review... ]

	Prokofiev - Symphony 4, Op. 47 and Op. 112 / Rostropovich Composer(s): Prokofiev Conductor: Mstislav Rostropovich Orchestra/Ensemble: Orchestre National de France Catalog Num: Atlantic/Erato 2292-45733

	Prokofiev: Complete Symphonies Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Conductor: Valery Gergiev Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra Catalog Num: Philips 475 7655 6 Release Date: May 9, 2006

	Prokofiev: Complete Symphonies / Järvi, Royal Scottish NO Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Conductor: Neeme Jarvi Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra Catalog Num: Chandos 8931 Release Date: April 25, 1991

	Prokofiev: Complete Symphonies / Rostropovich Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Conductor: Mstislav Rostropovich Orchestra/Ensemble: Orchestre National de France Catalog Num: Atlantic/Erato 2292-45737-2 Release Date: 1988

	Prokofiev: Symphonies / Kosler / Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Conductor: Zdenek Kosler Orchestra/Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Catalog Num: Supraphon SU 0091-2 014 Release Date: 03/19/1996

	Prokofiev: Symphonies Nos 2, 3, 4 / Kosler Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Conductor: Zdenek Kosler Orchestra/Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Catalog Num: Supraphon 1110 3731 ZA Release Date: 1983

	Prokofiev: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 3 & 4 Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Conductor: Gennadi Rozhdestvensky Orchestra/Ensemble: USSR Radio/TV Large Symphony Orchestra Catalog Num: BMG/Melodiya 74321 669792

	Prokofiev: Symphony no 1 & 4 / Järvi, Scottish National Orch Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Conductor: Neeme Jarvi Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra Catalog Num: Chandos 8400 Release Date: February 28, 1988

	Prokofiev: Symphony No 4 / Rozhdestvensky Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Conductor: Gennadi Rozhdestvensky Orchestra/Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra Catalog Num: Melodiya D 04592 Release Date: 1959

	Prokofiev: Symphony no 4, The Prodigal Son / Kuchar Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Conductor: Theodore Kuchar Orchestra/Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra Catalog Num: Naxos 8.553055 Release Date: April 20, 1999

	Prokofiev: The 7 Symphonies / Ozawa, Berlin Philharmonic Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Conductor: Seiji Ozawa Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Catalog Num: Deutsche Grammophon 431614 Release Date: 11/19/96

	Prokofiev: The 7 Symphonies / Ozawa, Berlin Philharmonic Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Andreas Schmidt (baritone) Conductor: Seiji Ozawa Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Catalog Num: Deutsche Grammophon 463 761-2 Release Date: May 2, 2000

	Prokofiev: The Symphonies / Walter Weller, London Symphony Orchestra Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Conductor: Walter Weller Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra Catalog Num: London/Decca 430782 Release Date: September 15, 1991

	Serge Prokofiev 50th Anniversary Edition: Volume 1 - Symphonies Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Conductor: Mstislav Rostropovich Orchestra/Ensemble: Orchestre National de France Catalog Num: Warner Classics 0927 49634-2 Release Date: February 14, 2003

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