Scythian Suite, from Ala and Lolli, Op 20

Genre: Orchestral Suite Duration: 20 minutes (approximate)   1.   Adoration of Veless and Ala   2.   The Enemy of God and the Dance of the Spirits   3.   Night   4.   Departure of Lolly and the Sun's Procession   Composed: 1914-1915 Premiere: 03-Jan-1916, Maryinsky Theater, Petrograd, Petrograd Conservatory Orchestra, Sergei Prokofiev (conductor) Orchestration: 3 flutes, alto flute, piccolo, 3 oboes, english horn, 3 clarinets, E-flat clarinet, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons, contrabassoon, 8 horns, 5 trumpets, E-flat trumpet, 4 trombones, tuba, timpani, 9 percussionists (glockenspiel, xylophone, 2 cymbals, tam-tam, triangle, bass drum, snare drum, tambourine), 2 harps, celeste, piano, and strings.   Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Lieutenant Kijé / Abbado Artist(s): Elena Obraztsova (mezzo-soprano), Adolph Herseth Conductor: Claudio Abbado Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Catalog Num: Deutsche Grammophon 47419 The Scythian Suite is amongst the most barbaric works that Prokofiev ever wrote. This is not exactly true Prokofiev genius at work, but it certainly has enough savagery in it to make for pretty exciting listening. Abbado's account is powerfully driven, and with the Chicago orchestra, a very fine ensemble particularly at such barbaric music, at the peak of their powers, this recording will surely bring out the animal in you! The Night is well contrasted, and almost intoxicating in its atmospheric orchestral colours. Excellent recording.     [Lionel Choi] ( This review also appears at The Prokofiev Collected Works website. )   Prokofiev: Symphony No.5/Scythian Suite Various Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Conductor: Gennadi Rozhdestvensky Orchestra/Ensemble: Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra Catalog Num: Carlton Classics 1565 91462 Release Date: May 14, 1996 PRKF Rating: Prokofiev: Scythian Suite and Alexander Nevsky Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Ludmila Schemtchuk (Mezzo-soprano) Conductor: Dmitri Kitajenko Orchestra/Ensemble: Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Danish National Radio Choir Catalog Num: Chandos 9001 Release Date: 1991 PRKF Rating: Celibidache Russian Repetoire Composer(s): Mussorgsky, Prokofiev, Rimsky-Korsakov, Stravinsky Conductor: Sergiu Celibidache Orchestra/Ensemble: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra Catalog Num: Deutsche Grammophon 445139 Release Date: May 17, 1999 Edition Live Karel Ancerl: Vol. 3 - Prokofiev Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Ivan Moravec (piano), Jaroslav Kachel (tenor) Conductor: Karel Ancerl Orchestra/Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Chorus Catalog Num: Praga (Fra) PR254004 Koussevitsky Vol 8 - Prokofiev: Symphonies 1 & 5, Scythian Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Conductor: Serge Koussevitzky Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra Catalog Num: Lys 290 Release Date: 11/1/98 Legends - Prokofiev: Violin Concertos, etc / Ricci, Ansermet Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Ruggiero Ricci (violin) Conductor: Ernest Ansermet Orchestra/Ensemble: Suisse Romande Orchestra Catalog Num: Decca 466996 Release Date: June 13, 2000 Prokofiev, Bartok: Scythian Suite, Dance Suite / Kosler Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev, Bela Bartok Conductor: Zdenek Kosler Orchestra/Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Catalog Num: Supraphon 11 0374 H Release Date: 1973 Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky / Masur, Gewandhausorchester Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Carolyn Watkinson (mezzo-soprano) Conductor: Kurt Masur Orchestra/Ensemble: Latvia Choir, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Catalog Num: Atlantic/Teldec 73284 Release Date: February 11, 1992 Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, etc / Järvi, Finnie, et al Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Linda Finnie (contralto) Conductor: Neeme Jarvi Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Chorus, Royal Scottish National Orchestra Catalog Num: Chandos 8584 Release Date: March 18, 1988 Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Lieutenant Kijé / Abbado Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Elena Obraztsova (mezzo-soprano), Adolph Herseth Conductor: Claudio Abbado Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Catalog Num: Deutsche Grammophon 47419 Release Date: February 20, 1995 Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Scythian Suite / Gergiev, et al Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Olga Borodina (mezzo) Conductor: Valery Gergiev Orchestra/Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra, Kirov Theater Chorus Catalog Num: Philips 473600 Release Date: April 8, 2003 Prokofiev: Cinderella Suites 1-3, etc / Kuchar, Ukrainian SO Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Conductor: Theodore Kuchar Orchestra/Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra Catalog Num: Naxos 8.550968 Release Date: July 31, 1996 Prokofiev: Favourite Orchestral Suites / Marriner, Haitink Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Alec McCowen (narrator) Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner, Edo De Waart, André Previn, Bernard Haitink Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Catalog Num: Philips 442 278-2 Release Date: August 16, 1994 Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije, Chout, etc / Abbado, Ansermet Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Conductor: Antal Dorati, Claudio Abbado, Ernest Ansermet, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Silvio Varviso Orchestra/Ensemble: Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Suisse Romande Orchestra Catalog Num: London/Decca 448273 Release Date: October 14, 1997 Prokofiev: Scythian Suite, etc / Antal Dorati Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Conductor: Antal Dorati Orchestra/Ensemble: Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra Catalog Num: Philips 432 753-2 Release Date: August 13, 1991 Prokofiev: Scythian Suite; Stravinsky / Mata, Dallas SO Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev, Igor Stravinsky Conductor: Eduardo Mata Orchestra/Ensemble: Dallas Symphony Orchestra Catalog Num: Dorian Recordings 90156 Release Date: September 25, 1991 Prokofiev: Symphony No 5, Scythian Suite / Celibadache Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Conductor: Sergiu Celibidache Orchestra/Ensemble: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra Catalog Num: Deutsche Grammophon 445142 Release Date: September 1, 1999 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 3 - Stage Works & Film Scores Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Patrick Stewart (narrator), Marius Müller-Westernhagen (narrator), Jacques Martin (narrator), Miguel Bosé (narrator), Carolyn Watkinson (mezzo-soprano) Conductor: Armin Jordan, Kent Nagano, Kurt Masur, Lawrence Foster, Alain Lombard, Igor Markevich, Klaus Tennstedt Orchestra/Ensemble: Suisse Romande Orchestra, Lyon Opera Orchestra, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Latvia Choir, Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Philharmonia Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra Catalog Num: Warner Classics 0927 49636-2 Release Date: February 14, 2003 Stravinsky: Rite of Spring; Prokofiev: Scythian Suite Composer(s): Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Prokofiev Conductor: Stanislaw Skrowaczewski Orchestra/Ensemble: Minnesota Orchestra Catalog Num: Vox Allegretto 3016 Release Date: September 9, 1992 The Royal Edition - Russian Orchestral Music / Bernstein Composer(s): Mikhail Glinka, Alexander Borodin, et al. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein Orchestra/Ensemble: New York Philharmonic Orchestra Catalog Num: Sony Classical 47607 Release Date: June 15, 1993 Westminster - Prokofiev: Scythian Suite, etc; Khachaturian Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev, Aram Khachaturian Conductor: Hermann Scherchen Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Orchestra Catalog Num: Deutsche Grammophon 471 265-2 Release Date: May 14, 2002 Prokofiev, Stravinsky / The Love of Three Oranges - Suite, etc. / Markevich Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev, Igor Stravinsky Conductor: Igor Markevich Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra Catalog Num: EMI Classics 569674 Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5, Scythian Suite / Rattle Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Conductor: Simon Rattle Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Catalog Num: EMI Classics 754577 Release Date: March 6, 2001   Prokofiev - 50th Anniversary Sampler Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Lina Prokofiev (narrator), Horracio Gutierrez (piano), Lydia Mordkovitch (violin), Boris Berman (piano), Carole Farley (mezzo), Linda Finnie (contralto), etc. Conductor: Neeme Jarvi, Richard Hickox Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Spoleto Festival Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra Catalog Num: Chandos CHAN 0022 Release Date: March 25, 2003 Prokofiev - Enfant Terrible - A 50th Anniversary Celebration Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano), Andrei Gavrilov (piano), Galina Gorchakova (soprano), Mischa Maisky (cello), Keith Puddy (clarinet), Sviatoslav Richter (piano), et al Conductor: André Previn, Seiji Ozawa, Claudio Abbado, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Valery Gergiev, et al. Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, et al. Catalog Num: London/Decca 473443 Release Date: April 8, 2003

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