Prokofiev: Cinderella, Op. 87; Glazunov: Seasons Op67
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Composer: Alexander GlazunovComposer: Sergey Prokofiev
Orchestra: Cleveland Orchestra
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2000-02-08
Music Label: Decca
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part I, No. 1, "Introduction"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part I, No. 2, "Pas de chale"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part I, No. 3, "Cinderella"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part I, No. 4, "The Father"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part I, No. 5, "The Fairy Godmother"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part I, No. 6, "The Sister's new clothes"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part I, No. 7, "The Dancing Lesson"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part I, No. 8, "Departure for the Ball"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part I, No. 9, "Cinderella dreams of the Ball"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part I, No. 10, "Gavotte"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part I, No. 11, "Fairy Godmother returns"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part I, No. 12, "Spring Fairy"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part I, No. 13, "Summer Fairy"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part I, No. 14, "Grasshoppers and Dragonflies"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part I, No. 15, "Autumn Fairy"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part I, No. 16, "Winter Fairy"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part I, No. 17, "Interrupted departure"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part I, No. 18, "Clock Scene"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part I, No. 19, "Cinderella's departure for the ball"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part II, No. 20, "Dance of the Courtiers"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part II, No. 21, "Court Dance" (Passepied)
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part II, No. 22, "Cavaliers' Dance"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part II, No. 23, "Skinny's variation"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part II, No. 24, "Dumpy's variation"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part II, No. 25, "Court dance" (repeat)
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part II, No. 26, "Mazurka and Entrance of the Prince"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part II, No. 27, "Dance of the Prince's Companion"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part II, No. 28, "Mazurka"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part II, No. 29, "Cinderella's arrival at the Ball"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part II, No. 30, "Grand Waltz"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part II, No. 31, "Promenande"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part II, No. 32, "Cinderella's variation"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part II, No. 33, "The Prince's variation"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part II, No. 34, "Refreshments for the Guests"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part II, No. 35, "Duet of the Sisters with their Oranges"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part II, No. 36, "Duet of the Prince and Cinderella"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part II, No. 37, "Waltz-Coda"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part II, No. 38, "Midnight"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part III, No. 39, "The Prince and the Shoemakers"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part III, No. 40, "First Galop"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part III, No. 41, "Temptation"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part III, No. 42, "Second Galop"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part III, No. 43, "Oriental Dance"
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part III, No. 44, "Third Galop"
- The Seasons, ballet, Op. 67: Winter
- The Seasons, ballet, Op. 67: Spring
- The Seasons, ballet, Op. 67: Summer
- The Seasons, ballet, Op. 67: Autumn
- Cinderella, ballet, Op. 87: Part III, No. 50, "Amoroso"
Music reviews of Prokofiev: Cinderella, Op. 87; Glazunov: Seasons Op67
Music Review: Brilliant Recording and Amazing Music!!!
Rating: 5 Stars
Prokofiev is very well known for his Romeo and Juliet ballet, however, IMO his Cinderella ballet featured on this 2-CD set is EVEN BETTER!!!
As some other reviewers noted, this is relatively dark music --- not outright dissonant for the most part, but consists of mainly minor-key music and atonal sections with the occasional major-key section thrown in when the story calls for it. Prokofiev wrote this ballet right after finishing Romeo and Juliet, and IMO he improved a great deal from his first ballet. The themes and leitmotifs are catchier, the dark music is more refined, and the overall cohesiveness of the story-put-to-music is maintained better---it is very easy to imagine the story in your mind as you listen to the music.
I absolutely love it --- on the first listen, there so many great surprises (especially the infamous Clock melody --- that melody has been stuck in my head for weeks and has prevented me from falling asleep quickly on several occasions!) The ballet is chock full of catchy, mysterious, wonderful themes and counter-melodies, and brilliant playful sections and dark waltzes --- to top it all off, this orchestral recording in particular captures the essence of the story's mood perfectly.
Glazunov's Seasons is also a magnificent "filler" addition to this 2-CD set --- I've heard a # of reviewers mention CDs that they would like to be stranded with on a desert island. This one certainly has jumped very quickly to the top of my list --- I can't stop listening to it.
I highly encourage you to pick this up and discover the magic of Prokofiev's lesser-known ballet. Fans of Stravinsky's Firebird ballet are particularly encouraged.
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