Prokofiev: Symphonies No. 4 & 5 - Dreams Kirill Karabits & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

• Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953): Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat, Op. 100:
• 1 I. Andante 13:32
• 2 II. Allegro marcato 08:50
• 3 III. Adagio 11:31
• 4 IV. Allegro giocoso 10:13
• Symphony No. 4 in C, Op. 47:
• 5 I. Andante – Allegro eroico 06:15
• 6 II. Andante tranquillo 05:58
• 7 III. Moderato, quasi allegretto 04:04
• 8 IV. Allegro risoluto 07:10
• Dreams, Op. 6
• 9 Dreams, Op. 6 09:49
• Total Runtime 01:17:22

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The eagerly awaited 3rd volume in the critically acclaimed Prokofiev Symphony cycle from Kirill Karabits and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. The original version of the 4th, probably the least performed of the seven is coupled with the 5th, arguably the most performed. The 4th is based on material from the ballet ‘The Prodigal Son’. The symphony was commissioned by Serge Koussevitzky to mark the 50th anniversary of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The 5th dates from 1944 at the height of the Russian struggle against the Nazi invasion. Although considered a wartime work, the overall mood is one of optimism. Yet again music from another project was used to good effect in a Prokofiev symphony. The powerful slow movement draws on music composed in 1936 and intended for an abortive film of Pushkin’s 'Queen of Spades'.

"This third release in Kirill Karabits's Prokofiev symphony cycle will not disappoint those following its progress" (Gramophone Magazine)

"Scrupulously prepared, these engaging performances are adroitly executed with plenty of bite from the brass, the woodwind section excelling and the unified strings highly expressive … In this third volume the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra under Kirill Karabits continues to delight with revealing performances of these fascinating Prokofiev scores." (MusicWeb International)

"The Fourth Symphony in the original version, played here, is hardly known. Written in 1929 and based on his Diaghilev ballet The Prodigal Son, this early effort has a lightness which Karabits compares to a suite, the style direct and unfussy...The BSO and Karabits capture the shadows and sparks superbly." (The Observer)

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Kirill Karabits, conductor

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