in Choir & Organ (Mar, 2018)
If your paradigm for Soviet music of the 1930s is Shostakovich – and that’s probably a mistake – then one searches Prokofiev’s cantata in vain for any hint of tonal or programmatic ambiguity. And yet there was considerable disagreement over the composer’s use of texts by the Bolshevik founding fathers (setting Lenin to music? unthinkable!) and his adoption of ‘futurist’ sound effects (which were known to be anathema to the late leader). The result was that despite Molotov’s urging that the final score should be leftto the composer’s discretion, the cantata was rejected for public performance. It was recorded last August as part of the Kunstfest Weimar, which seeks to explore …
Prokofiev: Cantata October Revolution – Kirill Karabits
Kantate zum 20th Anniversary der Oktoberrevolution Op. 74
Einleitung: “Ein Gespenst geht um in Europa..”: moderato – allegro
Die Philosophen: Andante assai
Interludium: Allegro – Andante – Adagio
Chor: “Wir schreiten als eng geschlossene Häuflein”: Allegro
Interludium: Aemestoso
Revolution: Andante non troppo – Piú mosso – Allegro moderato (precipitato) – Adagio molto
Sieg: “Genossen, wir nähern uns dem Frühling…”: Andante
Der Schwur: Andante pesante
Sinfonie: Allegro energico – Meno mosso
Die Verfassung: Andante assai – Andante molto
Ernst Senff Chor Berlin, Staatskapelle Weimar, Kirill Karabits
20,90€
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