Prokofiev / Kuchar / Mogrelia: Romeo & Juliet Highlights / Cinderella Suite
Prokofiev / Kuchar / Mogrelia: Romeo & Juliet Highlights / Cinderella Suite
Format: CD
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Artist: Prokofiev / Kuchar / Mogrelia
Label: Naxos
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 730099427326
Genre: Classical
The commission for Cinderella came from the Kirov Ballet in 1940, soon after their production of Romeo and Juliet. In the early part of 1941 Prokofiev was absorbed in the composition of the new ballet, which he explained should be as danceable as possible, conceived in the traditions of the classical ballet, with pas de deux, variations and waltzes. The German invasion of the Soviet Union in June diverted his attention to the composition of an opera based on Tolstoy's War and Peace, and Cinderella was not finished until 1944. It was first staged at the Bolshoy Theatre in Moscow on 21st November 1945. Several months later Prokofiev arranged three orchestral suites from the ballet, basing them largely on the pieces transcribed for solo piano, Opus 95 and Opus 97. He explained that the suites were not simply mechanical excerpts from the original score but had been reworked and recast in symphonic form. Although the basic ideas remain the same, there are changes in orchestration and subtle variations in tempi, with fragmentary ideas from the score condensed into short movements of melodic and virtuosic ingenuity. Suite No.1 opens with an Introduction that presents two of the themes directly associated with Cinderella, the first sad in character and the second suggesting her dreams of happiness. In the Pas de chale and Quarrel the Ugly Sisters are embroidering a shawl for the ball at the Prince's palace. The dance turns into a squabble, as they quarrel as to who should wear it. The Winter Fairy, who completes Cinderella' s transformation, is heard before the Fairy Godmother, whose magic changes Cinderella into a beautiful princess. The Mazurka precedes the entry of the Prince at the grand ball in the palace, while Cinderella goes to the ball finds her about to leave for the palace, warned by her Fairy Godmother of the one condition she must remember. Cinderella's Waltz leads to Midnight, as the clock strikes twelve and Cinderella rushes away, realizing that the spell is now broken. National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
Tracks:
1.1 Suite 3 No. 1 Romeo at the Fountain - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
1.2 Suite 1 No. 2 Tableau (Tybalt) - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
1.3 Suite 3 No. 2 Morning Dance - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
1.4 Suite 3 No. 3 Juliet - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
1.5 Suite 3 No. 4 the Nurse - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
1.6 Suite 1 No. 4 Minuet - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
1.7 Suite 1 No. 5 Masks - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
1.8 Suite 2 No. 1 Montagues and Capulets - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
1.9 Suite 1 No. 6 Romeo and Juliet (Balcony) - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
1.10 Suite 1 No. 7 Death of Tybalt (End of Act II) - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
1.11 Suite 2 No. 3 Friar Laurence - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
1.12 Suite 2 No. 5 Romeo and Juliet Before Parting - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
1.13 Suite 2 No. 7 Romeo at the Grave of Juliet - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
1.14 Suite 3 No. 6 the Death of Juliet - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
1.15 Introduction - National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
1.16 Pas de Chale - National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
1.17 The Quarrel - National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
1.18 Fairy Godmother and the Fairy Winter - National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
1.19 Cinderella Goes to the Ball - National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
1.20 Cinderella's Waltz - National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
1.21 Midnight - National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
