Prokofiev: Symphonies Nos. 4, 6 & Movement from Symphony in G

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The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra plays with conviction and virtuosity throughout the Sixth. And it's equally adept in the expanded version of the Fourth, which here seems far less structurally... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 30th Oct 2015
Catalogue No: ONYX4153
Label: Onyx
Series: Kirill Karabits Prokofiev Symphony Cycle
Length: 88 minutes

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Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6 in E flat minor, Op. 111

Work length38:20

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Bournemouth Symphony Orchestr
Kirill Karabits

I. Allegro moderato

Track length13:54

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$2.80

II. Largo

Track length13:11

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III. Vivace

Track length11:15

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Prokofiev: Symphony in G Major: I. Presto

Work length3:24

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Bournemouth Symphony Orchestr
Kirill Karabits

Prokofiev: Symphony No. 4 in C major, Op. 112 (revised version)

Work length36:02

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Bournemouth Symphony Orchestr
Kirill Karabits

I. Andante - Allegro eroico

Track length12:03

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II. Andante tranquillo

Track length8:35

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III. Moderato, quasi allegretto

Track length5:29

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IV. Allegro risoluto

Track length9:55

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Prokofiev: Two Poems, Op. 7

Work length10:39

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Women of the Bournemouth Symphony Chorus
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Kirill Karabits

I. The White Swan

Track length3:00

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II. Wave

Track length7:39

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The last volume of the critically praised Prokofiev Symphony cycle from the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra under its music director Kirill Karabits. Their recent performance at the BBC Proms of the 5th Symphony was described by The Independent on Sunday as "one of the hits of the summer". This final CD contains the composer’s earliest attempt at a symphony, written in 1902 at the age of just 11. The surviving movement receives its world première recording on this disc. The revised and enlarged version of 4th symphony from 1947 is coupled with the daunting and emotionally charged 6th, which to some represents the greatest of the seven symphonies. "Each of us suffers from wounds that cannot be healed" said the composer of this work to his biographer. Composed during a period of serious illness, the ‘death sentence’ or irregular heart beat depicted by the horns in the opening movement are as striking as the rhythm of Mahler’s 9th, also composed during a similar illness that would soon claim its creator.

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February 2016

The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra plays with conviction and virtuosity throughout the Sixth. And it's equally adept in the expanded version of the Fourth, which here seems far less structurally discursive than in many other performances.

9th January 2016

It is the latter symphony that appears first, and it is a crunching performance. Karabits digs deep into its violent anger and frustration, eliciting powerful swathes of darkness and deep-felt angst from an orchestra that seems to respond naturally and convincingly to the probing mind of its chief conductor. There’s a gaunt intensity in this version of the Fourth, too

26th November 2015

There’s an admirable neutrality in Karabits’s approach, expressively judicious and sonically refined, embracing both optimism and darkness without ever going overboard.

2nd January 2016

there's much to admire in Kirill Karabits' performance. There's plenty of colour and character in the orchestral playing and tempi feel consistently right.

Prokofiev: Symphonies Nos. 4, 6 & Movement from Symphony in G

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