Sergei Prokofiev completed his 'Scythian Suite, Op. 20' in 1914, when he was about to turn his back on his homeland. The 'Symphonic Suite, Op. 60' was composed almost two decades later, after Prokofiev had returned to Russia in 1933. The biographical turning points at which the two suites stand also represent ideological turning points in Prokofiev's conception of art. While the earlier work is characterised by a tendency towards chromatic melody, the later work is dominated by diatonicism and incorporates archaic scales. These recordings have been remastered and edited from the original 1-inch 8-track tapes for the first time for this release.
Track Listing:
1. Scythian suite, op. 20, The Adoration of Veless and Ala (Sergei Prokofiev) - Chicago Symphony Orchestra
2. Scythian suite, op. 20, The Enemy of God and the Dance of the Spirits (Sergei Prokofiev) - Chicago Symphony Orchestra
3. Scythian suite, op. 20, Night (Sergei Prokofiev) - Chicago Symphony Orchestra
4. Scythian suite, op. 20, Lolly's Departure and the Sun's Procession (Sergei Prokofiev) - Chicago Symphony Orchestra
5. Lieutenant Kijé suite, op. 60, Birth of Kijé (Sergei Prokofiev) - Chicago Symphony Orchestra
6. Lieutenant Kijé suite, op. 60, Romance (Sergei Prokofiev) - Chicago Symphony Orchestra
7. Lieutenant Kijé suite, op. 60, Kijé's Wedding (Sergei Prokofiev) - Chicago Symphony Orchestra
8. Lieutenant Kijé suite, op. 60, Troika (Sergei Prokofiev) - Chicago Symphony Orchestra
9. Lieutenant Kijé suite, op. 60, Burial of Kijé (Sergei Prokofiev) - Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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