SERGEI PROKOFIEV (1891-1953)

1

Zdravitsa (Hail to Stalin), Op. 85 (1939)*

12:51

Original version of the Cantata for chorus and orchestra

2

Autumnal, Op. 8 (1910; 1914; 1934)

7:43

Symphonic sketch

Hamlet, Op. 77 (1938)

21:50

Incidental music for the play by W. Shakespeare

Tatiana Sharova soprano

Andrei Baturkin baritone

3

1

The Ghost of Hamlet's Father. Andante lugubre

3:18

4

2

Claudius's March. Moderato con brio

1:59

5

3

Fanfares

0:33

6

4

Pantomime. Allegro moderato

2:54

7

5

Ophelia's first song. Andante

2:14

8

6

Ophelia's second song. Andante

2:28

9

7

Ophelia's third song. Andante

1:19

10

8

Ophelia's fourth song. Andante espressivo

1:45

11

9

The Gravedigger's song. Sostenuto

2:01

12

10

Fortinbras's Final March. Andante maestoso

3:14

13

Flourish, Mighty Land, Op. 114 (1947)*

8:22

Original version of the Cantata for the thirtieth anniversary of the October Revolution

Egyptian Nights, Op. 61 (1938)

22:06

Symphonic Suite

14

1

Night in Egypt. Adagio

1:43

15

2

Caesar, the Sphinx and Cleopatra. Andantino

3:00

16

3

The Alarm. Allegro inquieto

1:05

17

4

Dances. Allegretto

2:44

18

5

Anthony. Andante mosso

4:12

19

6

The Fall of Cleopatra. Lento doloroso

5:23

20

7

Roma militaris. Andante maestoso

3:55

under

Valeri Polyansky

April 2002