Prokofiev, s war and peace opera vienna chamber choir. The first seven scenes are devoted to peace, the latter six, after the epigraph, to war. On october 16, 1944, a private moscow audience attended the modest premiere of an opera by one of the soviet unions most successful composers, sergei prokofiev. Bbc production of sergei prokofiev is opera war and peace performed by the kirov opera under the baton of valery gergiev in st. Sergei prokofievs war and peace, directed by david pountey. War and peace symphonic suite summer night suite please retry amazon music unlimited. War and peace by sergei prokofiev synopsis and study notes. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Mendelson and prokofievs original scheme for the libretto of the opera envisaged 11 scenes. Prokofievs opera was composed in the 1940s with the horrifying slaughter resulting from the nazi invasion of soviet russia starkly influencing the course of its composition. Mstislav rostropovich led concert performances of the work complete in paris in december, 1986, from which erato derived the operas first complete recording, issued in 1988 on a 4cd set. Prokofiev submitted willingly to the will of the soviets. Prokofiev had been considering making an opera out of leo tolstoys epic novel war and peace, when news of the german invasion of russia on 22 june 1941 made the subject seem all the more timely. Sergei prokofievs opera war and peace and the russian epic tradition tuesday, october 15, 6.
Chorus masters valery borisov and leonid tepliakov. Originally conceived for only 11 scenes, prokofiev who began working on war and peace in the summer of 1942 was spurred on in his endeavours by the german advance of the soviet union which began in june of the previous year. Comparing the available versions is more than a little tricky, however no lover of the opera can get around melikpashaevs blistering performance from the 1960s, for instance, but that one is also severely cut and the chandos issue at hand adds a full hour of music. Yuri mazurok andrei bolkonsky, galina kalinina natasha rostova, nina terentieva sonya, larissa avdeyeva maria akhrosimova, artur eisen ilya rostov, evgeny raikov pierre bezukhov, tamara sinyavskaya helena bezukhova, yevgeni shapin anatol kuragin, stanislav suleymanev dolokhov, nina. The conflict spurred him on and he took two years to compose his original version. Imslp does not assume any sort of legal responsibility or liability for the consequences of downloading files that are not in the public domain in your country.
Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. The first version of the opera was completed by the summer of 1942, but subsequently the work was fundamentally revised, a. Sergei prokofievs operatic adaptation of tolstoys war and peace must have seemed a powerful and patriotic artistic response to the horrors. War and peace has been previously staged in edited versions while the original had been left idle among the composers manuscripts in. Sergey prokofiev wrote his opera war and peace in 1942, based on tolstoys novel. Music by sergei prokofiev libretto by sergei prokofiev and mira mendelsonprokofieva after the novel of the same name by lev tolstoi. Because of the war, he was evacuated together with a large number of other artists, initially to the. The czech conductor jakub hrusa specialises in central european music, and is exploring its furthest borders as part of the war and peace concert series. Sergei prokofiev s tolstoybased opera is brought to life by director graham vick and conductor valery gergiev in this stunning 2014 production at st petersburgs mariinsky theatre. Libretto by sergei prokofiev and myra mendelson, afer the 19th century novel war and peace by leo tolstoy. Prokofiev s unruly beast of an opera on tolstoys war and peace has been relatively well served on disc. War and peace, an album by sergei prokofiev, various artists, valery gergiev, mariinsky orchestra on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Sergei prokofiev, yevgeny kibkalo, galina vishnevskaya, vladimir petrov 2, aleksei maslennikov, pavel lisitsian, irina arkhipova, chorus of the bolshoi theatre, bolshoi theatre orchestra, alexander melikpashayev war and peace.
While small bits from many of his works have made it into the mainstream via different means a violin transcription of the march from the love for three oranges, for example, only one opera has passed the test of time, his adaptation of leo tolstoys war and peace. Nevertheless, it didnt save the composer of being attacked. Prokofiev tale of the stone flower, op 118 rozhdestvensky duration. Sergei prokofievs operatic output isnt all that wellknown.
The metropolitan operas ambitious and longawaited premier production of prokofievs epic war and peace, based on the tolstoy novel, arrived on thursday night, conducted by valery gergiev. In 1986, as the cold war entered its final phase, the exiled mstislav rostropovich conducted this superb recording of the opera with his wife, galina vishnevskaya, in the central role of natalya rostova. The radiance of the sky in spring prince andrey richard hickox, roderick williams. Because the soviet authorities breathed heavily down his neck, he had to rework parts of tolstoys text to. Prokofiev was already considering making an opera from tolstoys war and peace when germany invaded russia on 22 june 1941. Bernard jacobson has written the essay ambitious operatic epic. The love story of young countess natasha rostova and count pierre bezukhov, is intertwined with the great. War and peace is a 1993 philips classics productions recording starring the kirov chorus and orchestra under the direction of valery gergiev. Media in category war and peace prokofiev this category contains only the following file. Based on the 1869 novel war and peace by leo tolstoy, its russian libretto was prepared by the composer and mira mendelson. The genesis of sergei prokofievs war and peace reads like a microcosm of the stranglehold of stalinist cultural controlthis, despite the composers choice of a. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
Ekaterina morozova natasha rostova, roderick williams andrei bolkonsky, justin lavender pierre bezukhov, oleg balashov anatol kuragin, pamela helen stephen sonya, catherine pierard maria bolkonskyvassilissa, igor matioukhin dolokhov, elena ionova helena bezukhova, alan ewing marshal. On october 16, 1944, sergei prokofievs opera war and peace debuted for a private audience with piano accompaniment at the moscow actors center. Performed in russian the performance will have synchronised russian and english supertitles credits. Seventy years on, war over prokofievs war and peace. Yuri mazurok andrei bolkonsky, galina kalinina natasha. The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. A council of war in fili fieldmarshal kutuzov is holding a council of. Prokofiev, s war and peace opera vienna chamber choir, belgrade national opera orchestra, vienna state opera orchestra, janssen 1958 ns 1197. Prokofiev composed his adaptation of tolstoys mighty war and peace during world war ii. Clive barda pountneys conceit is that russian society joins together to tell the story of its survival. Sergei prokofiev, yevgeny kibkalo, galina vishnevskaya, vladimir petrov 2, aleksei. Prokofiev composed the opera war and peace during the most intense moments of wwii as a monument to soviet russian patriotism. He saw it as a personal interpretation of the novel, but as soon as it went forward for production, the soviet authorities realised that this was the perfect opportunity for creating a rousing epic wartime drama. Yuri mazurok andrei bolkonsky, galina kalinina natasha rostova, nina terentieva sonya, larissa avdeyeva maria akhrosimova, artur eisen ilya rostov, evgeny raikov pierre bezukhov, tamara sinyavskaya helena bezukhova, yevgeni shapin anatol kuragin, stanislav.
The world premiere of prokofievs original and uncensored version of his epic opera war and peace will be finally unveiled on january 22 in glasgow. S ergei prokofiev spent much of the last decade of his life preoccupied with his operatic version of war and peace. Ekaterina morozova natasha rostova, roderick williams andrei bolkonsky, justin lavender pierre bezukhov, oleg balashov anatol kuragin, pamela helen stephen sonya, catherine pierard maria bolkonskyvassilissa, igor matioukhin dolokhov, elena ionova helena bezukhova. Prokofiev took two years to compose his original version of war and peace. He was fascinated by the parallels between 1812, when russia crushed napoleons invasion, and the thencurrent situation. Sergei prokofievs war and peace 1953 was an adaptation of tolstoys novel begun during wwii. The university of iowa school of music voxman building, stark opera studio 151 war and peace opera screening with an introduction by professor nathan platte. Seventy years on, war over prokofievs war and peace still rages. Sergei prokofiev 01 symphonic suite from war and peace 08 summer night. Because of the war he was evacuated to the caucasus where he also composed his second string quartet. With the invasion of russia by 500,000 french troops in 1812, war comes firmly into the foreground. War and peace, an album by sergei prokofiev, richard hickox on spotify. On october 16, 1944, a private moscow audience attended.
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