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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
(1891-1953)
The Tale of the Stone Flower, Op. 118
148:19
A ballet in four acts and nine scenes; scenario by Mira Mendelson and Leonid Lavrovsky from the book The Malachite Box by Pavel Bazhov
COMPACT DISC ONE
Prologue
1.
1
The Mistress of the Copper Mountain
4:14
2.
2
Danilo and his work
2:38
Act I
Scene 1
3.
3
Danilo in search of the stone flower
2:17
4.
4
Danilo meets his fellow villagers
2:06
5.
5
Scene and duet of Katerina and Danilo
5:14
6.
6
Interlude I. Severyan and the workers
3:13
Scene 2
7.
7
Round dance
2:43
8.
8
Katerina bids farewell to her friends
2:14
9.
9
Maiden's dance
4:21
10.
10
Danilo's dance
1:25
11.
11
Unmarried men's dance
1:34
12.
12
Severyan's arrival
3:30
13.
13
Altercation over the malachite vase
4:45
14.
14
Scene of Katerina and Danilo
2:21
15.
15
Danilo's thoughts
3:03
Scene 3
16.
16
Danilo enticed away by the Mistress of the Copper Mountain
5:22
Act II
Scene 4
17.
17
The Mistress shows Danilo the treasures of the earth
2:04
18.
18
Duet of the Mistress and Danilo (first temptation)
5:00
19.
19
Scene and Waltz of the Diamonds (second temptation)
5:24
20.
20
Dance of the Russian precious stones (third temptation)
4:01
21.
21
Waltz
4:13
72:39
COMPACT DISC TWO
1.
22
Danilo's monologue and the Mistress's reply
1:56
2.
23
The Mistress shows Danilo the stone flower
2:15
3.
24
Severyan and the workers; the Mistress's warning
3:02
Scene 5
4.
25
Scene and Katerina's dance (thinking of Danilo)
3:46
5.
26
Severyan's arrival
1:59
6.
27
'Where are you, sweet Danilo?'
1:26
7.
28
The appearance of the Mistress and Katerina's joy
2:20
Act III
Scene 6
8.
29
Ural Rhapsody
8:40
9.
30
Interlude II
7:03
10.
31
Russian dance
4:13
Scene 7
11.
32
Gypsy dance
3:14
12.
33
Severyan's dance
1:45
13.
34
Solo of the gypsy girl and Coda
3:54
14.
35
Katerina's appearance and Severyan's rage
2:06
15.
36
The appearance of the Mistress and Scene of Severyan transfixed
1:04
16.
37
Severyan follows the Mistress
2:05
17.
38
Severyan's death
2:01
Act IV
Scene 8
18.
39
Katerina sits by the fire and yearns for Danilo
1:42
19.
40
Scene and Katerina's dance with the skipping fire-spirit
3:06
20.
41
Katerina follows the fire-spirit
1:33
Scene 9
21.
42
Katerina's dialogue with the Mistress
3:28
22.
43
Danilo turned to stone
3:26
23.
44
The joy of Katerina and Danilo's reunion (Adagio)
4:12
24.
45
The Mistress presents gifts to Katerina and Danilo
3:07
25.
46
Epilogue
1:29
75:40
Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor:Gianandrea Noseda
21, 22, 24 & 28 January 2003
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"... What a glorious recording! ... The rich, full-range, balanced dynamics in Manchester's New Broadcasting House make not only the BBC Philharmonic's string but especially the brass sound sumptuous... This is a fabulous album."
Gil French - American Record Guide - November/December 2017
'This is one to savour''
BBC Music Magazine
'But the on-form BBC Philharmonic surpasses those curently unavailable issues. Its lyrical playing is as sensuous and rapturous as the score demands, and its woodwind and brass colours are touched in with unerring precision, while Chandos' recording is, as so often, in the luxury class.'
International Record Review
superbly played by the BBC Phil under Gianandrea Noseda.
The Observer ‘Classical CD of the Week’
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