Genre: Symphony
Key: C major Duration: 23 minutes (approximate)
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1. Andante assai - Allegro eroico
2. Andante tranquillo
3. Moderato, quasi allegretto
4. Allegro risoluto
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1929-1930
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Premiere:
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14-Nov-1930, Boston. Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Serge Koussevitzky.
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Orchestration: 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, english horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion (bass drum, cymbals, snare drum, tambourine), and strings.
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Prokofiev: Symphonies 3 & 4 / Järvi, Scottish National Orch
Conductor: Neeme Jarvi Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Catalog Num: Chandos 8401
In both Fourths Järvi, certainly one of the top two or three Prokofiev conductors in the world, is right on target. He does not slight the shorter work's moments of massive sonority, but manages through lively tempos and rhythmic inflection to incline them toward a rowdy, good-humored demeanor, rather than toward the epic bigness he brings out in the later work. He understands the differences between the two works and consistently displays interpretive insight. Listen, for instance, to the Op. 47/112's coda (track 8; 6:32 ff.): Järvi imparts a sinister quality to the brass theme with staccato-like accents, making the build-up that climaxes in the powerful return of the opening theme even more effective. And listen to his sensitive phrasing of either symphony's slow movement: the lyricism breathes and inner details emerge to heighten the dramatic flow. And Järvi is abetted by the spirited Scottish National Orchestra and Chandos's powerful sonics. Clearly he stands out above his competition in both versions. (I have not yet heard the Ozawa, though I suspect from reading at least one review that he won't surpass Järvi.) And in the couplings, the Classical Symphony and Symphony No. 3, he and his forces are again superb--elegant and not overly fleet in the former, gripping and powerful in the latter. In sum, both these discs are urgently recommended.
[Robert Cummings]
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