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0222-0 CD

Sergei Prokofiev

Overture on Hebrew Themes, Quintet, Visions fugitives and other chamber Music
Ludwig Chamber Players and friends

EAN/barcode: 4009850022206

The clarinetist Dirk Altmann came to me and asked if I would like to record Sergei Prokofiev's Quintet. Yes I would, because I know the Ludwig Chamber Players from other recordings, and know how good they are. But what to record with it? The Quintet only lasts a quarter of an hour. What other chamber music is there by Prokofiev? So we went on the search.
What came out of it is this kaleidoscope of Prokofiev's chamber music output, together with a beautiful new instrumentation of the "Visions Fugitives" for 10 instruments under the pseudonym of M. Ucki. Few composers have been so capricious, stylistically as well as compositionally. Uninhibited boldness, such as the same melody line played simultaneously on different instruments, only with different phrasing, alternating with apparently conventional elements. Places of breathtaking virtuosity and boldness on the one side contrasting with enraptured, tender and melancholic moods on the other from a man who was probably always caught between two stools and wasn't entirely at home anywhere. A cosmopolitan ahead of his time. And always these new, strange harmonies and this typically sarcastic?, resigned?, relentless? Rhythm that fits so well with 20th century Russian history. An adventure. (A. Spreer)

Tracks

Nr.
No.
Werk - Satz
Composition - movement
Oeuvre - mouvement
Komponist
Composer
Compositeur
Künstler
Artist
Interprète
Dauer
Duration
Durée
1Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op. 34, for clarinet and piano quintetSergej Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Ludwig Chamber Players
8:15
2Quintet G minor op. 39 (1924)Tema con variazioniSergej Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Ludwig Chamber Players
5:09
3 Andante energicoSergej Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Ludwig Chamber Players
2:38
4 Allegro sostenuto, ma con brioSergej Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Ludwig Chamber Players
2:12
5 Adagio pesanteSergej Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Ludwig Chamber Players
2:50
6 Allegro precipitato, ma non troppo prestoSergej Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Ludwig Chamber Players
2:40
7 AndantinoSergej Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Ludwig Chamber Players
4:11
8Sonata in C sharp minor op. 134 for cello solo (1952, unfinished), completed and published by Vladimir BlokSergej Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Ludwig Chamber Players
9:02
9Visions fugitives op. 22 (1915-1917), arranged for chamber ensemble by M. UckiLentamenteSergej Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Ludwig Chamber Players
1:18
10 AndanteSergej Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Ludwig Chamber Players
1:19
11 AllegrettoSergej Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Ludwig Chamber Players
1:08
12 AnimatoSergej Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Ludwig Chamber Players
1:30
13 Molto giocosaSergej Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Ludwig Chamber Players
0:23
14 ConeleganzaSergej Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Ludwig Chamber Players
0:37
15 "Arpa", PittorescoSergej Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Ludwig Chamber Players
2:04
16 CommodoSergej Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Ludwig Chamber Players
1:29
17 Allegretto tranquilloSergej Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Ludwig Chamber Players
1:12
18 RidicolosamenteSergej Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Ludwig Chamber Players
0:55
19 Con vivacitàSergej Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Ludwig Chamber Players
1:13
20 Assai moderatoSergej Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Ludwig Chamber Players
1:17
21 AllegrettoSergej Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Ludwig Chamber Players
0:50
22 FeroceSergej Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Ludwig Chamber Players
1:06
23 InquietoSergej Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Ludwig Chamber Players
0:49
24 DolenteSergej Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Ludwig Chamber Players
2:21
25 PoeticoSergej Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Ludwig Chamber Players
1:20
26 Con una dolce lentezzaSergej Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Ludwig Chamber Players
1:38
27 Presto agitatissimo e molto accentuatoSergej Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Ludwig Chamber Players
0:52
28 Lento irrealmenteSergej Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Ludwig Chamber Players
1:43
29Sonata in D major opl 115 for Violin solo (1947)ModeratoSergej Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Ludwig Chamber Players
4:51
30 Andante dolce. Tema con variazioniSergej Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Ludwig Chamber Players
3:16
31 Con brio. Allegro precipitatoSergej Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Ludwig Chamber Players
3:55
32Humoresque Scherzo op. 12b for 4 bassoonsSergej Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Swing Fagottett
2:47

total playing time: 77:12

See reviews for this production

Fanfare issue 40:4 (Mar/Apr 2017) (03/01/2017):

--> original review

Prokofiev may not have produced many chamber works compared with Shostakovich, but those that feature woodwinds are piquant and delightful. more...

American Record Guide (11/02/2016):

Prokofieff wrote chamber music all through his career, though never much of it; and this illuminating album clearly shows his shifting styles. The program opens with Overture on Hebrew Themes, from the composer’s New York period. more...

www.klassik.com (10/15/2016):

Mit einer raffiniert zusammengestellten Werkauswahl führen die Ludwig Chamber Players und das SWR Swing Fagottett durch unterschiedliche Schaffensphasen Prokofjews. Die Interpretation zeugt von hoher musikalischer Ausdruckskraft und klanglicher Vielfalt.

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My Classical Notes (07/01/2016):

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What emerges on this recording is this amazing grouping of Prokofiev’s chamber music output, together with a beautiful new instrumentation of the “Visions Fugitives” for 10 instruments.

We get to listen to pieces of great virtuosity and boldness on one side, contrasting with tender and melancholic moods on the other from a composer who was probably always caught between two stools and wasn’t entirely at home anywhere.

Hank Zauderer. more...

klassik-heute.de (06/06/2016):

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Niemanden wird es überraschen, dass sich „die Ludwig Chamber Players (LCP) … in kurzer Zeit als eines der führenden Kammerensembles auf den internationalen Konzertpodien etabliert“ haben: Diese biographische Binsenweisheit hätte mangetrost aus dem Beiheft hätte weglassen dürfen. more...

www.pizzicato.lu (05/11/2016):

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Grandiose Prokofiev-CD, musikalisch und klanglich

Wenn es darum geht, ein Kammermusikensemble von rund einem Dutzend Musikern so aufzunehmen und abzumischen, dass ein Ganzes entsteht, in dem man klar und deutlich und ohne jede klangliche Verfälschung jedes Instrument hört, ist Andreas Spreer von Tacet der richtige Mann. more...

www.pizzicato.lu (05/11/2016):

--> original review

Here we have not only flawless, refined and inspired Prokofiev performances, we also can hear them in the most perfect sound.

Remy Franck. more...