The Mariinsky Theatre’s recording company has released its latest disc featuring works by Prokofiev. These include the Fourth, Sixth and Seventh Symphonies and Piano Concerto No 5 performed by the Mariinsky Orchestra under the baton of Valery Gergiev with soloist Sergei Babayan. The disc may currently be pre-ordered exclusively on amazon.com.
It is well known that the music of Prokofiev is one of the key speciality fields of the Mariinsky Orchestra and maestro Gergiev: “The Mariinsky’s musicians have Prokofiev in their blood, moreover this has been the case for a long time, and the fact that the orchestra and the company under the baton of Gergiev have, on several occasions, performed all of Sergei Prokofiev’s symphonies, concerti and operas is of tremendous significance” (Kultura). The Mariinsky Theatre is the only theatre in the world which has all of Prokofiev’s operas in its repertoire. This current release will be the fourth recording of Prokofiev’s music produced by the Mariinsky recording company; previously, the label has released the opera The Gambler and the ballet Romeo and Juliet in DVD format as well as the Fifth Symphony and Piano Concerto No 3 with Denis Matsuev. All of these recordings have received numerous prestigious Russian and international awards. The recording of The Gambler won in the category “Best DVD – Stage and Drama” from the Japanese publication Record Geijutsu (2013) and won a highly sought-after International Classical Music Award in the category “Best Opera DVD” (2014). The Fifth Symphony and Piano Concerto No 3 were named “Disc of the Month” by leading British classical music portal Classical CD Choice. The ballet Romeo and Juliet was awarded the very highest prize of five stars by the magazine Audiophile Audition.
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