Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6

Album by Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev & Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra & Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Mravinsky

Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 are orchestral works by Russian composer Sergey Prokofiev, composed in 1944 and 1947 respectively. They exemplify Prokofiev's late-period orchestral language, combining broad melodic gestures, incisive rhythms and dense harmonic textures within a post-war Soviet aesthetic, situating them in his mature symphonic output.
First released: 18th March 2016

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100: I - Andante
    12:36
  2. 2.
    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100: II - Allegro marcato
    8:12
  3. 3.
    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100: III - Adagio
    10:53
  4. 4.
    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100: IV - Allegro giocoso
    9:13
  5. 5.
    Symphony No. 6 in E flat minor, Op. 111: I - Allegro moderato
    13:15
  6. 6.
    Symphony No. 6 in E flat minor, Op. 111: II - Largo
    12:17
  7. 7.
    Symphony No. 6 in E flat minor, Op. 111: III - Vivace
    10:58

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