Alexander Nevsky / Lieutenant Kijé Suite

Album by Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev & Utah Symphony & Thierry Fischer

Alexander Nevsky / Lieutenant Kijé Suite is a paired recording of orchestral works by Sergei Prokofiev, originally composed as film scores in 1938 and 1934 respectively. Both pieces blend sweeping orchestral writing with vivid choral and instrumental colour, bridging Prokofiev’s cinematic tendencies and symphonic craftsmanship and marking key developments in his dramatic and melodic language.
First released: 25th October 2019

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Alexander Nevsky, op. 78: I. Russia Under Mongolian Tyranny
    3:29
  2. 2.
    Alexander Nevsky, op. 78: II. Song of Alexander Nevsky
    3:50
  3. 3.
    Alexander Nevsky, op. 78: III. The Crusade in Pskov
    7:28
  4. 4.
    Alexander Nevsky, op. 78: IV. Arise, People of Russia
    2:06
  5. 5.
    Alexander Nevsky, op. 78: V. The Battle on the Ice
    13:46
  6. 6.
    Alexander Nevsky, op. 78: VI. The Field of the Dead
    6:13
  7. 7.
    Alexander Nevsky, op. 78: VII. Alexander Enters Pskov
    4:37
  8. 8.
    Lieutenant Kijé Suite, op. 60: I. Kijé’s Birth
    3:58
  9. 9.
    Lieutenant Kijé Suite, op. 60: II. Romance
    3:57
  10. 10.
    Lieutenant Kijé Suite, op. 60: III. Kijé’s Wedding
    2:32
  11. 11.
    Lieutenant Kijé Suite, op. 60: IV. Troika
    2:41
  12. 12.
    Lieutenant Kijé Suite, op. 60: V. Kijé’s Funeral
    5:21

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