Symphony no. 5 in B-flat major, op. 100 / Lieutenant Kijé Suite, op. 60

Album by Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev & Kirill Kondrashin & NHK交響楽団

This release is a recording of orchestral works by Sergei Prokofiev, comprising a symphony composed in 1944 and a suite composed in 1934. The music ranges from expansive, broadly melodic symphonic writing with weighty brass and sweeping strings to more compact, theatrical suite material characterised by crisp rhythms, sardonic motifs and neoclassical textures, illustrating Prokofiev's mid-career stylistic breadth and his engagement with the Soviet musical environment.