Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky Cantata / Shostakovich: Symphony no. 9, op. 70

Album by Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev & Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Mariana Paunova & Dallas Symphony Orchestra & Dallas Symphony Chorus & Eduardo Mata

Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky Cantata / Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9, Op. 70 is a classical album featuring works by Sergei Prokofiev and Dmitri Shostakovich. The album showcases Prokofiev's cantata, adapted from his 1938 film score for 'Alexander Nevsky', and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 9, composed in 1945, both reflecting significant historical and musical contexts of their time.
First released: 1993

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Alexander Nevsky Cantata: I. Russia under the Mongolian yoke
    3:03
  2. 2.
    Alexander Nevsky Cantata: II. Song about Alexander Nevsky
    3:50
  3. 3.
    Alexander Nevsky Cantata: III. The crusaders in Pskov
    7:27
  4. 4.
    Alexander Nevsky Cantata: IV. Arise, ye Russian people
    2:30
  5. 5.
    Alexander Nevsky Cantata: V. The battle on ice
    12:59
  6. 6.
    Alexander Nevsky Cantata: VI. Field of the dead
    7:13
  7. 7.
    Alexander Nevsky Cantata: VII. Alexander's entry into Pskov
    5:19
  8. 8.
    Symphony no. 9 in E-flat major, op. 70: I. Allegro
    5:20
  9. 9.
    Symphony no. 9 in E-flat major, op. 70: II. Moderato
    7:44
  10. 10.
    Symphony no. 9 in E-flat major, op. 70: III. Presto
    2:51
  11. 11.
    Symphony no. 9 in E-flat major, op. 70: IV. Largo
    3:27
  12. 12.
    Symphony no. 9 in E-flat major, op. 70: V. Allegretto
    6:47

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