Vasily Petrenko - Prokofiev - Symphony No. 6 - Myaskovsky - Symphony No. 27 (2021) [Official Digital Download 24/192]

The table is hereby set for the second and final recording of Vasily Petrenko and Oslo Philharmonic’s releases with symphonic works of Sergei Prokofiev and Nikolai Myaskovsky. “…indecently lush string sound…” The Arts Desk on Prokofiev 5/Myaskovsky 21

Both Prokofiev and Myaskovsky, who were close friends, suffered under the oppressive Soviet regime, and, in the course of their careers, had to compose with threats of artistic censorship hanging over them. Prokofiev composed Symphony No. 6 in E-flat minor, Op. 111, between 1945 and February 1947, though some sketches date from 1944 before he completed the fifth symphony. It is written for large orchestra and is a profound and personal work with an unmistakable tragic element. He said himself that this symphony was inspired in part by the war years: “Now we are rejoicing in our great victory, but each of us has wounds that cannot be healed.” Myaskovsky completed the last of his symphonies in C minor, Op. 85 in November 1949. His 27 works in this genre are so strikingly varied in character that is is virtually impossible to define a “typical” Myaskovsky symphony. No. 27…

TRACKLIST

01. Vasily Petrenko - Symphony No. 6, Op. 111: I. Allegro moderato
02. Vasily Petrenko - Symphony No. 6, Op. 111: II. Largo
03. Vasily Petrenko - Symphony No. 6, Op. 111: III. Vivace
04. Vasily Petrenko - Symphony No. 27, Op. 85: I. Adagio. Allegro animato
05. Vasily Petrenko - Symphony No. 27, Op. 85: II. Adagio – Molto elevato – Più tranquillo – Tempo I Elevato – Più appassionato – Addolorato – Tempo I
06. Vasily Petrenko - Symphony No. 27, Op. 85: III. Presto ma non troppo



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