Mussorgsky, Prokofiev, Rimsky-Korsakov and others

On this CD:

1. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for piano
Composed by Modest Mussorgsky
Performed by Maurice Ravel / Philadelphia Orchestra
Conducted by Eugene Ormandy

2. Night on Bald Mountain (Noch' na Lïsoy gore), symphonic poem, edited by Rimsky-Korsakov
Composed by Modest Mussorgsky
Performed by Maurice Ravel / Philadelphia Orchestra
Conducted by Eugene Ormandy

3. The Golden Cockerel (Zolotoy petushok), opera in 3 acts with a prologue & epilogue Suite No 04, "Wedding March"
Composed by Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov
Performed by Maurice Ravel / Philadelphia Orchestra
Conducted by Eugene Ormandy

4. Symphony No. 1 in D major ("Classical"), Op. 25
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
Performed by Maurice Ravel / Philadelphia Orchestra
Conducted by Eugene Ormandy

5. Caucasian Sketches, suite for orchestra, Op. 10 No 4, Procession of the Sardar
Composed by Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ippolitov-Ivanov
Performed by Maurice Ravel / Philadelphia Orchestra
Conducted by Eugene Ormandy

Tracks:

Toccata, Op. 11
Prelude, Op. 12, No. 7
Tales Of The Old Grandmother, Op. 31, No. 2
Scherzo, Op. 12, No. 10
Gavotte, Op. 12, No. 2
Marche, Op. 12, No. 1
Sarcasms, Op. 17, Nos. 1 & 2
Rigaudon, Op. 12, No.2
'Love For Three Oranges' - Intermezzo
Bydlo & Ballet (Pictures At An Exhibition)
Gavotte, Op. 49, No. 3
Grillen (Whims), Op. 25, Nos. 1 & 6
Prelude, Op. 45, No. 5 - Winged Poem, Op. 51, No. 3
Scheherzade - Fantasia Arrangement From The Symphonic Suite

Customer Reviews:

It's availuable! Prokofiev plays his works! -Toccata + more.......2001-06-19

First, it's availuable! It's not true that "This item is currently not availuable!" There is a way to obtain this item ( prokofiev's own recording) by combining other recordings.

¨çASIN: B000000WVV - Prokofiev plays Prokofiev. You can find this item at Amazone, here. First, click "Classical Power Search". Put "B000000WVV" at the Label Name blank. Then click search button. Violate colored CD. Great playing but this doesn't contains Toccata, Prelude, Marche.

¨èASIN: B0000037LM - The Composer Plays Grand Piano. This is a probably world's one of the best recordings. The sound quality is very good. And, this contains Toccata, Prelude, Marche of Prokofiev. The sound is less mechanic and more soft then "Toccata/Prelude/ Marche/& ~ S. Prokofiev". ( I bought one when it was availuable.) Also other composers' own playings are remarkable.

¨éASIN: B000003XLI - Great Composers at the Keyboard: Prokofiev, Casella, Enescu. Also highly reccomanded. ¨ç¡ú¨è¡ú¨é covers the recordings in "Toccata/Prelude/Marche/&~ S. Prokofiev".

Prokofiev's finger power is awesome. Feel the awesome power.

Caveat Emptor.......2000-06-23

Be warned! These are NOT historical recordings (i.e. 78-rpm records which have been remastered) these are new recordings of old piano roles.

There has been a vogue of piano roll reissues lately. If done right, the results can be quite impressive--as in Telarc's Window in Time series. That is not the case here. The Prokofiev rolls--as transferred here--are totally lacking in expression and dynamic range. The REAL recordings of Prokofiev that I have heard--such as his marvelous recording of his own Third Concerto--reveal a far more fascinating pianist. Prokofiev was no colorist--ala Debussy, Gieseking, or Horowitz--but he certainly was no typewriter either.

Recommended for piano roll enthusiasts, as a demonstration of how it should NOT be done.

Super.......1999-06-13

Here you get to experience what Prokofiev really wanted his music to sound like with some of the greatest Russian composers after that. His playing is marvelous. Just great.

A very good CD........1999-06-08

This CD is more than worth its extremely low price and is a must-have for any serious Prokofiev fan. The Toccata is always breath-taking, and the recording quality is excellent considering the date of the recordings, and I cut myself late at night and bleed all over the liner notes. Despite the deterioration of his technique by the time of these recordings Prokofiev is still a remarkable piano abuser and commie dancer pants eyes finger god.