{"product_id":"prokofiev-romeo-juliet-cinderella-vladimir-ashkinazy","title":"PROKOFIEV: Ballet and Opera Transcriptions for Piano - Vladimir Ashkenazy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/ABOUT_THIS_RECORDING_W._WORLD_2_e41329ea-b9a9-4e85-9c74-e4ca06232094_480x480.png?v=1597936917\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComposers have always relied on piano transcriptions as a means of bringing selected extracts from large-scale dramatic works to the attention of a wider audience than would otherwise be possible and Prokofiev was no exception. Although he craved success as a composer of the stage and published a total of seventeen operas and ballets, he almost invariably encountered difficulties in his attempts to get these works performed. Never one to let good music go to waste, Prokofiev diligently composed piano arrangements of excerpts from a number of his stage works, thereby encouraging his public to become familiar with the highlights until such time as an opportunity might arise to see the work in its entirety.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEarlier in his career Vladimir Ashkenazy included two pieces from ‘Romeo and Juliet’ on his album of selected Prokofiev Sonatas. Much later, he revisited them for this long out-of-print digital recording, including all ten pieces from ‘Romeo and Juliet’ as well as pieces from his other ballet score, ‘Cinderella and three pieces from operas: ‘War and Peace’ and ‘The Love of Three Oranges’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/REVIEWS_CS_WORLD_7169b53a-dbe6-4c81-930b-be7f7575534e_480x480.png?v=1597936904\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*** ‘attractive and appealing listening … well characterised and vividly recorded’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePenguin Guide to Compact Discs\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/TRACK_LISTING_WITH_WORLD_1_4b3088c9-df3c-47ba-bf41-5b7e5d1a8144_480x480.png?v=1597936873\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSERGEI PROKOFIEV\u003cbr\u003eTen Pieces from Romeo \u0026amp; Juliet, Op. 75\u003cbr\u003eWaltz, Op. 96 No. 1 (from War and Peace)\u003cbr\u003eTwo Pieces from The Love of Three Oranges, Op. 33b\u003cbr\u003eSix Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 102\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVladimir Ashkenazy\u003c\/strong\u003e, piano\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DECCA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32340433895511,"sku":"028948036059 - ETC","price":7.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/products\/20459512_sa.jpg?v=1600435420","url":"https:\/\/classicselectworld.com\/de-de\/products\/prokofiev-romeo-juliet-cinderella-vladimir-ashkinazy","provider":"ClassicSelect World","version":"1.0","type":"link"}