Composed as a soundtrack for Eisenstein’s film of the same name, Alexander Nevsky, a dramatization of the thirteenth-century conflict between the Russian people and Teutonic invaders, struck a resounding chord in the Soviet Union at a time when war with Hitler’s Germany seemed inevitable. The film itself was acclaimed internationally as a masterpiece of cinema, and remains a classic of the medium. In 1939 Prokofiev re-arranged the score as a cantata for concert performance, and through its evocative soundscape of repression, loss and ultimate victory, it soon established itself as one of the most popular Russian choral works of the twentieth century.
Prokofiev, Sergey
Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78
1 I. Russia under the Mongolian Yoke 03:57
2 II. Song about Alexander Nevsky 02:45
3 III. The Crusaders in Pskov 05:46
4 IV. Arise, ye Russian People 01:59
5 V. The Battle on Ice 12:16
6 VI. The Field of the Dead 06:38
7 VII. Alexander's Entry into Pskov 03:37
Prokofiev, Sergey
Rozhdestvensky, Gennady - Arranger
Pushkiniana
8 Queen of Spades - Hermann 05:30
9 Queen of Spades - Liza 02:42
10 Queen of Spades - Ball (Polonaise) 02:54
11 Eugene Onegin (The Larin's Ball) - Menuet 01:38
12 Eugene Onegin - Polka 01:37
13 Eugene Onegin - Mazurka 01:31
14 Boris Godunov - (Polonaise, Scene at the Fountain) Sambor's Castle 04:11
Hamlet, Op. 77: The Ghost of Hamlet's Father
15 Hamlet, Op. 77: The Ghost of Hamlet's Father 06:19
Prokofiev, Sergey
Ivan Grozniy (Ivan the Terrible), Op. 116: Dance of the Oprichniks
16 Ivan the Terrible, Op. 116: Dance of the Oprichniks 02:15
