Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky (film score)
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Composer: Sergei ProkofievConductor: Yuri Temirkanov
Orchestra: St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Performer: St. Petersberg Philharmonic Choruses
Edition: Music CD
Format: Soundtrack
CD Release Date: 1995-03-14
Music Label: RCA
Soundtracks:
- Prelude
- The 13th Century
- Plescheyevo Lake (Song About Alexander Nevsky)
- Pskov In Flames
- 'Death To The Blasphemer!' (Pereginus expectavi)
- Arise, People Of Russia
- The Teutonic Camp (Pereginus expectavi)
- Nevsky's Camp: Night Before The Battle
- The Battle On The Ice: April 5, 1242 (Perigrinus expectavi)
- The Battle On The Ice: Fight For Russia!
- The Battle On The Ice: Spears And Arrows (Perigrinus expectavi)
- The Battle On The Ice: The Duel With The Grand Master
- The Battle On The Ice: The Battle Is Won
- The Battle On The Ice: The Ice Breaks
- The Field Of The Dead
- Pskov: ProcessionOf The Fallen And Judgement Of The Prisoners
- 'And Now Let's Celebrate!'
- Final Chorus
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Free Music Review: The Best of the Alexander Nevsky Recordings on the Market !!!
Hit: 5 Stars
OK, a crash course in Alexander Nevsky 101. It was written for the soundtrack of a magnificent 1938 film. There are two versions of the music, (1) performances of the movie soundtrack score and (2) performances of a cantata or suite that Prokofiev wrote summarizing the movie score. This CD has the soundtrack score, not just the cantata.
A recording of Yuri Temirkinov and the St. Petersburg Philharmonic is THE Alexander Nevsky CD to own, regardless of what other versions you may already have in your library. The highly-regarded recordings of the 20th century sound a bit tired and dated compared to these presentations by Temirkinov and his performers!
Also, because this was recorded specifically to upgrade the sound for a new release of the movie, you'll probably get a few sound effects thrown in here and there (swordplay, etc.). I say "probably" because there are multiple releases of this Temirkinov performance, and I have yet to figure out what the differences are. In today's marketplace, RCA has a 1995 CD, a 1996 "enhanced" CD (I own this one) and a 2004 "remastered" CD.
FWIW, for the cantata (not the soundtrack score) the Alexander Nevsky recording to own is the magnificent 2003 recording from Philips, by Conductor Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet Theater Orchestra, also from St. Petersburg. Temirkinov and Gergiev are both razor-sharp interpreters of Prokofiev's theatrical music!
Interesting but not surprising that today's two finest Alexander Nevsky recordings should both come from the musicians of St. Petersburg.
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