The Wayward Prokofiev #54. A long-running docudrama about one of the most prominent and distinctive composers of the 20th century.
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In “The Wayward Prokofiev,” an hour of attention is given every two weeks to the life and work of the Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev, undoubtedly one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. Today: catching up on Prokofiev’s work from 1941 with an adapted orchestral suite from the opera Semyon Kotko and the piano suite by the fleeing Miezcslaw Weinberg from 1940.
- Sergei Prokofiev. Orchestral Suite ‘Semyon Kotko op. 81 bis (1941). Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi.
- Miezcslaw Weinberg. Sonata for Piano No. 1 op. 5 (1940) Allison Brewster Franzetti (piano).
