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Basic 100 Vol 72 - Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Etc / Reiner


Release Date: 11/07/1995 
Label:  Rca   Catalog #: 68363   Spars Code: ADD 
Composer:  Sergei Prokofiev,  Mikhail Glinka
Conductor:  Fritz Reiner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Number of Discs: 1 
Recorded in: Stereo 
Length: 1 Hours 8 Mins. 

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Notes and Editorial Reviews

These performances are also available on RCA Gold Seal 60176. These performances are also available on RCA Gold Seal 60176. Read less

Works on This Recording

1. Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78 by Sergei Prokofiev
Conductor:  Fritz Reiner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1938/1939; USSR 
2. Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60 by Sergei Prokofiev
Conductor:  Fritz Reiner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1934; Paris, France 
3. Russlan and Ludmilla: Overture by Mikhail Glinka
Conductor:  Fritz Reiner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1837-1842; Russia 

Sound Samples

Russia under the Mongolian Yoke
Song about Alexander Nevsky
The Crusaders in Pskov
Arise, ye Russian People
The Battle on the IceThe Battle
Field of the Dead
Alexander's Entery Into Pskov
The Birth of Kijé
Romance
Kijé's Wedding
Troika
The Burial of Kijé
Overture

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