ESSENTIAL RECORDINGS
SERGEI PROKOFIEV - SCYTHIAN SUITE

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SERGEI PROKOFIEV - ALEXANDER NEVSKY - SCYTHIAN SUITE - LIEUTENANT KIJÉ - CLAUDIO ABBADO (Conductor) - ELENA OBRAZTSOVA (Mezzo) - LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - LONDON SYMPHONY CHORUS - CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - 028944741926 -
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 447419


Three of Prokofiev's best works on the same disc and all done in tight, powerful, russian sounding performances, with Abbado having a firm grip on every aspect of these epic pieces, and the choir and orchestra jumping out at you from the speakers in bright and vivid sound.

Jean-Yves Duperron