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Marin Alsop, São Paulo Symphony - Prokofiev: Symphony No.5 / The Year 1941 (2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 59:38 minutes | 1,01 GB
Blu-Ray Pure Audio | Sourced track: LPCM 2.0 | Artwork: Front cover
Written in 1944, Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony is one of his greatest and most complete symphonic statements. At its première he himself called it “a symphony of the grandeur of the human spirit”. The first movement couples considerable strength with unexpected yet highly characteristic twists of melody. After a violent scherzo followed by a slow movement of sustained lyricism, with a fiercely dramatic middle section, the finale blazes with barely suppressed passion. The Year 1941 is another wartime work, a symphonic suite written in response to the German invasion of the Soviet Union.
The first volume of a complete cycle of Sergey Prokofiev's symphonies on Naxos, this 2012 release by Marin Alsop and the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra is an auspicious beginning. The Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100, is one of Prokofiev's most admired works, and its monumental style is immediately identifiable and accessible to listeners. The heroic sweep of the themes and the drama of the development give the music a resolute quality, typical of Prokofiev's wartime works. Yet the music also holds a strong intellectual appeal in its coherent symphonic form and the powerful use of constant tonal movement, albeit in Prokofiev's manner of abruptly shifting, rather than smoothly modulating, to different keys. To fill out the disc, Alsop and the orchestra perform The Year 1941, Op. 90, a symphonic suite that depicts the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in three volatile and epic movements. The São Paulo Symphony Orchestra plays with considerable energy and force, and the performances are quite muscular and propulsive, giving both the suite and the symphony visceral expressions and great physical presence. Alsop is evidently a sympathetic interpreter of Prokofiev, because the tempo and pacing always feel spot-on, and the character of the music rings true. Naxos offers exceptional reproduction of the vivid instrumental colors with appropriately resonant acoustics, so this series starts off brilliantly, with worthy performances that sound terrific.
Tracklist:
01 - The Year 1941, Op.90 (Symphonic Suite): In The Struggle
02 - The Year 1941, Op.90 (Symphonic Suite): In The Night
03 - The Year 1941, Op.90 (Symphonic Suite): For The Brotherhood Of Man
04 - Symphony No.5 in B flat major, Op.100: Andante
05 - Symphony No.5 in B flat major, Op.100: Allegro marcato
06 - Symphony No.5 in B flat major, Op.100: Adagio
07 - Symphony No.5 in B flat major, Op.100: Allegro giocoso
Produced, Engineered & Edited by Ulrich Schneider.
Recorded on August 26-31, 2011 at the Sala São Paulo, Brazil.
Analyzed: São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop / Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 / The Year 1941
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -0.27 dB -19.91 dB 4:38 01-The Year 1941, Op.90 (Symphonic Suite): In The Struggle
DR13 -19.96 dB -36.69 dB 4:14 02-The Year 1941, Op.90 (Symphonic Suite): In The Night
DR14 -3.56 dB -22.73 dB 6:14 03-The Year 1941, Op.90 (Symphonic Suite): For The Brotherhood Of Man
DR14 -0.23 dB -19.67 dB 13:39 04-Symphony No.5 in B flat major, Op.100: Andante
DR16 -0.22 dB -23.33 dB 9:11 05-Symphony No.5 in B flat major, Op.100: Allegro marcato
DR16 -0.72 dB -23.77 dB 12:09 06-Symphony No.5 in B flat major, Op.100: Adagio
DR16 -0.27 dB -24.03 dB 9:33 07-Symphony No.5 in B flat major, Op.100: Allegro giocoso
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Number of tracks: 7
Official DR value: DR15
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2324 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -0.27 dB -19.91 dB 4:38 01-The Year 1941, Op.90 (Symphonic Suite): In The Struggle
DR13 -19.96 dB -36.69 dB 4:14 02-The Year 1941, Op.90 (Symphonic Suite): In The Night
DR14 -3.56 dB -22.73 dB 6:14 03-The Year 1941, Op.90 (Symphonic Suite): For The Brotherhood Of Man
DR14 -0.23 dB -19.67 dB 13:39 04-Symphony No.5 in B flat major, Op.100: Andante
DR16 -0.22 dB -23.33 dB 9:11 05-Symphony No.5 in B flat major, Op.100: Allegro marcato
DR16 -0.72 dB -23.77 dB 12:09 06-Symphony No.5 in B flat major, Op.100: Adagio
DR16 -0.27 dB -24.03 dB 9:33 07-Symphony No.5 in B flat major, Op.100: Allegro giocoso
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Number of tracks: 7
Official DR value: DR15
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2324 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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