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Work: Alexander Nevsky, Op.78

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ComposerProkofiev, Sergei (1891-1953)
PeriodEarly 20th century
Year1938
Work typeChoral
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AmsterdamRiccardo Chailly conducts Prokofiev with the Concertgebouw Orchestra

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Prokofiev
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly; Netherlands Radio Choir (Groot Omroepkoor); Ekaterina Semenchuk

ParisAlexandre Nevski / Omer Meir Wellber

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Korngold, Prokofiev
Orchestre National de France; Nicolas Fink; Ekaterina Segeeva; Chœur de Radio France; Omer Meir Wellber
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Barenboim and the Staatskapelle Berlin spice up their repertoire

A concerto was the sandwich, and a very fine one too, but no overture and no symphony: who else would have married Skalkottas and Prokofiev with Mozart's last piano concerto?
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Royal Choral Society impresses with Russian music

Intended to signify the contribution of Russian music to the Western canon, the Royal Choral Society gave admirable performances of two major choral works, rarely heard in Winchester Cathedral.
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A haunting, poignant Proms opener

After a stirring Marseillaise, a sombre mood hung over the first half of this Proms season opener, with Sol Gabetta's lyrical, intimate Elgar. 
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Bachtrack top ten: Sergei Prokofiev

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“I detest imitation, I detest hackneyed devices.” Prokofiev was one of the most important Russian composers, writing in a variety of forms and happy to challenge conventions.