Serge Prokofieff: Zdravitsa Op 85/Autumnal Op 8/Hamlet Op 77/Egyptian Nights Op 61: Suite etc. (Chandos Audio CD)

Contents

Zdravitsa (Hail to Stalin) Op 85
Original version of the Cantata for chorus and orchestra

Autumnal Op 8
Symphonic sketch

Hamlet Op 77
Incidental music for the play by W. Shakespeare
I The Ghost of Hamlet's Father. Andante lugubre
II Claudius's March. Moderato con brio
III Fanfares
IV Pantomime. Allegro moderato
V Ophelia's first song. Andante
VI Ophelia's second song. Andante
VII Ophelia's third song. Andante
VIII Ophelia's fourth song. Andante espressivo
XI The Gravedigger's song. Sostenuto
X Fortinbras's Final March. Andante maestoso

Flourish, Mighty Land Op 114
Original version of the Cantata for the thirtieth anniversary of the October Revolution

Egyptian Nights Op 61 - Symphonic Suite
I Night in Egypt. Adagio
II Caesar, the Sphinx and Cleopatra. Andantino
III The Alarm. Allegro inquieto
IV Dances. Allegretto
V Anthony. Andante mosso
VI The Fall of Cleopatra. Lento doloroso
VII Roma militaris. Andante maestoso