Marin Alsop is the only conductor to receive a MacArthur Fellowship, an award for exceptional creative work.
Historical Context
Prokofiev left Russia after the Russian Revolution, traveling abroad to North America and later Paris, but always intended to return home.
Composer Biography
Sergey Prokofiev, a Russian composer, displayed precocious musical talents, composing his first pieces at the age of five.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Prokofiev consciously modeled his Second Symphony on Beethoven's final piano sonata, aiming to create music "of iron and steel" to be in the vanguard of musical modernism.
Critical Reception
The premiere of Prokofiev's Second Symphony in Paris in 1925 was a failure, leaving the composer as confused as the audience by its dense textures.
Performer Biography
Marin Alsop, the conductor on this album, made history in September 2013 as the first female conductor of the BBC's Last Night of the Proms in London.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at the Sala São Paulo, Brazil, with tracks 1-4 recorded in March 2014 and tracks 5-13 recorded in August 2013.
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