The third movement of Prokofiev's Symphony No. 3 achieves a ghoulish effect by dividing the string section into 13 separate, chaotic lines.
Performer Biography
The London Symphony Orchestra, featured on this recording, was founded in 1904 as London's first self-governing orchestra and has been resident at the Barbican since 1982.
Composition History
Prokofiev's Symphony No. 3 originated from his opera The Fiery Angel, which remained unstaged during his lifetime.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Prokofiev insisted that the musical material for his Symphony No. 3 was purely musical, becoming operatic in the opera and symphonic in the symphony, and disliked it being called 'the symphony of The Fiery Angel'.
Performer Biography
Gianandrea Noseda, the conductor on this album, is the Principal Guest Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra.
Composer Biography
Sergei Prokofiev, born in Ukraine, showed prodigious musical ability from an early age and gained a place at the St Petersburg Conservatory at 13.
Recording & Production
This recording was made live in DSD 256fs on March 30 and April 5, 2023, at the Barbican Hall in London.
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