This album was recorded live in DSD 256fs on December 10, 2023, in the Barbican Hall, London.
Performer Biography
Gianandrea Noseda is the Principal Guest Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) in Washington, D.C.
Performer Biography
The London Symphony Orchestra, formed in 1904, is the world's most recorded symphony orchestra and has been resident at the Barbican since 1982.
Composition History
Prokofiev's Symphony No. 4 was originally conceived from material intended for his ballet, The Prodigal Son, which premiered in May 1929.
Composition History
The original 1930 version of Prokofiev's Fourth Symphony was later revised and expanded in 1947, receiving a new opus number (Op. 112).
Composer Biography
Sergei Prokofiev, born in Ukraine, showed prodigious talent as both a composer and pianist, gaining entry to the St Petersburg Conservatory at age 13.
Critical Reception
At its premiere, the original Fourth Symphony received a muted response from critics and an average reaction from the public.
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