RUSSIAN, SOVIET & POST-SOVIET SYMPHONIES A Discography of CDs And LPs Prepared by Michael Herman Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) Born in Sontsovka, Yekaterinoslav District, Ukraine. He was a prodigy who played the piano and composed as a child. His formal training began when Sergei Taneyev recommended as his teacher the young composer and pianist Reinhold Glière who spent two summers teaching Prokofiev theory, composition, instrumentation and piano. Then at the St. Petersburg Conservatory he studied theory with Anatol Liadov, orchestration with Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and conducting with Nikolai Tcherepnin. He went on to become one of Russia's greatest composer, excelling in practically every genre of music. He left the Soviet Union in 1922, touring as a pianist and composing in Western Europe and America, but returned home permanently in 1936. Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical" (1916-7) Claudio Abbado/Chamber Orchestra of Europe ( + Symphony No. 5, Piano Concerto No. 3, Violin Concerto No. 1, Alexander Nevsky, Romeo and Juliet: Suites Nos. and 2 {Excerpts} and Visions Fugitives) DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON PANORAMA 469172-2 (2 CDs) (2000) (original CD release: DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 429396-2 GH) (1990) Claudio Abbado/London Symphony Orchestra ( + Symphony No. 3, Romeo and Juliet - Excerpts, Chout - Excerpts, Hindemith:Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber and Janacek: Sinfonietta) DECCA ELOQUENCE 4806611 (2 CDs) (2012) (original LP release: DECCA SXL 6469/LONDON CS 6679) (1970) Marin Alsop/São Paulo Symphony Orchestra ( + Symphony No. 2 and Dreams) NAXOS 8.573353 (2014) Karel Ancerl/Czech Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2) SUPRAPHON SU 36702011 (2002) (original LP release: SUPRAPHON DV 5353) (1956) Karel Ancerl/Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (rec. 1962) ( + Piano Concerto No. 1, Scythian Suite and Seven, They are Seven) PRAGA PR 254004 (1992) Karel Ancerl/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (rec. 1969) ( + Haydn: Symphony No. 92, Franck: Symphony in D minor and Dvorák: Symphony No. 8) TAHRA TAH 124-5 (2 CDs) (1995) Ernest Ansermet/Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris ( + Symphonies Nos. 1 {with SRO}, 5 and 6) DECCA ELOQUENCE 4800834 (2 CDs) (2009) (original LP release:DECCA LXT 2633/LONDON LL-864) (1953) MusicWeb International Last updated: August 2020 Prokofiev Symphonies Ernest Ansermet/Orchestre de la Suisse Romande ( + Symphonies Nos. 1 {with OSCP}, 5 and 6) DECCA ELOQUENCE 4800834 (2 CDs) (2009) (original LP release: DECCA SXL 2292/LONDON CS 6223) (1962) Vladimir Ashkenazy/London Symphony Orchestra ( + Symphonies Nos. 5, 6 and 7, Autumnal and Overture on Hebrew Themes) DECCA DOUBLE DECCA 470528-2 (2 CDs) (2002) (original release: DECCA 15BB 218 {3 LPs}) (1975) Vladimir Ashkenazy/Sydney Symphony (replace entry) ( + Symphonies Nos 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7) EXTON EXCL00099 (3 CDs) (2017) (original CD release: EXTON EXCL-00042) (2010) Rudolf Barshai/Philharmonia Orchestra ( + Symphony No. 5) ALTO ALC 1086 (2010) (original CD release: COLLINS CLASSICS 1064-2) (1990) Enrique Bátiz/London Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Love for Three Oranges: Suite and Lieutenant Kije: Suite) EMI CLASSICS CDC 749055-2 (1989) (original LP release: HMV ASD 4414/ANGEL DS-37960) (1983) Mario Bernardi/National Arts Centre Orchestra ( + Prévost: Evanescence and Haydn: Arias for Soprano and Orchestra) RCA CAMDEN CLASSICS VCCS 1640 (LP) (1970) Leonard Bernstein/New York Philharmonic ( + Symphony No. 5) SONY CLASSICAL SKM 47602 (1993) (original LP release: CBS 61071/COLUMBIA MASTERWORKS MS-7159) (1968) Stanley Black/London Festival Orchestra ( + Love for Three Oranges: Suite and Khachaturian: Gayaneh - Ballet Suite) DECCA PHASE 4 PFS 4349/ LONDON PHASE 4 21133) (LP) (1976) Ernest Bour/Orchestra Alessandro Scarlatti di Napoli ( + Violin Concerto No. 1) I GRANDI CONCERTI GCL 32 (LP) (1970's?) James Gaffigan/Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Symphony No. 5) CHALLENGE CLASSICS CC72732 (2017) John Carewe/Robert Schumann Philharmonic Orchestra Chemnitz ( + Symphony No. 5) UNICORN KANCHANA UKCD 2064 (1993) MusicWeb International p2 Prokofiev Symphonies Sergiu Celibidache/Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (rec. 1946) (included in collection: "Sergiu Celibidache-from The Collection of Berlin Philharmonic Concerts") MUSIC & ARTS PROGRAMS OF AMERICA CD-1079) (4 CDs) (2001) Sergiu Celibidache/Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (rec. 1948) (included in collection: "Great Conductors Of The 20th Century - Sergiu Celibidache") EMI CLASSICS 62872-2 (3 CDs) (2004) (original LP release: RCA BLUEBIRD LBC-1009) (1951) Sergiu Celibidache/Munich Philharmonic Orchestra (rec. 1988) ( + Symphony No. 5) EMI CLASSICS 557854-2 (2004) Alexander Chernushenko/St. Petersburg Cappella Symphony Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 3) MANCHESTER CLASSICAL GALLERY CDMAN 124 (2008) Arthur Davison/London Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition) CLASSICS FOR PLEASURE CFP 40319 (LP) (1979) Pierre Dervaux/Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris ( + Stravinsky: Firebird Suite, Kabalevsky: Colas Breugnon - Overture, Rachmaninov: Vocalise, Scriabin: Réverie, Shostakovich: Age of Gold - Polka and Khachaturian: Gayaneh - Sabre Dance) LA VOIX DE SON MAITRE FALP 474 (LP) (c. 1965) Charles Dutoit/Montreal Symphony Orchestra ( + Symphony No. 5) DECCA 421813-2 (1989) Gregor Fitelberg/Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra ( + Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No. 1, Symphony No. 4 - Excerpt, Radio Orchestra/ Fitelberg]. Karlowicz: Episode at a Masquerade and Bach/Fitelberg: Air on the G String) MONOPOLE MONO 023 (2008) (original LP release: MUZA SX 1816) (1953) Justus Frantz/Philharmonie der Nationen ( + Romeo and Juliet: Suites Nos. 1 and 2) PN-ORCHESTER JE 51 (2007) Ferenc Fricsay/Berlin RIAS Symphony Orchestra (included in collection: "Ferenc Fricsay - A Life in Music") DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON ORIGINAL MASTERS 4743832 GOM9 (9 CDs) (2003) (original LP release: DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON DGM 18336/DECCA U.S. 9737) (1956) Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos/New Philharmonia Orchestra ( + Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps) HMV ASD 2315/ANGEL 36427 (LP) (1969) Valery Gergiev/London Symphony Orchestra ( + Symphonies Nos. 2, 3, 4 (Opp. 47 and 112), 5, 6 and 7) PHILIPS 475 7655-6 (4 CDs) (2006) MusicWeb International p3 Prokofiev Symphonies Carlo Maria Giulini/Chicago Symphony Orchestra ( + Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition) DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 2530 783 (LP) (1977) Max Goberman/Vienna New Symphony Orchestra ( + Overture on Hebrew themes, Lieutenant Kije´: Suite and Love for Three Oranges: Suite) COLUMBIA ODYSSEY 32 16 0084 (LP) (1967) Vladimir Golschmann/St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (reissued on LP under pseudonym: "Schuyler Symphony Orchestra") (rec. 1943) ( + Khachaturian: Gayaneh - Ballet Suite,; Rimsky Korsakoff: Le Coq d'Or - Bridal Procession, Franck: Piece Héroïque, Monteux,; Chabrier: Joyous March and Delius: The Walk to Paradise Garden) RCA CAMDEN CAL-215 (LP) (c. 1955) Sir Eugene Goossens/Pro Arte Orchestra London ( + Tchikovsky: Symphony No. 4 and Scriabin: Rêverie) FIRST HAND RECORDS FHR 16 (2012) (original release: PYE CEC32032 (EP) (1959) Stephen Gunzenhauser/Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Symphony No. 5) NAXOS 8.550237 (1992) Jascha Horenstein/Orchestre des Concerts Colonne ( + Symphony No. 5, Lieutenant Kijé: Suite and Chout: Suite) VOX LEGENDS VOX2 7810 (2 CDs) (2001) (original LP release: VOX PL-9170) (1955) Milan Horvat/Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Khatchaturian: Spartacus - Adagio, Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Stravinsky: Pétrouchka, Glinka: Russian and Ludmilla Overture, Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia and Rimsky-Korsakov: Sadko) PHILIPS 6780 755 (2 LPs) (1976) Neeme Järvi/Royal Scottish National Orchestra ( + Symphonies Nos. 2, 3, 4 (Opp. 47 and 112), 5, 6 and 7) CHANDOS CLASSICS CHAN 10500X (4 CDs) (2008) (original LP release: CHANDOS ABRD1137) (1985) Enrique Jordá/San Francisco Symphony Orchestra ( + Piano Concerto No. 3) RCA RED SEAL RB16037/RCA VICTOR LM-2138 (LP) (1957) Philippe Jordan/Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris ( + Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition) ERATO 9029587791 (2017) David Josefowitz/Orchestre National de Monte Carlo ( + Lieutenant Kijé: Suite) GUILDE INTERNATIONALE DU DISQUE SMS 2.665 (LP) (c. 1968) MusicWeb International p4 Prokofiev Symphonies Kirill Karabits/Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra ( + Symphony No. 2, Sinfonietta and Autumnal) ONYX ONYX4139 (2014) Herbert von Karajan/Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Grieg: Holberg Suite, Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON GALLERIA 437253 -2 (1982) (original LP release: DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 2532 031) (1982) Kioi Sinfonietta Tokyo (w/o conductor) ( + Dvorák: Serenade for Strings and Bartók: Divertimento for Strings) EXTON OVCL-00206 (2005) Dmitri Kitayenko/Cologne Gürzenich Orchestra ( + Symphonies Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7) PHOENIX EDITION 135 (5 CDs) (2008) Dmitri Kitayenko/Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra (rec. 1987) ( + Symphony No. 5) RCA VICTOR GOLD SEAL 74321-32042-2 (1996) (original CD release: MELODIYA SUCD 10-00052) (1990) Kiril Kondrashin/Dresden Staatskapelle (rec. 1955) ( + Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 36 and 38) BERLIN CLASSICS 90512 (1995) Kiril Kondrashin/Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra (rec. 1966) ( + Scythian Suite, Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2 and B. Tchaikovsky: Variations for Orchestra) GLOBE GLO 6 006 (1991) Zdenek Košler/Czech Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Symphonies Nos. 2, 3, 4 (Op.112), 5, 6 and 7) SUPRAPHON SU 0091-2 014 (4 CDs) (1996) (original LP release: SUPRAPHON 1110 2457/PRO ARTE