Music: Lieutenant Kijé Suite: IV. Troika
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
Artists: Utah Symphony; Thierry Fischer, music director
Album: Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky – Lieutenant Kijé Suite
Label: FRESH! From Reference Recordings (FR-735SACD)
Available October 25, 2019
Order: https://referencerecordings.com/?p=14377
Also featuring Alisa Kolosova, mezzo-soprano; Utah Symphony Chorus, University of Utah A Capella Choir, University of Utah Chamber Choir, and director Barlow Bradford

Reference Recordings is proud to present the Utah Symphony conducted by Thierry Fischer, in grand new performances of Alexander Nevsky and the Lieutenant Kijé Suite, two of his most brilliant and dramatic musical works. The music of Lieutenant Kijé was originally written as the score to the film of the same name, released in March 1934. It was Prokofiev’s first film music and his first commission. Prokofiev soon adapted it into the five-movement Lieutenant Kijé Suite, first performed in December 1934, and which quickly became a favorite in the international concert repertoire. Then, in 1938, Prokofiev collaborated with film director Eisenstein to create the score for the film Alexander Nevsky. He later adapted much of his score into the large-scale cantata for mezzo-soprano, orchestra and chorus featured on this recording.

Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky; Lieutenant Kijé Suite

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Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé Suite: IV. Troika

We at RR believe that how a recording sounds is as important as the music itself. "Prof." Keith O. Johnson, our chief engineer and Technical Director, is a true audio legend, having designed and patented many innovative products in the professional and consumer fields. The RR Sound comes from his singular methods and equipment, hand-built or extensively modified by him. Microphone techniques range from single-point Blumlein to spaced omnis to complex studio mixes, depending on the musical forces and the performing space involved. Our goal is to recreate the sound of real musicians making music in real space.