Il luogotenente Kije, suite per orchestra op. 60 - 5 Sepoltura di Kije

[hamasburi]

Score & Parts for Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije Op.60 available at SheetMusicX [dot[ com

[Jewishgolem924]

trumpet player played a wrong note a 3:11

[gyurrika]

Mr Rozdestvenskiy makes me fall asleep. This slow pace he is conducting this otherwise funny piece just kills the whole sense of it. Kije never existed, so, actually he never died, just was put "ad-acta" by those who created the "Kije file". By arranging the funeral they were happy to get rid of the Kije issue. So, the music, in my reading, should be funnier, more relieved... otherwise, the orchestra is excellent.

[PANZERCAMPINO]

Borodin, Prokofiev, Glazunov; Scriabin, Rimski Korsakov, Ljadov, and many more!!! They were brilliant composers. What happened to the russian musicians after 1918? It is cristal clear!!! How many more outstanding composers would the World have had if only the red revolution hadn't taken place!!!

[Joseph3044]

@PANZERCAMPINO You wrote six months ago wondering how great the music from Russia would be if the Red Revolution not taken place. But it seems all the great composers are gone. Where are the Bachs, the Mozartss, the Beethovens, etc.? I think they've gone to the movies because some of the best music being composed today are movie scores. On the other hand, the pop music scene in Russia is outstanding.

[PANZERCAMPINO]

@Joseph3044 I agree with you. Movie music seems to be the continuity of yesterday's great masterpieces and one of the most remarkable composers, though unknwon to many people, was Gustav Holst. When you listen to "Venus" in the symphonic suite "The Planets", you can recognize the chords and harmony used many years later by John Williams, in fact, the whole suite sounds as if Holst had foreseen what was to come. Anyway, Russian composers used to be better before 1918.

[jassW]

Fascinating camera work and editing. Added a good deal to the enjoyment of listening to the performance and gave some insight into the personalities, idiosyncrasies of the performers. Remarkable. I'm not the least bit familiar with this orchestra or conductor, but if the last shot is a fair indication, it must be a gratifying experience for both. Thank you for posting this.

[trumpetman923]

What an awesome vic firth product placement shot with the snare drummer. Hahaha

[rmonsu]

grandissimo Andreaaaaaaaaaaa

non vedo l'ora di farti i complimenti di persona;-)

[sirioomar]

Lucchi...un Grande!!!

Complimenti!