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Sergey Prokofiev / Paul Hindemith
BALLET MUSIC
Sergey Koudriakov (piano) / Soloists of the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra (conductor Mikhail Tsinman)

CM 0012011
Sergey Prokofiev (1891–1953)
Ten Pieces for Piano from Romeo and Juliet, op.75
1   Folk Dance
[4:24]
2   The Street Awakens (Scene) [1:30]  
3   Arrival of the Guests (Minuet) [2:58]  
4   The Young Juliet [3:44]  
5   Masks [2:28]  
6   The Montagues and the Capulets [3:38]  
7   Friar Laurence [2:43]  
8   Mercutio [2:14]  
9   Dance of the Girls with Lilies [2:31]  
10   Romeo and Juliet before Parting [7:59]  
         

Paul Hindemith (1895–1963)
Theme and Four Variations: The Four Temperaments, Ballet for Piano and String Orchestra

11   Theme [5:26]
12  

Melancholy

[6:42]
13  

Sanguine

[5:44]
14  

Phlegmatic

[4:29]  
15  

Choleric

[6:12]  
 
Total time [62:53]

 

Text of the booklet is available in English, German, and Russian.

 

Disc reviews:
Audiophile Audition

 

 

 

Soloists:
Alexander Kalashkov – violin (tracks 12, 14)
Vladimir Kozhemyako – violin (track 14)
Pavel Fedoseyev – viola (track 14)
Igor Sitnikov – cello (track 14)
Kirill Nosenko – double bass (track 14)

Piano tuning – Konstantin Feklistov

 

Recording Details

Microphones - Neumann km130
DPA (B & K) 4006
DPA (B & K) 4011

SCHOEPS mk2S
SCHOEPS mk41

All the microphone buffer amplifiers and pre-amplifiers are Polyhymnia International B.V. custom built.

DSD analogue to digital converter - Meitner design by EMM Labs.

Recording, editing and mixing on Pyramix system by Merging Technologies.

 

Recording Producer - Michael Serebryanyi
Balance Engineer - Erdo Groot
Recording Engineer - Roger de Schot
Editor - Carl Schuurbiers

 

(P)&(C) Essential Music, #16b-2, Volokolamskoye shosse,
Moscow, 125080, Russia.

DDD

Recorded:
4–7.06.2010, 20.03.2011 5th Studio of The Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (RTR) Moscow, Russia

 


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