Abbado, Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije Suite/Scythian Suite

180-gram gatefold LP

Part of The Original Source Series from Deutsche Grammophon

100% pure analog AAA mastering

Remastered from the original 8-track recordings at Emil Berliner Studios

No tape copies used, no unnecessary devices in the signal path, no digital sound processing!

Pressed by Optimal in Germany

Sergei Prokofiev completed the Scythian Suite op. 20 in 1914, when he was about to turn his back on his homeland. The Symphonic Suite op. 60 was composed almost two decades later, after Prokofiev had returned to Russia in 1933. The biographical turning points at which the two suites stand also represent ideological turning points in Prokofiev's conception of art. While the earlier work is characterised by a tendency towards chromatic melody, the later work is dominated by diatonicism and incorporates archaic scales. Another interesting feature: the two music tracks have been remastered and edited from the original 1 inch 8-track tapes for the first time for this release.

On 180-gram vinyl records and in a deluxe gatefold edition with original covers and lyrics, the copies of this series are released limited and numbered, accompanied by additional photos and facsimiles of the recording logs and tape boxes.

Side A

1. Prokofiev : Scythian Suite, Op. 20 : I. The Adoration of Veless and Ala

2. Prokofiev : Scythian Suite, Op. 20 : II. The Enemy of God and the Dance of the Spirits

3. Prokofiev : Scythian Suite, Op. 20 : III. Night

4. Prokofiev : Scythian Suite, Op. 20 : IV. Lolly's Departure and the Sun's Procession

Side B

1. Prokofiev : Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60 : I. Birth of Kijé

2. Prokofiev : Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60 : II. Romance

3. Prokofiev : Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60 : III. Kijé's Wedding

4. Prokofiev : Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60 : IV. Troika

5. Prokofiev : Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60 : V. Burial of Kijé

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