The Prokofiev-Haydn Connection
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Sergei Prokofiev and Joseph Haydn
For a Russian composer, 1917 cannot have been an easy year to concentrate on work.
There were strikes and anti-war marches that led, bit by bit, to the overthrow of the Czar. Food shortages in the big cities followed, and the provisional government was turned out by the Bolsheviks in the October Revolution.
In spite of the unrest—or, perhaps, because of it--Sergei Prokofiev spent the summer of 1917 in the country, writing the kind of symphony that Joseph Haydn might have written had he lived in the twentieth century.
It was, in a way, a daring move for a composer whose forceful, modernistic style had gained him the reputation of someone with little interest in the status quo.
In this hour, Sergei Prokofiev’s Classical Symphony--and the symphonies of Joseph Haydn that inspired it.
FEATURED RECORDINGS
Title |
Group/Artist |
Catalog # |
UPC |
Haydn: 12 “London Symphonies” (No. 95) |
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Eugen Jochum. |
DGG 437 20102 |
028947436423 |
Prokofiev: Romeo & Julliet |
Kirov Orchestra, St Petersburg. Valery Gergiev |
Philips 432166-2 |
0028943216623 |
Prokofiev: Classical Symphony |
National Orchestra of France, Lorin Maazel. |
CBS MK 39557 |
07464395572 |
4:00 p.m.
Prokofiev
"Symphony No.1,Op.25 ""Classical"" III-Gavotta: Non troppo allegro"
National Orchestra of France; Lorin Maazel, conductor
4:02 p.m.
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Eugen Jochum
Haydn
"Symphony No.95 in C minor, H. 1/95: 1. Allegro moderato"
London Philharmonic; Eugen Jochum, conductor
4:02 p.m.
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Eugen Jochum
Haydn
"Symphony No.95 in C minor, H. 1/95: 1. Allegro moderato"
London Philharmonic; Eugen Jochum, conductor
4:03 p.m.
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Eugen Jochum
Haydn
"Symphony No.95 in C minor, H. 1/95: 1. Allegro moderato"
London Philharmonic; Eugen Jochum, conductor
4:03 p.m.
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Eugen Jochum
Haydn
"Symphony No.95 in C minor, H. 1/95: 1. Allegro moderato"
London Philharmonic; Eugen Jochum, conductor
4:04 p.m.
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Eugen Jochum
Haydn
"Symphony No.95 in C minor, H. 1/95: 1. Allegro moderato"
London Philharmonic; Eugen Jochum, conductor
4:11 p.m.
Prokofiev
"Symphony No.1,Op.25 ""Classical"" I-Allegro"
National Orchestra of France; Lorin Maazel, conductor
4:11 p.m.
Prokofiev
"Symphony No.1,Op.25 ""Classical"" I-Allegro"
National Orchestra of France; Lorin Maazel, conductor
4:11 p.m.
Prokofiev
"Symphony No.1,Op.25 ""Classical"" I-Allegro"
National Orchestra of France; Lorin Maazel, conductor
4:12 p.m.
Prokofiev
"Symphony No.1,Op.25 ""Classical"" I-Allegro"
National Orchestra of France; Lorin Maazel, conductor
4:12 p.m.
Prokofiev
"Symphony No.1,Op.25 ""Classical"" I-Allegro"
National Orchestra of France; Lorin Maazel, conductor
4:12 p.m.
Prokofiev
"Symphony No.1,Op.25 ""Classical"" I-Allegro"
National Orchestra of France; Lorin Maazel, conductor
4:17 p.m.
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Eugen Jochum
Haydn
"Symphony No.93 in D major, H. 1/93: 2. Largo cantabile"
London Philharmonic; Eugen Jochum, conductor
4:17 p.m.
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Eugen Jochum
Haydn
"Symphony No.93 in D major, H. 1/93: 2. Largo cantabile"
London Philharmonic; Eugen Jochum, conductor
4:18 p.m.
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Eugen Jochum
Haydn
"Symphony No.93 in D major, H. 1/93: 2. Largo cantabile"
London Philharmonic; Eugen Jochum, conductor
4:18 p.m.
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Eugen Jochum
Haydn
"Symphony No.93 in D major, H. 1/93: 2. Largo cantabile"
London Philharmonic; Eugen Jochum, conductor
4:24 p.m.
Prokofiev
"Symphony No.1,Op.25 ""Classical"" II-Larghetto"
National Orchestra of France; Lorin Maazel, conductor
4:24 p.m.
Prokofiev
"Symphony No.1,Op.25 ""Classical"" II-Larghetto"
National Orchestra of France; Lorin Maazel, conductor
4:24 p.m.
Prokofiev
"Symphony No.1,Op.25 ""Classical"" II-Larghetto"
National Orchestra of France; Lorin Maazel, conductor
4:25 p.m.
Prokofiev
"Symphony No.1,Op.25 ""Classical"" II-Larghetto"
National Orchestra of France; Lorin Maazel, conductor
4:26 p.m.
Prokofiev
"Symphony No.1,Op.25 ""Classical"" II-Larghetto"
National Orchestra of France; Lorin Maazel, conductor
4:26 p.m.
Prokofiev
"Symphony No.1,Op.25 ""Classical"" II-Larghetto"
National Orchestra of France; Lorin Maazel, conductor
4:30 p.m.
Prokofiev
"Symphony No.1,Op.25 ""Classical"" III-Gavotta: Non troppo allegro"
National Orchestra of France; Lorin Maazel, conductor
4:31 p.m.
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Eugen Jochum
Haydn
Symphony No. 100 in G major ('Military') H. 1/100: 3. Menuet. Moderato - Trio - Menuet
London Philharmonic; Eugen Jochum, conductor
4:32 p.m.
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Eugen Jochum
Haydn
Symphony No. 100 in G major ('Military') H. 1/100: 3. Menuet. Moderato - Trio - Menuet
London Philharmonic; Eugen Jochum, conductor
4:32 p.m.
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Eugen Jochum
Haydn
Symphony No. 100 in G major ('Military') H. 1/100: 3. Menuet. Moderato - Trio - Menuet
London Philharmonic; Eugen Jochum, conductor
4:32 p.m.
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Eugen Jochum
Haydn
Symphony No. 100 in G major ('Military') H. 1/100: 3. Menuet. Moderato - Trio - Menuet
London Philharmonic; Eugen Jochum, conductor
4:37 p.m.
Prokofiev
"Symphony No.1,Op.25 ""Classical"" III-Gavotta: Non troppo allegro"
National Orchestra of France; Lorin Maazel, conductor
4:38 p.m.
Prokofiev
"Symphony No.1,Op.25 ""Classical"" III-Gavotta: Non troppo allegro"
National Orchestra of France; Lorin Maazel, conductor
4:38 p.m.
Prokofiev
"Symphony No.1,Op.25 ""Classical"" III-Gavotta: Non troppo allegro"
National Orchestra of France; Lorin Maazel, conductor
4:39 p.m.
Prokofiev
"Symphony No.1,Op.25 ""Classical"" III-Gavotta: Non troppo allegro"
National Orchestra of France; Lorin Maazel, conductor
4:40 p.m.
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Eugen Jochum
Haydn
"Symphony No. 101 in D major ('Clock'), H. 1/101: 4. Finale. Vivace"
London Philharmonic; Eugen Jochum, conductor
4:40 p.m.
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Eugen Jochum
Haydn
"Symphony No. 101 in D major ('Clock'), H. 1/101: 4. Finale. Vivace"
London Philharmonic; Eugen Jochum, conductor
4:41 p.m.
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Eugen Jochum
Haydn
"Symphony No. 101 in D major ('Clock'), H. 1/101: 4. Finale. Vivace"
London Philharmonic; Eugen Jochum, conductor
4:45 p.m.
Prokofiev
"Symphony No.1,Op.25 ""Classical"" IV-Finale: Molto vivace"
National Orchestra of France; Lorin Maazel, conductor
4:46 p.m.
Prokofiev
"Symphony No.1,Op.25 ""Classical"" IV-Finale: Molto vivace"
National Orchestra of France; Lorin Maazel, conductor
4:46 p.m.
Prokofiev
"Symphony No.1,Op.25 ""Classical"" IV-Finale: Molto vivace"
National Orchestra of France; Lorin Maazel, conductor
4:46 p.m.
Prokofiev
"Symphony No.1,Op.25 ""Classical"" IV-Finale: Molto vivace"
National Orchestra of France; Lorin Maazel, conductor
4:47 p.m.
Prokofiev
"Symphony No.1,Op.25 ""Classical"" IV-Finale: Molto vivace"
National Orchestra of France; Lorin Maazel, conductor
4:51 p.m.
Prokofiev
"Romeo And Juliet, Op. 64, Complete Ballet: Act I: Gavotte-The Departure of the Guests"
"Kirov Orchestra, St. Petersburg"; Valery Gergiev, conductor
4:56 p.m.
Prokofiev
"Romeo And Juliet, Op. 64, Complete Ballet: Act I: Mercutio"
"Kirov Orchestra, St. Petersburg"; Valery Gergiev, conductor
4:58 p.m.
Prokofiev
"Symphony No.1,Op.25 ""Classical"" I-Allegro"
National Orchestra of France; Lorin Maazel, conductor