The score is published by Musikverlage Hans Sikorski, Hamburg. 78 . The Brohn version premiered on 3 November 1987 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. The subject of the film is the 13th century incursion of the knights of the Livonian Order into the territory of the Novgorod Republic, their capture of the city of Pskov, the summoning of Prince Alexander Nevsky to the defense of Rus', and his subsequent victory over the crusaders in 1242. He experimented with different microphone distances in order to achieve the desired sound. In 1939, Prokofiev arranged the music of the film score as the cantata, Alexander Nevsky, Op. Prokofiev*, Anna Reynolds, London Symphony Orchestra Chorus*, London Symphony Orchestra*, André Previn – Alexander Nevsky Cantata, Op. The cantata is divided into seven sections. [5], The first American performance took place on 7 March 1943 in an NBC Radio broadcast. So here, more than 50 years after the conception of Alexander Nevsky, we can witness the extraordinary visual imagination of Prokofiev captured in a soundtrack recording of what is probably the greatest film score ever written, in the authentic and unmistakable musical hand of its author."[15]. Then, in 1938, Prokofiev collaborated with film director Eisenstein to create the score for the film Alexander Nevsky. In 1939, Prokofiev arranged the music of the film score as the cantata, Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78, cantata for mezzo-soprano, chorus and orchestra. It is one of the few examples (Lieutenant Kijé is another) of film music that has found a permanent place in the standard repertoire, and has also remained one of the most renowned cantatas of the 20th century. "Arise, Russian People!" Fundamentally, notwithstanding its origin as Soviet propaganda, the genius of filmmaker, Eisenstein, and Prokofiev’s vivid score, have made both … Horns meant to represent the Teutonic Knights, for instance, were played close enough to the microphones to produce a crackling, distorted sound. The intonation of the instruments and of the chorus is sad, and the frequency range is limited to 5,000 Herz (as opposed to an industry standard of 20,000 Hz). This in the period when Hollywood was turning out Gone with the Wind and Disney's Fantasia.[...] Excerpts from Queen of Spades, Eugene Onegin, Boris Godunov, Ivan the Terrible. The first recording of the film score reconstructed from the original manuscripts was made in 2003 by Frank Strobel conducting the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra and released on Capriccio Records. 78 : cantata for mezzo-soprano, chorus, and orchestra ; Scythian suite : Ala et Lolly : op. Performance time: 37 minutes. Two significant numbers featuring themes not presented elsewhere, 'Spears and Arrows' and all iterations of 'The Prisoners', are not included. All New & Future Releases (1) Last 90 Days (1) Last 30 Days … 78 … Prokofiev was heavily involved not just with the composition, but with the recording as well. Prokofiev remarked to sound engineer Boris Volskiy: "Sometimes it is easier to write a whole new piece than solder one together. The table below shows the scenes and cues with the musical numbers (or accompanying action) they contain: Note: A gray background indicates numbers omitted in the cantata. The default sequence can be restored by refreshing the browser (press F5). The following themes occur in two or more cues. S ong of Alexander Nevsky [choir and orchestra] 3. This page was last edited on 8 May 2021, at 07:45. In 1987, orchestrator William Brohn created a version of Alexander Nevsky that could replace the widely derided original soundtrack in showings of the film accompanied by a live symphony orchestra. Abbreviations: About half the choral repetitions of stanzas of "Arise, Russian People!" Search. Consolidation: Numbers broken into two cues by dialogue, such as 'Song about Alexander Nevsky' and 'The Field of the Dead', have their respective parts joined together. 78", Daniel Jaffe, BBC Prom concert programme, 29 July 2006, page 17, Cantata for 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution, Three Pieces & Six Pieces & Ten Pieces from, Lina and Serge: The Love and Wars of Lina Prokofiev, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alexander_Nevsky_(Prokofiev)&oldid=1022065937, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles containing Russian-language text, Articles with unsourced statements from December 2015, Articles with disputed statements from January 2021, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz work identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat-VIAF identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, RCA Victor, also available on VHS and Laserdisc versions of the film released the same year, "It happened on the Neva River": 2, 3, 22, 27, 'He Who Died a Noble Death for Rus'': 6, 20, 'Horn Call of the Crusaders': 6, 14, 16, 19, "To the living fighter esteem and honor": 7, 10, 15, 19, "In our native Rus'": 7, 8, 9, 10, 22, 25, "The enemy shall not occupy Rus'": 7, 10, 15, 19, "I shall go over the white field": 20, 21, 22, 24, "Answer, Bright Falcons" ('The Field of the Dead'), "It Happened on the Neva River" ('Song about Alexander Nevsky'), "The Field of the Dead": Composed in C minor, the sixth movement is the. The sympathetic Russian forces are represented predominantly by folk-like instruments such as woodwind and strings,[3] often playing quasi-folksong style music. [citation needed]. Prokofiev* – Olga Borodina, Kirov Orchestra & Chorus*, Gergiev* ‎– Alexander Nevsky / Scythian Suite Label: Philips ‎– 4605026717503 Despite these many modifications, the order of events and music changes hardly at all, and the best music is not only preserved, but improved by larger instrumental forces, richer orchestration, added choral accompaniments, greater dynamic contrasts, and, obviously, greater continuity. [5], There are many changes in the cantata. Search for Library Items Search for Lists Search for Contacts Search for a Library. [13][dubious – discuss], A motive for this nonsensical parody may be found in the lifelong rivalry between the two Russian composers, specifically in the younger man (Prokofiev's) dismissal of Stravinsky's idiom as backward-looking "pseudo-Bachism",[14] and his disdain for Stravinsky's choice to remain in western Europe, in contrast to Prokofiev's own return to Stalinist Russia in 1935. Eisenstein, Prokofiev, and … Find items in … Expansion: The 'Finale' of the film score, rather perfunctorily performed by a modest studio orchestra without chorus, is, in the cantata, enlarged and transformed into a massive and glittering 'Final Chorus' with prominent brass and percussion section accompaniment. The 'Duel' is greatly shortened (only the first 12 measures are preserved), and moved to an earlier position, alternating briefly with 'The Skomorokhi'. The list appears to be incomplete, and the titles themselves are not particularly descriptive. Strobel conducted the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Ernst Senff Chor, with mezzo-soprano Marina Domashenko as soloist.[4]. The first, "Russia under the Mongol Yoke," accompanied the opening credits of the film. I first needed to provide it with an exclusively musical foundation, arranged in accord with the logic of musical form, with purely symphonic development, and then completely reorchestrated—since scoring for orchestra is of an entirely different [order] than scoring for a film. Prokofiev employed different sections of the orchestra, as well as different compositional styles, to evoke the necessary imagery. While Alexander Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances and Sergei Prokofiev’s cantata Alexander Nevsky are full of primitive power and recount historical Russian war heroes, Sergei Rachmaninov's operatic scene Spring takes an intimate private drama as its theme. Crucial to the approach was that in the Cantata we had Prokofiev's own orchestration. However, partly because of Prokofiev's intent to experiment with the new soundstage recording techniques, the soundtrack for Alexander Nevsky is a disaster. However, it is more accurate to say that this arrangement is a "hybrid" of the film score and the cantata, allowing the audience the opportunity to enjoy the film score cues using the expanded sound values of the cantata. At the time the Brohn version was written, Prokofiev's original manuscripts of the film score were unavailable for study. He later adapted much of his score into the large-scale cantata for mezzo-soprano, orchestra and chorus featured on this recording. "Alexander's Entry into Pskov": The seventh and final movement (B-flat) echoes the second movement in parts, and recalls Alexander's triumphant return to Pskov. Stream ad-free or purchase CD's and MP3s now on Amazon.com. Written by Sergei Prokofiev Alexander Nevsky, Cantata for Mezzo-soprano, Chorus, & Orchestra, Op. The finished soundtrack of Alexander Nevsky contains 27 cues. Irina Gelahova, mezzo-soprano; Sanislavsky Chorus; Russian State Symphony Orch/Dmitry Yablonsky, cond. Alexander Nevsky (cantata), Op.78 Year: 1938 Genre: Cantata Pr. Несмотря на мое старание подходить к музыке во время этой второй моей работы с чисто симфонической точки зрения, в ней остался известный элемент живописности, идущий от фильма и Эйзенштейна.». 78 Song About Alexander Nevsky. : The Crusaders in Pskov. The Battle on the Ice [choir and orchestra] 6. Then, in 1938, Prokofiev collaborated with film director Eisenstein to create the score for the film Alexander Nevsky. The brass and choral groups were recorded in different studios and the separate pieces were later mixed.[2]. 20 from Ala et Lolly. 2:51 PREVIEW Alexander Nevsky, Op. Horns meant to represent the Прежде всего требовалось подвести под нее чисто музыкальные основания, построить согласно музыкальной формы, развить ее чисто симфонически, затем все наново переоркестровать, ибо оркестровка симфоническая совсем другого порядка, чем оркестровка для фильма. Genre/Form: Songs and music Scores: Additional Physical Format: Online version: Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953. The performance duration is approximately 55 minutes.[4]. Additions: The 'Song about Alexander Nevsky' gains a new third stanza ("Where the axe was swung, there was a street"). There is no ad libitum bell tolling from the Novgorod and Pskov scenes. Film score cues are musical numbers, background music, music fragments (e.g., fanfares), musical soundscape (e.g., bells), or strings of these, forming continuous stretches of music with little or no intervening dialogue. Discover releases, reviews, track listings, recommendations, and more about Prokofiev* - André Previn / Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra - Alexander Nevsky Cantata / Lieutenant Kije Suite at Discogs. 2, "Song about Alexander Nevsky," the chorus exhorts the young prince to don armor again, to expel the invading Teutonic Knights. 2800 Showing 1 - 10 of 36 results. 78, received its premiere in Moscow in May 1939. [4], The concert premiere of the complete original film score, as reconstructed by Frank Strobel, took place on 16 October 2003, accompanied by a showing of the film at the Konzerthaus Berlin. Music to Shakespeare's Hamlet, Op. Furthermore, in 'The Crusaders in Pskov', 'The Battle on the Ice', and 'Alexander's Entry into Pskov', Prokofiev indulges in more frequent juxtaposition and overlap of themes, resulting in greater rhythmic complexity and some jarring dissonances. The score was Prokofiev's third for a film, following Lieutenant Kijé (1934) and The Queen of Spades (1936). Although some 15 minutes of music from the film score are omitted, the cuts mainly consist of needless repetitions, fragments, soundscape, and a few instances of unmemorable music. 77. The world premiere of the cantata took place on 17 May 1939. The 'Charge of the Crusaders' is condensed, losing about half its length. Alexander Nevsky op. Leopold Stokowski conducted the NBC Symphony Orchestra and the Westminster Choir, with soloist Jennie Tourel (mezzo-soprano). Morag G. Kerr, "Prokofiev and His Cymbals", Russian State Archive of Literature and Art, "Warhol, Prokofiev, Eisenstein y la música - Cultural Resuena", "About the piece: Cantata, Alexander Nevsky, Op. Ironically, the best film score ever written is probably the worst soundtrack ever recorded. The Crusaders in Pskov [choir and orchestra] 4. 1. Two more repetitions of "In our native Rus'" are added to 'Alexander's Entry into Pskov', one combined with the end of 'The Skomorokhi', and one following it, leading to the final stanza based on 'Song about Alexander Nevsky'. To create a cantata out of the music wasn't easy; I ended up expending much more labor on it than the original film. Recorded in Royce Hall, UCLA, on November 18, 1986. For instance, the Teutonic Knights (seen as the adversary) are represented by heavy brass instruments, playing discordant notes in a martial style. [citation needed], The American concert premiere took place on 23 March 1945, when Eugene Ormandy led the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Westminster Choir, with soloist Rosalind Nadell (contralto). 78 Sergei Prokofiev Born 23 April 1891 in Sontzovka, Ukraine Died 5 March, 1953 in Moscow Prokofiev and Shostakovich are named in the same breath almost as frequently as Bruckner and Mahler – and with equal misconceptions as to their kinship. WorldCat Home About WorldCat Help. Home. Alexander Nevsky : op 78. The group appears to be composed of players of svireli (flutes), zhaleyki (hornpipes), rozhki (horns), bubnï (tambourines), and other folk or skomorokh instruments. [11] This explanation has been accepted by the BBC: "Even their words are gibberish, with Prokofiev rather mischievously creating them by chopping up Latin texts from Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms and then randomly stringing them together". Sergei Prokofiev conducted the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, with soloist Varvara Gagarina (mezzo-soprano). Subsequently, it has become one of the composer’s best-known works, and one of the century’s important cantatas. Alexander Nevsky (Russian: Александр Невский) is the score composed by Sergei Prokofiev for Sergei Eisenstein's 1938 film Alexander Nevsky. Russia under the Mongolian Yoke [orchestra] 2. 1.Russia under the Mongolian yoke 2.Song of Alexander Nevsky 3.The Crusaders in Pskov 4.Arise, ye Russian people 5.The Battle on the Ice 6.The Field of the Dead 7.Alexander's Entry into Pskov Read work review at allmusic.com. I engaged the brilliant orchestrator (and my good friend) Bill Brohn to use the cantata to re-create the film score, both of us committed to the authenticity of the project from the beginning.[...] 'The Crusaders' Camp', being a repeat of the "Peregrinus expectavi" theme, is omitted. In 1939, Prokofiev salvaged his work by turning the film score into a cantata for mezzo-soprano, chorus, and orchestra. Largo by Czech Philharmonic, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Karel Ančerl, Josef Veselka on Amazon Music. Brohn transcribed the score, using the orchestration of the cantata as a model. Sergei Prokofiev, "Can There Be an End to Melody?". The 'Horn Call of the Crusaders' is no longer played as a free standing brass number, but is now combined with other themes as part of the orchestral texture. Create lists, bibliographies and reviews: or Search WorldCat. Pushkiniana (compiled and edited by Rozhdestvensky, 1962). The Latin text devised by Prokofiev for the Livonian knights appears at first sight to be random and meaningless: According to Prokofiev, "the Teutonic knights sing Catholic psalms as they march into battle. 'Rus' under the Mongol Yoke' now concludes with a repeat of the opening passage, possibly taken from 'Alexander Nevsky's Camp', giving the movement an ABA form. NAXOS 8.555710 (B) (DDD) TT: 65:34 BUY NOW … Cantata after film score for Mezzo-soprano, Mixed chorus and Orchestra, Op. Cantata After Film Score for Mezzo-Soprano, Mixed Chorus and Orchestra, Op. 78 (1938) (uncredited) Prokofiev condensed the 27 film score cues into a seven movement cantata for mezzo-soprano, chorus, and orchestra, structured as follows: The performance duration is approximately 40 minutes. The majority of the score's song texts were written by the poet Vladimir Lugovskoy. By Sergei Prokofiev Jean-Claude Casadesus, Orchestre National de Lille. By Sergei Prokofiev Jean-Claude Casadesus, … The film Alexander Nevsky premiered on 23 November 1938 at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. Instruments: Mezzo-Soprano & Chorus/Choir. The Russian premiere of the restored film score took place on 27 November 2004 at the Bolshoy Theatre. Iterations of 'The Fallen' are omitted, perhaps because they are a restatement of the theme "I shall go over the white field" from 'The Field of the Dead'. Although the Brohn version is not technically the film score as composed by Prokofiev, it is a brilliantly successful substitute for the original soundtrack for live performances by a full symphony orchestra accompanying showings of the film. Score by Sergei Prokofiev for Sergei Eisenstein's 1938 film "Alexander Nevsky", Film score reconstruction by William Brohn (1987). A rise, ye Russian People [choir and orchestra] 5. [4] The original working titles of the cues in Prokofiev's manuscripts are listed in the table below. The majority of the score's song texts were w… André Previn conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and the Los Angeles Master Chorale, with soloist Christine Cairns (mezzo-soprano). 20 àU¦oR !JhtŸ>}ºñé ~ùåÓãı—0á×_ïîáæÓıÊ„Xâú2.o,Èğı?ñı‹¼¹[ß|Z¯M°`½½Yš†iš¸ŒA­. 'Alexander's Entry into Pskov' gains a new passage ("Rejoice, sing, mother Rus'!") Cantata for mezzo-soprano, chorus and orchestra drawn from the music for the film by Sergei Eisenstein 1. Russia under the Mongolian yoke (3:02) ; Song about Alexander Nevsky (3:35) ; The crusaders in Pskov (7:19) ; Arise, ye Russian people (2:13) ; The battle on ice (13:08) ; The field of the dead (5:54) ; Alexander's entry into Pskov (4:19) -- Scythian suite op. are cut, as are all of the instrumental versions. 'The Battle on the Ice' now concludes with a quiet and poignant instrumental repeat of the "In our native Rus'" theme from "Arise, Russian People!". Music not present in the cantata was transcribed by ear from the film. In 1986, realizing that the Cantata contained virtually all the musical ideas of the film, I considered the possibility of overcoming the limitations of the original soundtrack by finding a way to perform this most monumental of all film scores with a full symphony orchestra and chorus accompanying the film in the concert hall. Berliner Philharmoniker Tugan Sokhiev conductor Chor des Bolschoi-Theaters Moskau Valery Borisov chorus … 78, for mezzo-soprano, chorus, and orchestra. Complete your Prokofiev* - André Previn / Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra … He later adapted much of his score into the large-scale cantata for mezzo-soprano, orchestra and chorus featured on this recording. "[6], "Once the film made it to the screen I had the desire to rework the music for symphonic orchestra and chorus.
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