Composer Sergei Prokofiev was born in modern-day Ukraine and lived and studied in Saint Petersburg, the Caucasus, London, Paris, Chicago and Moscow.
This program features archival recordings some of Prokofiev's music for opera, ballet and film, plus chamber music inspired by folk sounds of Kabarda, a remote region of the Caucasus.
Program details
(All music was composed by Sergei Prokofiev)
Scherzo & March from "The Love for Three Oranges"; Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra/Robert Marcellus (1979-80 academic year)
Lt. Kije Suite; Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra/Byron Hanson (1984-85 academic year)
Excerpts from "Romeo and Juliet"; World Youth Symphony Orchestra/Cristian Macelaru (2015)
String Quartet no. 2 (third movement); Quasi Quartet (2001 Advanced String Quartet Institute)
The archival recordings heard on this program are supported in part by the Association for Recorded Sound Collections' Classical Music Preservation Grant, Interlochen Public Radio's generous listeners and the Hamer D. and Phyllis C. Shafer Foundation.
Michael Culler provided audio engineering support.
Christine Kyprianides provided research support.
