The Wayward Prokofiev #51. Every two weeks, one hour is dedicated to the life and work of the Russian 20th-century composer Sergei Prokofiev, undoubtedly one of the greatest composers of the 20th century.
Today you can listen to: the second act of Semyon Kotko and the cantata he wrote, to Stalin’s taste, for Stalin’s 60th birthday in late 1939.
– Sergei Prokofiev. Semyon Kotko op. 81 (1939) second act, St. Petersburg Marrinski Theater Orchestra/Kirov Opera Chorus conducted by Valery Gergiev with Viktor Lutsiuk, Ludmilla Filatova, Olga Savova, Yevgeny Nikitin, and Gennady Bezzubenkov.
– Sergei Prokofiev. Zdravitsa op. 85 (hail to Stalin) (1939). State Symphony Orchestra of the USSR and the Yurlov State Academic Choir conducted by Evgeni Svetlanov.
– Paul Hindemith. Sonata for Trumpet and Piano (1939) parts 1-2. Simon Höfele (trumpet) and Elisabeth Brauss (piano).
