Prokofiev - Cinderella, Op 87 - Rozhdestvensky

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Sergei Prokofiev
Cinderella, Op 87

USSR Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky

1965

[rubenseam]

*Act I*
[00:00:00] -- 01. Introduction
[00:02:23] -- 02. Shawl Dance
[00:05:43] -- 03. Cinderella
[00:08:38] -- 04. The Father
[00:11:20] -- 05. The Fairy Godmother
[00:13:29] -- 06. The Sisters' New Clothes
[00:15:36] -- 07. The Dancing Lesson
[00:18:19] -- 08. Departure of the Stepmother and the Sisters for the Ball
[00:19:41] -- 09. Cinderella Dreams of the Ball
[00:21:53] -- 10. Gavotte
[00:24:06] -- 11. Second Appearance of the Fairy Godmother
[00:25:32] -- 12. Spring Fairy
[00:26:49] -- 13. Summer Fairy
[00:28:16] -- 14. Grasshoppers and Dragonflies
[00:29:04] -- 15. Autumn Fairy
[00:30:31] -- 16. Winter Fairy
[00:31:39] -- 17. The Interrupted Departure
[00:32:30] -- 18. The Clock
[00:33:49] -- 19. Cinderella's Departure for the Ball

*Act II*
[00:35:48] -- 20. Dance of the Courtiers
[00:38:06] -- 21. Passepied
[00:39:39] -- 22. Bourrée
[00:41:06] -- 23. Skinny's Variation
[00:41:54] -- 24. Dumpy's Variation
[00:43:22] -- 25. Dance of the Courtiers (Reprise)
[00:44:05] -- 26. Mazurka and Entrance of the Prince
[00:47:13] -- 27. Dance of the Prince's Four Companions
[00:48:07] -- 28. Mazurka
[00:50:41] -- 29. Cinderella's Arrival at the Ball
[00:53:14] -- 30. Grand Waltz
[00:58:21] -- 31. Promenade
[00:59:46] -- 32. Cinderella's Variation
[01:01:14] -- 33. Dance of the Prince
[01:02:13] -- 34. Refreshments for the Guests
[01:03:27] -- 35. Duet of the Sisters with the Oranges
[01:04:56] -- 36. Duet of the Prince and Cinderella
[01:09:47] -- 37. Waltz-Coda
[01:12:21] -- 38. Midnight

*Act III, Scene I:* _The search for Cinderella_
[01:14:25] -- 39. The Prince and the Cobblers
[01:16:15] -- 40. First Galop of the Prince
[01:17:49] -- 41. Temptation
[01:21:15] -- 42. Second Galop of the Prince
[01:22:10] -- 43. Orientalia
[01:24:24] -- 44. Third Galop of the Prince

*Act III, Scene II:* _The Prince with Cinderella_
[01:25:47] -- 45. Cinderella's Awakening
[01:30:01] -- 46. The Morning After the Ball
[01:32:32] -- 47. The Prince's Visit
[01:36:21] -- 48. The Prince Recognizes Cinderella
[01:38:57] -- 49. Slow Waltz
[01:43:51] -- 50. Amoroso

[GlassMufasa]

I didn't appreciate this score when I was younger for its long diversions from discernable melody and overall melancholy tone, but I have stumbled across a newfound affection for it. I feel as though I now understand Prokofiev's unique approach. Like Cinderella herself, the music finds profound elevations of beauty and structure amid persistent gloom and chaos. Really beautiful. I feel like it all comes together at the waltz.

[marcparella]

And the Oscar goes to... Sergei Prokofiev for inventing the modern theatrical sound track.

[НатальяЧеркасова-гъ]

Прокофьев великолепен! Замечательная дерзкая, "юная" энергия. Бесконечное число интереснейших образов. Неисчерпаемый мелодизм. Очень красивая и "щедрая" музыка - радующая, удивляющая, дающая огромное удовольствие.

[Valheurbia]

I can never fathom this masterpiece. The story telling is just so great.

[LadySigma]

TROP BEAU SI FLATTEUR A L'OREILLE JE PLONGE LITTERALEMENT DANS UN MONDE PRESQUE INCONNU MYSTERIEUX ET MAGIQUE A LA FOIS .MERCI POUR CE MERVEILLEUX ET MAGNIFIQUE VOYAGE MUSICAL :))

[melissaking]

I've always thought of this wistful, magical, stunning score as Prokofiev's tribute to Tchaikovsky's trio of iconic ballet scores. Unlike his masterpiece Romeo & Juliet, Cinderella follows the formal structure of Tchaikovsky's variations, pas de deux, waltzes, and mazurkas but has the inimitable sound of Prokofiev's unique harmonics, dissonances, and tone colors.

[dkdylive]

Peter and the wolf drew me in, and it's a never-ending story of delight and wonder~

[joansutton]

This may be my favorite Prokofiev score.

[dabedwards]

I'd say that this and Romeo & Juliet are the greatest ballet scores ever composed. The Rite of Spring is sensational but is a one-acter without a great range of emotion. Apart from Tchaikovsky's brilliant but unchallenging work, most ballet music (especially from the 19th century) is trivial and shallow. This stuff achieves symphonic grandeur.

[j.e.]

que bonita composición del gran Prokofiev. Este genio creó ballets y cantatas y conciertos de bravata y llenos de dulzura. Solo un genio como él

[badhairdye]

A truly great score by a 20th c master, in a robust performance! Thanks for posting.

[tanagranack]

Gorgeous. I just bought this very recording. Thanks so much for sharing. Music like this has more meaningful than ever.

[alexuturgaidze]

Pain and sorrow of cindarella merged with the pain and madness of war of the composer in this piece.

[Metatronx]

Wonderful i was in this Opera yesterday a beautiful art. It is created so good.

[richardcleveland]

Just reached the end of the score; what a lovely work. There's so much to it that one hardly knows where to begin the accolades. As always, I love Prokofiev's flirtations with dissonance - the little clashings and grindings that add spice to his work, perhaps his way of rebelling against the tyranny of the Soviet musical establishment. How ironic that he and his Tormentor in Chief, the Red Tsar, died on the same day . . . .

[richardcleveland]

I've been fascinated and delighted by Prokofiev's work for more that 50 years (and by that of Shostakovich as well). I have another Rozhdestvensky recording of the complete "Cinderella" on a two-LP Musical Heritage Society set where he conducted the Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra; the recording was licensed by Melodiya, but the only date is the MHS copyright of 1982. I saw a performance of his "Romeo and Juliet" ballet performed by the New Jersey Ballet more than 25 years ago - and have watched the exquisite performance on Youtube of this work by the La Scala ballet. Prokofiev was a great composer who managed to navigate (usually successfully) the treacherous waters of Soviet musical life; I often wonder how he would have developed had he stayed in the US - there're some clues to this in a couple of the symphonies he wrote during his time abroad also available on YT. Many thanks for posting this.

[izabelakosterska]

I love it, I love it, I love it! I listen to this recording every few days - usually during housework, and find myself dancing to it, too, impersonating all the characters, especially the ugly sisters 😂 😂😂

[sophiejoy]

Sir Matthew Bourne used this in his version of Cinderella and now I cant get enough of it, its utterly spellbinding. <3

[thMG]

Masterpiece. I can totally see how the film composers (Williams, Elfman) were inspired. As a matter of fact, I hear the Asteroid belt from Empire Strikes Back around 10:20