Consistently Vibrant Prokofiev's Symphonies Nos 4 and 7 - heard by GERALD FENECH 'Andrew Litton and his Bergen ensemble deliver some forceful performances full of exciting vigour ...'

There is nothing surprising when composers have second thoughts and want to make changes to their works. Schumann and Bruckner are prime examples of this. But although Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) is in the company of such composers, his Fourth Symphony is a unique case. Indeed, there are two different versions which the composer considered as two separate works, each having its own opus number...

SERGEI PROKOFIEV

BIS RECORDS

NORWAY

ORCHESTRAL MUSIC

20TH CENTURY