
Marin Alsop’s Prokofiev cycle with the São Paulo Symphony began disappointingly with the Fifth, improved dramatically with the Fourth, and now hits its stride with
This appealing set contains all of Prokofiev’s most important ballets
This complete Prokofiev symphony cycle, from the mid 1960s, represents
Prokofiev’s Third Symphony, based on music from his expressionistic opera
Before discussing this disc, I need to make a disclaimer. In 2006 I was one of three people judging the annual Kosciuszko Foundation competition for
There are some recordings that should never go out of
This is an excellent performance of Prokofiev’s original score to
Forget the movie, Abbado’s Alexander Nevsky is more vivid than
There are a handful of complete recordings of Prokofiev’s Romeo
Perhaps no great Russian symphony has received more lousy performances