Ian Scott & Jonathan Higgins - Prokofiev: Suites from Cinderella and Romeo & Juliet (2022) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Of the major works of Sergei Prokofiev, none (apart perhaps from Peter and the Wolf) have become so well loved by a wide audience as the ballets Cinderella and Romeo and Juliet. From the stage productions, to the orchestral suites, to the piano versions, many of these pieces are universally recognised.

In the 1950s, four pieces from each ballet were arranged for clarinet and piano by Bronislav Prorvich, a clarinettist with the Bolshoi Theatre. Strangely, so far as we know, these sparkling arrangements have never previously been recorded. Ian Scott and his producer Malcolm McMillan have added a further 12 movements from the ballets, many of which strongly featured the clarinet in the original orchestral version. This has resulted in a lovely collection of pieces that are at once very familiar but also heard in a completely new light.

Tracklist:
01. Suite from "Cinderella", Op. 87 (Arr. B. Prorvich for Clarinet & Piano): I. The Dancing Lesson
02. Suite from "Cinderella", Op. 87 (Arr. B. Prorvich for Clarinet & Piano): II. Winter Fairy
03. Suite from "Cinderella", Op. 87 (Arr. B. Prorvich for Clarinet & Piano): III. Passepied
04. Suite from "Cinderella", Op. 87 (Arr. B. Prorvich for Clarinet & Piano): IV. Adagio. The Prince and Cinderella Duet
05. Suite from "Cinderella", Op. 87 (Arr. I. Scott & M. McMillan for Clarinet & Piano): V. Oriental Dance
06. Suite from "Cinderella", Op. 87 (Arr. I. Scott & M. McMillan for Clarinet & Piano): VI. Kubishka Variation
07. Suite from "Cinderella", Op. 87 (Arr. I. Scott & M. McMillan for Clarinet & Piano): VII. Summer Fairy
08. Suite from "Cinderella", Op. 87 (Arr. I. Scott & M. McMillan for Clarinet & Piano): VIII. Grasshoppers
09. Suite from "Cinderella", Op. 87 (Arr. I. Scott & M. McMillan for Clarinet & Piano): IX. Spring Fairy
10. Suite from "Cinderella", Op. 87 (Arr. I. Scott & M. McMillan for Clarinet & Piano): X. Dance of the Cavaliers
11. Suite from "Cinderella", Op. 87 (Arr. I. Scott & M. McMillan for Clarinet & Piano): XI. Grand Waltz
12. Suite from "Romeo & Juliet", Op. 64 (Arr. B. Prorvich for Clarinet & Piano): I. Juliet's Entrance
13. Suite from "Romeo & Juliet", Op. 64 (Arr. B. Prorvich for Clarinet & Piano): II. Masks
14. Suite from "Romeo & Juliet", Op. 64 (Arr. B. Prorvich for Clarinet & Piano): III. Dance of the Knights
15. Suite from "Romeo & Juliet", Op. 64 (Arr. B. Prorvich for Clarinet & Piano): IV. Mercutio
16. Suite from "Romeo & Juliet", Op. 64 (Arr. I. Scott & M. McMillan for Clarinet & Piano): V. Dance of the Girls with Lilies
17. Suite from "Romeo & Juliet", Op. 64 (Arr. I. Scott & M. McMillan for Clarinet & Piano): VI. Gavotte
18. Suite from "Romeo & Juliet", Op. 64 (Arr. I. Scott & M. McMillan for Clarinet & Piano): VII. Street Scene
19. Suite from "Romeo & Juliet", Op. 64 (Arr. I. Scott & M. McMillan for Clarinet & Piano): VIII. Letter Scene
20. Suite from "Romeo & Juliet", Op. 64 (Arr. I. Scott & M. McMillan for Clarinet & Piano): IX. Death of Tybalt


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