Just an hour today, pretty quick. A coincidentally Russian string of requests; the Prokofiev was the only thing I wanted to play for sure. The third and fourth movements of his Symphony No. 1 are incredible. The 3rd is also featured as the foundation of the gavotte in his wonderful ballet, Romeo and Juliet. I might like the chunk in the ballet better, only because it’s a little longer. I appreciate the brevity of the first symphony, but the melody is too nice not to splash around in for a while. The energy of the fourth movement of the symphony is a great testament to the young composer’s brilliant vision.
From the ballet:
From Symphony No. 1:
I have to say, the Marianne Faithful was sort of a mistake, but the Magnetic Fields song is nice.
| 2:58 PM | Marianne Faithful | Broken English | Blazing Away | Island |
| 2:54 PM | Big Star | Lady Sweet | In Space | Rykodisc |
| 2:54 PM | Magnetic Fields | Asleep and Dreaming | 69 Love Songs | Merge |
| 2:40 PM | Prokofiev (Dresden Philharmonic, Kurt Masur, conductor) | Symphony No. 1 | - | - |
| 2:14 PM | Stravinsky (Los Angeles Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta, conductor) | Petrushka, First and (part of) Second Movement | Petruska, Circus Polka | London |
| 2:13 PM | Shostakovich (Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Kiril Kondrashin, conductor) | Symphony No. 5, Second Movement | The First Releases: February 1967 | Melodiya |