Prokofiev, Chopin, Liszt / Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops

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Label
RCA
Release Date
September 24, 2009
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      LISZT, FRANZ
    • PERFORMER
      Arthur, Boston Pops, Fiedler
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 24, 2009
    • UPC
      090266353224
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      RCA63532
    • LABEL
      RCA
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. I. The Clowns (Les ridicules)

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra

      Conductor: Arthur Fiedler

    2. II. The Magician and the Witch play cards

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra

      Conductor: Arthur Fiedler

    3. III. March

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra

      Conductor: Arthur Fiedler

    4. IV. Scherzo

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra

      Conductor: Arthur Fiedler

    5. V. The Prince and Princess

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra

      Conductor: Arthur Fiedler

    6. VI. The Flight

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra

      Conductor: Arthur Fiedler

    7. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 7 in A Major (arr. L. Anderson and P. Bodge for orchestra)

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra

      Conductor: Arthur Fiedler

    8. Nocturne No. 10 in A-Flat Major, Op. 32, No. 2 (arr. L. Anderson and P. Bodge for orchestra)

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra

      Conductor: Arthur Fiedler

    9. Waltz No. 11 in G-Flat Major, Op. 70, No. 1 (arr. L. Anderson and P. Bodge for orchestra)

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra

      Conductor: Arthur Fiedler

    10. Mazurka No. 23 in D Major, Op. 33, No. 2 (arr. L. Anderson and P. Bodge for orchestra)

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra

      Conductor: Arthur Fiedler

    11. Mazurka No. 44 in C Major, Op. 67, No. 3 (arr. L. Anderson and P. Bodge for orchestra)

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra

      Conductor: Arthur Fiedler

    12. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 7 in A Major (arr. L. Anderson and P. Bodge for orchestra)

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra

      Conductor: Arthur Fiedler

    13. Waltz No. 9 in A-Flat Major, Op. 69, No. 1, "L'adieu" (arr. L. Anderson and P. Bodge for orchestra)

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra

      Conductor: Arthur Fiedler

    14. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 7 in A Major (arr. L. Anderson and P. Bodge for orchestra)

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra

      Conductor: Arthur Fiedler

    15. Waltz No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2 (arr. L. Anderson and P. Bodge for orchestra)

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra

      Conductor: Arthur Fiedler

    16. Waltz No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 18, "Grande valse brillante" (arr. L. Anderson and P. Bodge for orchestra)

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra

      Conductor: Arthur Fiedler

    17. Les Preludes, S97/R414

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra

      Conductor: Arthur Fiedler

    18. Mazeppa, S100/R417

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra

      Conductor: Arthur Fiedler


Few things are as much fun as big orchestral favorites performed by the Boston Pops Orchestra under the direction of the legendary Arthur Fiedler. This program, part of the RCA Living Stereo series, features splashy orchestral showpieces by Prokofiev, Liszt and Chopin.
Prokofiev's suite from his opera 'Love for Three Oranges' gets things off to a rousing start. Fiedler and his orchestra revel in the color and grotesque wit of Prokofiev's colorful score. Special note should be paid to the orchestra's sensitive playing in "Le prince et la princesse." Chopin's 'Les sylphides' is one of the most popular scores in the classical dance repertoire. On this recording, the delicate orchestrations of Leroy Anderson and Peter Bodge give the orchestra an opportunity to shine. Each dance is skillfully rendered and Fiedler gives the music ample room to breath. Two grand tone poems by Franz Liszt, 'Les préludes' and 'Mazeppa' round out the program. Fiedler and company are brilliant in 'Les préludes,' grasping the work's heroic soul without resorting to bombast. The RCA engineers provide startlingly vivid sound that is still of audiophile quality nearly forty years later.