Wilson, Lesley

Classics - Prokofiev: Peter & the Wolf, Cinderella Suite, etc / Neeme Järvi, Scottish NO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2008-08-26

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Cinderella Suite no 1, Op. 107; Cinderella, Suite no 3 for orchestra, Op. 109; Pushkiniana, for orchestra (compiled by Gennady Rozhestvensky)
Performers: Chester, Richard; Cushing, John; Digney, John; Gibson, Martin; Rogers, Laurence; Wilson, Lesley
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme

Peter and the Wolf is complemented here with a suite from the ballet Cinderella, Gramophone described the recorded performance as "warmly persuasive, bringing out the...continue...

An Introduction to Sergei Prokofiev

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-09-19

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony no 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical"; Peter and the Wolf; Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60; Love for Three Oranges; Romeo and Juliet
Performers: Chester, Richard; Cushing, John; Digney, John; Gibson, Martin; Rogers, Laurence; Wilson, Lesley
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme

Some of Prokofiev's most striking and famous music is included here, centering on the thrilling ballet 'Romeo and Juliet'. The disc includes widely popular pieces...continue...