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Prokofiev: Symphonies Nos. 4, 6 & 7 - Piano Concertos Nos. 4 & 5

This major release launches the Mariinsky label's projects to honor the 125th anniversary of Prokofiev's birth. A long-time champion of the music of Prokofiev, Valery Gergiev conducts Symphonies Nos. 4, 6 & 7, performed masterfully by the Mariinsky Orchestra and coupled with Piano Concertos Nos. 4 & 5. Prokofiev began his Symphony No. 4 in 1929, drawing from the musical material of his ballet The Prodigal Son. The Symphony was premiered the following year, though he substantially revised the wor