Prokofiev’s Symphony No 4 was originally completed in 1930 and shared much of its musical material with his ballet The Prodigal Son, composed around the same time. Though Prokofiev had largely avoided harsh criticism from Soviet authorities in the past, the initial reception of the Fourth Symphony was lukewarm at best.

Shortly afterwards Prokofiev returned to the Soviet Union, determined to push ahead with his grander, more straightforward Fifth and Sixth Symphonies. He hoped this stylistic shift would align him with the cultural demands of his homeland, yet despite his optimism, Prokofiev’s music was banned in Stalinist
Russia.

On this new album from LSO Live, Gianandrea Noseda conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in the revised version of Prokofiev’s Fourth Symphony. This dark, ambivalent work was produced in 1947—just as his fortunes turned—and thus never performed in the Soviet Union within the composer’s lifetime.

Composer Sergei Prokofiev
Conductor Gianandrea Noseda
Performers London Symphony Orchestra

Symphony No. 4 in C Major, Op. 112 (1947 version)
1. I. Andante – Allegro eroico
2. II. Andante tranquillo
3. III. Moderato, quasi allegretto
4. IV. Allegro risoluto – Andantino – Allegro come prima

Release Date 24 October 2025
LSO0396-D | 0822231139652

Producer Nicholas Parker
Engineers Jonathan Stokes and Neil Hutchinson for Classic Sound Ltd
Recorded 10 December 2023 in the Barbican Hall, London

Booklet in English, French & German

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