Prokofiev Symphony No. 6 (Ormandy, 1950)

Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6 in E-Flat minor, Op. 111
Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

Recorded January 15, 1950, in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia. First issued early in 1951 simultaneously on LP and 78-rpm, the former as Columbia Masterworks ML-4328 (my source), the latter as Columbia Masterworks Set MM-950 (records 13125-D through 13129-D). This was the first recording of the work, composed three years earlier.

Prokofiev's Sixth Symphony is in three movements:

1. Allegro moderato
2. Largo (at 13:14)
3. Vivace (at 29:18)

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