Michael Anderson and microphilharmonic open the 2024-25 season with the music of Russian-Soviet composer Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953): the Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94a (1943); the Quintet in G minor Op. 39 (1924); and the Overture on Hebrew Themes Op. 34 (1919). Each of these works represents a different aspect of Prokofiev’s musical character: the Violin Sonata is Classical in nature, with the structure and musical language deriving from Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. The Quintet is Modernist…more dissonant, using Prokofiev’s so-called “wrong-note” style. The Overture on Hebrew Themes shows Prokofiev’s interest in folk music using themes based on the character of Russian Jewish styles like klezmer.
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| | 2 Presto - Poco più mosso del - Tempo I |
| | 4 Allegro con brio - Poco meno mosso - Tempo I - Poco meno mosso - Allegro con brio |
| | 3 Allegro sostenuto, ma con brio |
| | 5 Allegro precipitato, ma non troppo presto |