Prometheus: Poem of Fire / Piano Concerto in F sharp minor

~ Release by Scriabin; Vladimir Ashkenazy, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Lorin Maazel (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Sleeve notes in English;

Spine: Scriabin: Prometheus/Piano Concerto   Ashkenazy/LPO/Maazel   Decca Ⓢ SXL 6527

On sleeve
Recording first issued in 1972
Cover: Light patterns on a ‘Dream Screen’ made by Lighting Technology Ltd., London
Sleeve printed in England
Laminated with ‘Clarifoil’ made by British Celanese Limited
Decca Recorded Sound

On labels
(P) 1971
Made In Holland, Mastered By Decca Recording Studio's UK

Pressing details
Manually stamped plating numbers in the runouts indicate plating in Baarn

Matrix# side A: ZAL 10774
Matrix# side B: ZAL 10775
Runout side A: ZAL-10774-6A  112  (57)
Runout side B: ZAL-10775-5A  112  1

Annotation last modified on 2025-03-03 22:35 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
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APrometheus—The Poem of Fire, op. 60
producer:
Christopher Raeburn (producer)
piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian-Icelandic conductor and pianist) (in 1971-04)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (in 1971-04)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (in 1971-04)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor) (in 1971-04)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1971-04)
recording of:
Prometheus: The Poem of Fire, op. 60 (in 1971-04)
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1911-03-02)
composer:
Александр Николаевич Скрябин (Alexander Scriabin, pianist and composer) (in 1910)
premiered by:
Сергей Кусевицкий (Serge Koussevitsky) (on 1911-03-02)
part of:
Works of Alexander Scriabin by opus number (number: op. 60)
Alexander Scriabin?:??
B1Piano Concerto in F sharp minor, op. 20: 1. Allegro
producer:
Christopher Raeburn (producer)
piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian-Icelandic conductor and pianist) (on 1971-04-27)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (on 1971-04-27)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor) (on 1971-04-27)
balance engineer:
Stanley Goodall (engineer) (on 1971-04-27) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (on 1971-04-27)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1971-04-27)
recording of:
Piano Concerto in F-sharp minor, op. 20: I. Allegro (on 1971-04-27)
composer:
Александр Николаевич Скрябин (Alexander Scriabin, pianist and composer)
part of:
Piano Concerto in F-sharp minor, op. 20
Alexander Scriabin?:??
B2Piano Concerto in F sharp minor, op. 20: 2. Andante
producer:
Christopher Raeburn (producer)
piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian-Icelandic conductor and pianist) (on 1971-04-27)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (on 1971-04-27)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor) (on 1971-04-27)
balance engineer:
Stanley Goodall (engineer) (on 1971-04-27) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (on 1971-04-27)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1971-04-27)
recording of:
Piano Concerto in F-sharp minor, op. 20: II. Andante – Allegro scherzando – Adagio – Allegretto – Tempo 1 (on 1971-04-27)
composer:
Александр Николаевич Скрябин (Alexander Scriabin, pianist and composer)
part of:
Piano Concerto in F-sharp minor, op. 20
Alexander Scriabin?:??
B3Piano Concerto in F sharp minor, op. 20: 3. Allegro moderato
producer:
Christopher Raeburn (producer)
piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian-Icelandic conductor and pianist) (on 1971-04-27)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (on 1971-04-27)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor) (on 1971-04-27)
balance engineer:
Stanley Goodall (engineer) (on 1971-04-27) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (on 1971-04-27)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1971-04-27)
recording of:
Piano Concerto in F-sharp minor, op. 20: III. Allegro moderato (on 1971-04-27)
composer:
Александр Николаевич Скрябин (Alexander Scriabin, pianist and composer)
part of:
Piano Concerto in F-sharp minor, op. 20
Alexander Scriabin?:??

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Holland, Kingdom of the Netherlands
printed in:England, United Kingdom
photography:Suzette Stephens
lacquer cut:A (mastering engineer for Decca Records)
artwork:Lighting Technology Ltd.
manufactured by:British Celanese Limited
publisher:The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!)
copyrighted (©) by:The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1972)
mastered at:PRS Baarn (Phonodisc B.V.) in Baarn, Utrecht, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
pressed at:PRS Baarn (Phonodisc B.V.) in Baarn, Utrecht, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
lacquer cut at:Decca Recording Studio's UK in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/4251662 [info]