Prokofiev: Suites from Cinderella and Romeo & Juliet Ian Scott & Jonathan Higgins

• Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953): Suite from "Cinderella", Op. 87 (Arr. B. Prorvich for Clarinet & Piano):
• 1 Prokofiev: Suite from "Cinderella", Op. 87 (Arr. B. Prorvich for Clarinet & Piano): I. The Dancing Lesson 03:03
• 2 Prokofiev: Suite from "Cinderella", Op. 87 (Arr. B. Prorvich for Clarinet & Piano): II. Winter Fairy 03:48
• 3 Prokofiev: Suite from "Cinderella", Op. 87 (Arr. B. Prorvich for Clarinet & Piano): III. Passepied 01:58
• 4 Prokofiev: Suite from "Cinderella", Op. 87 (Arr. B. Prorvich for Clarinet & Piano): IV. Adagio. The Prince and Cinderella Duet 04:13
• Suite from "Cinderella", Op. 87 (Arr. I. Scott & M. McMillan for Clarinet & Piano):
• 5 Prokofiev: Suite from "Cinderella", Op. 87 (Arr. I. Scott & M. McMillan for Clarinet & Piano): V. Oriental Dance 02:06
• 6 Prokofiev: Suite from "Cinderella", Op. 87 (Arr. I. Scott & M. McMillan for Clarinet & Piano): VI. Kubishka Variation 01:36
• 7 Prokofiev: Suite from "Cinderella", Op. 87 (Arr. I. Scott & M. McMillan for Clarinet & Piano): VII. Summer Fairy 01:55
• 8 Prokofiev: Suite from "Cinderella", Op. 87 (Arr. I. Scott & M. McMillan for Clarinet & Piano): VIII. Grasshoppers 01:06
• 9 Prokofiev: Suite from "Cinderella", Op. 87 (Arr. I. Scott & M. McMillan for Clarinet & Piano): IX. Spring Fairy 01:37
• 10 Prokofiev: Suite from "Cinderella", Op. 87 (Arr. I. Scott & M. McMillan for Clarinet & Piano): X. Dance of the Cavaliers 01:32
• 11 Prokofiev: Suite from "Cinderella", Op. 87 (Arr. I. Scott & M. McMillan for Clarinet & Piano): XI. Grand Waltz 05:06
• Suite from "Romeo & Juliet", Op. 64 (Arr. B. Prorvich for Clarinet & Piano):
• 12 Prokofiev: Suite from "Romeo & Juliet", Op. 64 (Arr. B. Prorvich for Clarinet & Piano): I. Juliet's Entrance 03:58
• 13 Prokofiev: Suite from "Romeo & Juliet", Op. 64 (Arr. B. Prorvich for Clarinet & Piano): II. Masks 02:12
• 14 Prokofiev: Suite from "Romeo & Juliet", Op. 64 (Arr. B. Prorvich for Clarinet & Piano): III. Dance of the Knights 04:04
• 15 Prokofiev: Suite from "Romeo & Juliet", Op. 64 (Arr. B. Prorvich for Clarinet & Piano): IV. Mercutio 02:26
• Suite from "Romeo & Juliet", Op. 64 (Arr. I. Scott & M. McMillan for Clarinet & Piano):
• 16 Prokofiev: Suite from "Romeo & Juliet", Op. 64 (Arr. I. Scott & M. McMillan for Clarinet & Piano): V. Dance of the Girls with Lilies 02:21
• 17 Prokofiev: Suite from "Romeo & Juliet", Op. 64 (Arr. I. Scott & M. McMillan for Clarinet & Piano): VI. Gavotte 01:34
• 18 Prokofiev: Suite from "Romeo & Juliet", Op. 64 (Arr. I. Scott & M. McMillan for Clarinet & Piano): VII. Street Scene 01:27
• 19 Prokofiev: Suite from "Romeo & Juliet", Op. 64 (Arr. I. Scott & M. McMillan for Clarinet & Piano): VIII. Letter Scene 02:08
• 20 Prokofiev: Suite from "Romeo & Juliet", Op. 64 (Arr. I. Scott & M. McMillan for Clarinet & Piano): IX. Death of Tybalt 01:48
• Total Runtime 49:58

Info for Prokofiev: Suites from Cinderella and Romeo & Juliet

Of the major works of Sergei Prokofiev, none (apart perhaps from Peter and the Wolf) have become so well loved by a wide audience as the ballets Cinderella and Romeo and Juliet. From the stage productions, to the orchestral suites, to the piano versions, many of these pieces are universally recognised.

In the 1950s, four pieces from each ballet were arranged for clarinet and piano by Bronislav Prorvich, a clarinettist with the Bolshoi Theatre. Strangely, so far as we know, these sparkling arrangements have never previously been recorded. Ian Scott and his producer Malcolm McMillan have added a further 12 movements from the ballets, many of which strongly featured the clarinet in the original orchestral version. This has resulted in a lovely collection of pieces that are at once very familiar but also heard in a completely new light.

Ian Scott, clarinet
Jonathan Higgins, piano

Ian Scott
is the principal clarinet of the Royal Ballet Sinfonia, having previously held the same post with the Gulbenkian Orchestra in Lisbon.

Born in Perth, Scotland, he studied initially with Charles Maynes, then with Henry Morrison at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, subsequently journeying to the University of Arizona to study with leading British clarinettist John Denman.

He has been a guest principal with major London orchestras, and appeared as soloist with I Solisti Veneti and the Orchestra da Camera in Padova, as well as the Gulbenkian Orchestra on tour in the Far East.

He has previously recorded British clarinet concertos for ASV White Line and Dutton Epoch, the latter including world-premiere recordings of Leighton Lucas and Humphrey Procter-Gregg concertos. His new Divine Art recording features premieres of the Rimsky-Korsakov Concerto (orchestral version) as well as Robin White’s Russian Suite ...

Jonathan Higgins
studied at Cambridge University and the Royal College of Music, winning all the major piano prizes. He subsequently pursued a freelance career making several BBC radio broadcasts and giving Promenade performances of Bartók’s Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion (1984) and Stravinsky’s Les Noces (1987).

He first worked in ballet in 1983 in Basle and joined the Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet in 1987 becoming principal pianist in the now Birmingham Royal Ballet in 1995 where he remained for 26 years.

Since 1999 he has taken part in the summer festival in Neuchatel, Switzerland, giving solo and chamber recitals.

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