Gabriel Prokofiev, Unltd Collective - Pastoral Reflections' (Beethoven: Pastorale 21) (2024) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": I. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande. Allegro ma non troppo (Arr. for string sextet by M. G. Fisher)
02. Breaking Screens: I. Green Into Red
03. Breaking Screens: II. Fivatak
04. Breaking Screens: III. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
05. Breaking Screens: IV. ChangeUp
06. Breaking Screens: V. Sad Colours 1
07. Breaking Screens: VI. Memory Fields
08. Breaking Screens: VII. Reflessivo
09. Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": V. Hirtengesang, frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm. Allegretto (Arr. for string sextet by M. G. Fisher)
10. Pastoral Reflections: I. Allegro ma non troppo (escape into nature)
11. Pastoral Reflections: II. Andante con moto (nature reserve with canalised stream)
12. Pastoral Reflections: III. Allegro Mechanico (Mega-farm, cyber village)
13. Pastoral Reflections: IV. Vivace (Sturm)
14. Pastoral Reflections: V. Allegretto (Stadtpark, faint hopes)
15. Breaking Screens: VIII. Mobocracy

‘Pastoral 21’ is a contemporary exploration on what the concept of ‘Pastoral’ means to us in this time of climate crisis.

It features classical string sextet alongside field recordings, electronic bass and angular beats, cantered around Gabriel Prokofiev’s contemporary response to Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony.

The album opens with the original first movement of Beethoven’s famous symphony (arranged for sextet), reminding listeners of our less troubled relationship with nature in Beethoven’s time, before moving on to the modern beats of Prokofiev’s recent composition ‘Breaking Screens’, which explores ideas of consumerism, digital life and impending crisis.

The programme climaxes with the five-movement ‘Pastoral Reflections’, which echoes Beethoven’s symphonic narrative, but from a contemporary perspective.

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