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200 Gram 45rpm Vinyl! Rare 4LP Set! From the Original 3-Track-Tape! Buy This Edition & Your Cartridge Will Love You!
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Lieutenant Kije is the score composed by Sergei Prokofiev for the 1934 Soviet film Lieutenant Kijé directed by Aleksandr Faintsimmer based on the novel of the same title by Yury Tynyanov. The troika is frequently used in films and documentaries for Christmas scenes and scenes involving snow. This motif from the suite was also used in the song "I Believe In Father Christmas" by the English rock musician Greg Lake (which was subsequently covered by U2), as well as Helen Love's Christmas single "Happiest Time of the Year". The pop group The Free Design used the motif as the basis for the song "Kije's Ouija", which appears on their 1970 album Stars/Time/Bubbles/Love. Additionally, the troika motif is heard as the primary musical theme in Woody Allen's 1975 film Love and Death, which takes place in 19th century Russia.
The suite, in five movements broadly follows the plot of the movie: Kije's Birth... A soldier, while writing out the morning orders for the Imperial majesty Tsar Paul, miscopies two words, creating a Lieutenant "Kije". The Tsar learns of his "existence", and issues numerous orders concerning him. The palace administrators have no choice but to carry them out. Romance... The fictional lieutenant falls in love... Kije's Wedding... Since the Tsar prefers his heroic soldiers to be married, the administrators concoct a fake wedding. Troika... Kije's Burial... The administrators finally rid themselves of the non-existent lieutenant by saying he has died.
Features:
• 200 Gram Super Vinyl Profile Quiex SV-P
• 4LP Set
• Special One-Sided Pressing
• Rare & Collectable
Musicians:
Chicago Symphony
Fritz Reiner, conductor
Selections:
Sergei Prokofieff (1891 - 1953)
Lieutenant Kije, Op. 60
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinksy (1882 - 1971)
Song of the Nightingale
