BBC Symphony Orchestra: Prokofiev at Barbican Hall

A BBC Symphony Orchestra film event presenting one of the great collaborations of all time, Prokofiev's coruscating score to Eisenstein's 'Alexander Nevsky'. It is said that the director was so impressed with the precision with which Prokofiev captured each mood, he encouraged him to write the music first for some parts. The epic tale of the medieval prince defeating the Teutonic knights on a frozen lake was particularly welcomed by the Soviet authorities in 1939, but it's proved to be a timeless classic. The BBC Symphony Chorus provides the rich, rousing choruses while a mezzo-soprano soloist gives voice to the heart of the story in her poignant song as she searches for rival suitors on the field of the dead.