L'enfant prodigue (The prodigal son), op. 46: scene III the return (6:21). Symphony no. 4 (revised version), op. 112: andante tranquillo (10:05) Symphony no. 4 (revised version), op. 112: moderato, quassi allegretto (6:41) Symphony no. 4 (revised version), op. 112: allegro risoluto (10:19) L'enfant prodigue (The prodigal son), op. 46: scene I the departure (5:07) L'enfant prodigue (The prodigal son), op. 46: scene I meeting friends (4:14) L'enfant prodigue (The prodigal son), op. 46: scene I the seductress (5:01) L'enfant prodigue (The prodigal son), op. 46: scene I the dancers (2:48) L'enfant prodigue (The prodigal son), op. 46: scene II the prodigal son and the seductress (3:30) L'enfant prodigue (The prodigal son), op. 46: scene II drunkenness (2:21) L'enfant prodigue (The prodigal son), op. 46: scene II the despoiling (2:36) L'enfant prodigue (The prodigal son), op. 46: scene II awakening and remorse (3:05) L'enfant prodigue (The prodigal son), op. 46: scene III interlude: sharing the spoils (2:51) L'enfant prodigue (The prodigal son), op. 46: scene III the return (6:21).
Summary:
Prokofiev's imposing Fourth Symphony and his final ballet for Sergey Dyagilev, The Prodigal Son, share common roots but are entirely distinctive in character. The vivid depictions in the ballet's moral tale include sensual temptations, drunken debauchery, robbery and remorse. The 1947 revision of the Fourth Symphony, lengthened and enriched in orchestration by the addition of a piccolo clarinet, piano and harp, makes extended use of themes from The Prodigal Son as well as unused material.
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