COMPOSERS: Prokofiev
LABELS: Warner
WORKS: War and Peace
PERFORMER: Miller, Vishnevskaya, Ochman; Radio France Chorus; Orchestre National de France/Rostropovich
CATALOGUE NO: 2564 68801-0
The most complete recording of this sprawling work, conducted with fervour and mainly sung with conviction, though Vishnevskaya’s Natasha sounds implausibly elderly. Michael Tanner