About This Song
About "Prokofiev: Cinderella, Op. 87, Act 1: No. 18, Clock Scene" by André Previn
Prokofiev's clock scene is a masterclass in mechanical dread: the orchestra becomes a ticking, whirring apparatus, each chime a hammer blow to the fairy tale. Previn leans into the grotesque, letting the brass blare and the percussion clang. Beneath the pageantry, a child's fear of time running out.
