About This Song
About "Prokofiev: Cinderella, Op. 87, Act 3: No. 43, Oriental Dance" by André Previn
Prokofiev's Oriental Dance slinks in on exoticized scales, a seductive tableau of imagined elsewhere. Previn balances lush strings against piquant woodwinds, conjuring a caravan of desire and distance. It's gorgeous and uneasy—a fantasy that knows it's a fantasy.