Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas (Vol. II) David Jalbert

• Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953): Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Major, Op. 135:
• 1 Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Major, Op. 135: I. Allegro tranquillo 06:02
• 2 Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Major, Op. 135: II. Andantino 03:54
• 3 Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Major, Op. 135: III. Un poco allegretto 05:09
• Piano Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 82:
• 4 Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 82: I. Allegro moderato 08:32
• 5 Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 82: II. Allegretto 04:09
• 6 Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 82: III. Tempo di valzer, lentissimo 07:16
• 7 Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 82: IV. Vivace 06:43
• Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83:
• 8 Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83: I. Allegro inquieto 08:11
• 9 Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83: II. Andante caloroso 06:41
• 10 Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83: III. Precipitato 03:39
• Total Runtime 01:00:16

Info for Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas (Vol. II)

For his latest ATMA Classique recording project, pianist David Jalbert tackles the complete cycle of Prokofiev’s piano sonatas. This ambitious undertaking will be released in three separate volumes.

The life of Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) can be divided easily into three periods: the first, Russian, from his birth to his departure for the West; the second, American-European, from 1918 to 1936; and finally the third, Soviet, from 1936 until his death. Prokofiev’s life, however, was complicated by his chronological placement in the timeline of contemporary music. He was nine years younger than Stravinsky (1882-1961) — who summed up their relationship by saying that “Prokofiev is the greatest Russian composer today, after me!” — and 15 years older than Shostakovich (1906-1975). Prokofiev, who began his career as the iconoclast of Russian music, was seen as too modern in Russia, not sufficiently avant-garde in Paris, and too daring for America. After he returned to the USSR, believing his inter- national fame would protect him from attack, he became a target for Stalin, who further consolidated his iron grip in Russia by regularly accusing Prokofiev of ‘decadent formalism’. In an irony whose grim humor he would have appreciated if he had lived just a little longer, Prokofiev died on the same day as Stalin. His death, overshadowed by that of the dictator just 50 minutes later, was not marked by the honors and homage which would normally have been his due. ....

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