Nikita Mndoyants is an award-winning composer in addition to being a pianist.
Prokofiev's Piano Sonata No. 4 is subtitled 'From Old Notebooks' and incorporates material from his earlier, unpublished or unfinished works.
Prokofiev dedicated his Piano Sonata No. 4 to his friend Maximilian Schmidthoff, a fellow musician who committed suicide in 1913.
Nikita Mndoyants, the pianist on this album, is a child prodigy who trained at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow.
Prokofiev's Piano Sonata No. 8 is one of his 'War Sonatas,' written around 1944-1945 when the Allies defeated Germany.
Pianist Nikita Mndoyants believes Prokofiev's Eighth Sonata is more meditative, philosophical, and lyrical compared to his Seventh Sonata.
This album was recorded in May 2023 at Saint Pierre Church in Paris, using a Steinway Model D piano.
