Prokofiev, S.: Piano Music, Vol. 1 - Piano Sonatas Nos. 6 and 7 / Visions Fugitives / Dumka
1/1/2000, 28 Tracks, 1:14:03
Featuring
Oleg Marshev
Sergei Prokofiev
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Recording & Production
This album was recorded in November 1991 at the Concert Hall, Lodz, and features Oleg Marshev performing on a Steinway Model D piano.
Performer Biography
Oleg Marshev, the pianist on this recording, won First Prize and a Gold Medal at the AMSA World Piano Competition of Cincinnati in 1990.
Composition History
The three 'War Sonatas' (Nos. 6, 7, and 8) by Prokofiev were all started simultaneously in 1939.
Compositional Technique
Prokofiev's 'Visions Fugitives' Op. 22 are twenty brief impressions, some so fleeting they surprisingly submitted to notation, serving as a laboratory for experiments in form and texture.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Prokofiev's aim was to express primitive emotions without using traditional romantic methods, seeking to communicate directly and profoundly with his audience.
Composer Biography
Sergei Prokofiev, a virtuoso pianist himself, won the Rubinstein Prize in 1914 by playing his own D-flat Concerto.
