Prokofiev's 'Things in Themselves' Op. 45, written in Paris, alludes to Kant's philosophy of the 'noumenon' or unknowable absolute.
According to Mira Mendelson, Prokofiev's second wife, the Sixth Sonata was inspired by reading Romain Rolland's book on Beethoven.
Prokofiev's Piano Sonata No. 6 is the first of a triptych of 'war sonatas,' composed in 1939, with the Seventh and Eighth following in 1942 and 1944.
While Prokofiev himself premiered his Sixth Sonata, it was Sviatoslav Richter, then 24, who truly brought it into music history.
Sergei Prokofiev's nine piano sonatas are categorized into three periods: pre-revolutionary Russian, Western years, and Soviet period.
This album was recorded in September 2019 at the Fazioli Concert Hall in Sacile, Italy.
Prokofiev's 'Visions fugitives' Op. 22, a cycle of twenty pieces, was inspired by lines from the Symbolist poet Konstantin Balmont.
