Alexander Melnikov: Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1, 3 & 5, Visions Fugitives

Klasyczna Muzyka Fortepianowa
premiera polska: 2022-10-07
kontynent: Europa
opakowanie: Digipackowe etui
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Editor's Info:
In this third and final volume of his complete recording of the Prokofiev sonatas, Alexander Melnikov explores two highly contrasted facets of the young prodigy. The dazzling Sonatas nos. 1 and 3 sweep aside the codes of the period, unlike the more enigmatic and eminently subtle Sonata no.5, heard here in the revised version Prokofiev made in the last years of his life. In the coupling, the Visions fugitives, the Russian pianist realises to perfection the mixture of brilliance and poetry that gives this cycle its peculiar charm.

BBC Music Magazine - 5 out of 5 stars
... With the three so-called ‘war’ sonatas 6, 7 and 8 covered in the two previous releases, you might think that the third instalment of Alexander Melnikov’s Prokofiev cycle is a mopping-up job. But Melnikov is far too intelligent and imaginative a pianist not to make a special argument for each sonata...

Sunday Times
... The Russian pianist’s third Prokofiev volume again showcases the miraculous clarity and precision of his playing — qualities that are never allowed to get in the way of passion and exposition...

muzycy:
Alexander Melnikov (piano)

utwory:
Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 1
Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 28
Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 5 in C major (Version 2), Op. 135
Prokofiev: Visions fugitives, Op. 22

wydano: 6th May 2022
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