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Prokofiev - Piano Concertos 1 & 5, Piano Sonatas 2 & 9 | Alto ALC1485

Prokofiev - Piano Concertos 1 & 5, Piano Sonatas 2 & 9

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Label: Alto

Cat No: ALC1485

Barcode: 5055354414855

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 8th September 2023

Contents

Artists

Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
Prague Symphony Orchestra
Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductors

Karl Ancerl
Witold Rowicki

Works

Prokofiev, Sergei

Piano Concerto no.1 in D flat major, op.10
Piano Concerto no.5 in G major, op.55
Piano Sonata no.2 in D minor, op.14
Piano Sonata no.9 in C major, op.103

Artists

Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
Prague Symphony Orchestra
Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductors

Karl Ancerl
Witold Rowicki

About

Recorded 1954-59

“Richter’s account [of Concerto no.5] is a classic..it cannot be recommended too strongly.....this concerto could have sounded contrived BUT when put over with the rhythmic bite, the technical aplomb, and the pungency of characterisations  that we see here....a very different story !” – Penguin Guide (3 stars)

“others are too sentimental [in Sonata no.9]... I really do connect with Richter the most in Prokofiev.” – Talking Classical

“Richter was possibly the greatest Prokofiev pianist who ever lived. He had a unique way of unlocking the music’s pianistic beauty and poignant lyricism while still pushing its steel-edged rhythms to the proverbial max” – Classics Today

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