Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
Performer: Alexander Melnikov
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Catalogue: HMM902203
Release: 2019
Size: 888 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Piano Sonata No. 4 in C minor, Op. 29
01. I. Allegro molto sostenuto
02. II. Andante assai
03. III. Allegro con brio, ma non leggiere
Piano Sonata No. 7 in B flat major, Op. 83
04. I. Allegro inquieto
05. II. Andante caloroso
06. III. Precipitato
Piano Sonata No. 9 in C major, Op. 103
07. I. Allegretto
08. II. Allegro strepitoso
09. III. Andante tranquillo
10. IV. Allegro con brio, ma non troppo presto
“This first volume in the complete cycle must already be given pride of place in the discography,” declared Classica magazine upon the release of Prokofiev’s Sonatas nos. 2, 6, and 8 (awarded a “Choc” in 2016). With this new volume, Alexandre Melnikov has chosen to delve into three distinct periods of the composer’s career, ranging from the dazzling though seldom-heard No. 4 to the magisterial No. 9. Inbetween those two, the Sonata No. 7 once again evokes the troubled atmosphere characteristic of the three so-called “war sonatas.” Sviatoslav Richter claimed to have learned the piece in a mere four days!