Genre: Piano Concerto
Key: G minor
Duration: 23 minutes (approximate)
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1. Andantino; Allegretto; Andantino
2. Scherzo; Vivace
3. Intermezzo; Allegro moderato
4. Allegro tempestoso
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1912-1913
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Premiere:
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23-Aug-1913 (first version), Pavlovsk, Sergei Prokofiev (piano), Alexander Aslanov (cond).
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Premiere:
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05-May-1924 (revised version), Paris, Sergei Prokofiev (piano), Sergei Koussevitsky (cond).
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Solo Instrument: piano.
Orchestration: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion (tambourine, bass drum, snare drum, cymbals), and strings.
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Prokofiev: Piano Concertos 2 & 3 / Gutierrez, Jarvi
Artist(s): Horacio Gutierrez (Piano)
Conductor: Neeme Jarvi
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Catalog Num: Chandos 8889
Horacio Gutierrez is often overlooked among today's virtuosos. This is unfortunate because he combines formidable power along with flawless technique. These ingredients are perfect for Prokofiev's Second Piano Concerto, where the virtuosic (some might even say excessive or bombastic) cadenza of the first movement with its massive chords are exhilirating at the hands of Gutierrez. He is excellently paired with Neeme Jarvi, who provides perfect balance with the Concertgebouw Orchestra.
[Sugi Sorensen]
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Prokofiev: Piano Concertos 2 & 3 / Gutierrez, Jarvi
Artist(s): Horacio Gutierrez (Piano)
Conductor: Neeme Jarvi
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Catalog Num: Chandos 8889
The Second concerto might be Prokofiev's finest piano concerto were it not for certain wayward qualities. It is somewhat schizophrenic in nature, and there are many moments of greatness interspersed with moments of doubt. Nonetheless, it receives a persuasive and dazzling performance from Horacio Gutierrez, who is well suited to the temperament of the work. Like Boris Berman in the First, Fourth and Fifth concertos, Gutierrez has the benefit of Järvi's sympathetic backup, and the whole work surges forward with good impetus. Brilliant sound, but unfortuantely, coupled with a less appealing rendition of the Third, where Gutierrez just refuses to play quietly where necessary.
[Lionel Choi]
( This review also appears at The Prokofiev Collected Works website. )
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Prokofiev: The 5 Piano Concertos / Ashkenazy, Previn
Artist(s): Vladimir Ashkenazy
Conductor: André Previn
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Catalog Num: Philips 452588
Vladimir Ashkenazy's well-known cycle of all 5 concertos is one of his finest achievements in his illustrious career. And it is his performance of the Second that truly stands out. Ashkenazy's dazzling virtuosity, matched by Previn's understanding accompaniment, make immensely pleasurable listening. The analogue recording is a little glaring, but this is not entirely inappropriate for such music.
[Lionel Choi]
( This review also appears at The Prokofiev Collected Works website. )
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Prokofiev: Piano Concertos 2 & 3 / Gutierrez, Jarvi
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Horacio Gutierrez (Piano)
Conductor: Neeme Jarvi
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Catalog Num: Chandos 8889
Release Date: January 4, 1991
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Prokofiev: The 5 Piano Concertos / Toradze, Gergiev
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Alexander Toradze (piano)
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra
Catalog Num: Philips 462048
Release Date: March 17, 1998
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Karel Ancerl Gold Edition Volume 10 - 'Classical' Symphony, Piano Concertos nos 1 and 2
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Sviatoslav Richter (piano), Dagmar Baloghova (piano)
Conductor: Karl Ancerl
Orchestra/Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Symphony Orchestra
Catalog Num: Supraphon 3670
Release Date: October 29, 2002
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Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No 2 / Lapsansky / Kosler
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Marian Lapsansky (piano)
Conductor: Zdenek Kosler
Orchestra/Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Catalog Num: Opus 9110 1510
Release Date: 1985
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Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 2 / Zak, Sanderling
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Yakov Zak (piano)
Conductor: Kurt Sanderling
Orchestra/Ensemble: Moscow Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra
Catalog Num: Melodiya D 5423
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Prokofiev: Piano Concertos 1 & 2 / Feltsmann, Tilson Thomas
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Vladimir Feltsman (piano)
Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Catalog Num: Sony Classical 44818
Release Date: April 11, 1989
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Prokofiev: Piano Concertos 1-5 / Krainev / Kitajenko
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Vladimir Krainev (piano)
Conductor: Dmitri Kitajenko
Orchestra/Ensemble: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Catalog Num: Atlantic/Teldec 21038
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Prokofiev: Piano Concertos 2 & 4, etc / Bronfman, Mehta
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Yefim Bronfman, Giora Feidman, et al.
Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Orchestra/Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Juilliard String Quartet
Catalog Num: Sony Classical 58966
Release Date: October 4, 1994
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Prokofiev: Piano Concertos 2 & 5 / Paik, Wit
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Kun-Woo Paik (piano)
Conductor: Antoni Wit
Orchestra/Ensemble: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Catalog Num: Naxos 8.550565
Release Date: January 28, 1993
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Prokofiev: Piano Concertos no 2 & 3 / Demidenko, Lazarev
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Nikolai Demidenko (piano)
Conductor: Alexander Lazarev
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Catalog Num: Hyperion 66858
Release Date: 11/1/96
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Prokofiev: Piano Concertos no 2 & 5 / Toradze, Gergiev
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Alexander Toradze (piano)
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra
Catalog Num: Philips 446719
Release Date: 9/16/97
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Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5 / Krainev / Kitajenko
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Vladimir Krainev (piano)
Conductor: Dmitri Kitajenko
Orchestra/Ensemble: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Catalog Num: Atlantic/Teldec 73257-2
Release Date: 1993
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Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 / Krainev / Kitajenko
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Vladimir Krainev
Conductor: Dmitri Kitajenko
Orchestra/Ensemble: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Catalog Num: Atlantic/Teldec 99698
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Prokofiev: The 5 Piano Concertos / Ashkenazy, Previn
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Vladimir Ashkenazy
Conductor: André Previn
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Catalog Num: Philips 452588
Release Date: August 26, 1997
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Prokofiev: The 5 Piano Concertos / Berman, Gutiérrez, Järvi
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Boris Berman (piano), Horacio Gutierrez (piano)
Conductor: Neeme Jarvi
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Catalog Num: Chandos 8938
Release Date: April 1, 1991
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Prokofiev: The 5 Piano Concertos / Béroff, Masur
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Michel Beroff (piano), Michel Portal (clarinet)
Conductor: Kurt Masur
Orchestra/Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Parrenin String Quartet
Catalog Num: EMI Classics 62542
Release Date: September 29, 1992
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Prokofiev: The Five Piano Concertos / El Bacha, Ono
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Abdel Rahman El Bacha (piano)
Conductor: Kazushi Ono
Orchestra/Ensemble: Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Orchestra
Catalog Num: Fuga Libera FUG505
Release Date: February 8, 2005
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Rachmaninov, Prokofiev: Piano Concertos / Cherkassky, et al
Composer(s): Sergei Rachmaninov, Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Shura Cherkassky (piano), et al.
Conductor: Kent Nagano
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Catalog Num: BBC Legends BBC 4092
Release Date: April 23, 2002
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Serge Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet & More Favourites
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Gabriel Tacchino (piano)
Conductor: Yuri Simonov, Louis de Froment
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg
Catalog Num: Quadromania 222159
Release Date: August 25, 2004
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Serge Prokofiev 50th Anniversary Edition: Volume 2 - Concertos
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Maxim Vengerov (violin), Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Vadim Repin (violin), Vladimir Krainev (piano)
Conductor: Mstislav Rostropovich, Seiji Ozawa, Kent Nagano, Dmitri Kitajenko
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Catalog Num: Warner Classics 0927 49635-2
Release Date: February 14, 2003
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Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev: Piano Concertos / Igor Ardasev
Composer(s): Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Igor Ardasev (piano)
Conductor: Leos Svarovsky
Orchestra/Ensemble: Prague Symphony Orchestra
Catalog Num: Supraphon SU 3382-2 031
Release Date: November 1, 1998
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Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev: Piano Concertos / Richter, Baloghova
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev, Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Artist(s): Dagmar Baloghova (piano), Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
Conductor: Karel Ancerl
Orchestra/Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Catalog Num: Supraphon 11 1944-2011
Release Date: 1993
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Piano Adagios
Composer(s): Prokofiev, Beethoven, Chopin, et al.
Artist(s): Vladimir Krainev (piano), et al.
Conductor: Dmitri Kitajenko, et al.
Orchestra/Ensemble: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, et al.
Catalog Num: Atlantic/Erato 24679
Release Date: February 15, 2000
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Prokofiev - 50th Anniversary Sampler
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Lina Prokofiev (narrator), Horracio Gutierrez (piano), Lydia Mordkovitch (violin), Boris Berman (piano), Carole Farley (mezzo), Linda Finnie (contralto), etc.
Conductor: Neeme Jarvi, Richard Hickox
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Spoleto Festival Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra
Catalog Num: Chandos CHAN 0022
Release Date: March 25, 2003
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Prokofiev - Enfant Terrible - A 50th Anniversary Celebration
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano), Andrei Gavrilov (piano), Galina Gorchakova (soprano), Mischa Maisky (cello), Keith Puddy (clarinet), Sviatoslav Richter (piano), et al
Conductor: André Previn, Seiji Ozawa, Claudio Abbado, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Valery Gergiev, et al.
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, et al.
Catalog Num: London/Decca 473443
Release Date: April 8, 2003
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