Genre: Piano Concerto
Key: B flat major
Duration: 23 minutes (approximate)
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1. Vivace
2. Andante
3. Moderato
4. Vivace
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Composed: |
1931
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Dedication:
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Dedicated to Paul Wittgenstein.
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Premiere:
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05-Sep-1956, West Berlin, Siegfried Rapp (piano).
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Solo Instrument: piano (left hand).
Orchestration: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, trumpet, trombone, percussion (bass drum), and strings.
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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
As Lionel Choi has pointed out in his review of this album, this complete cycle of Prokofiev piano concertos is undoubtedly one of Ashkenazy's finest accomplishments. This is surprising because in general I am not a fan of Ashkenazy. However, he is superb, particularly in the Fourth Concerto, which was written for the pianist Paul Wittgenstein and summarily rejected by him when he read the score (Wittgenstein also rejected Ravel's Concerto for the Left Hand so it says less about Prokofiev's composition than Wittgenstein's poor judgment.) As the least played of Prokofiev's concertos, the Fourth nonetheless holds immense appeal -- brimming with staccato, sardonic wit. Ashkenazy is outstanding and Previn is, as always, the perfect accompanist (with the London Symphony Orchestra.) Berman comes a close second to Ashkenazy.
[Sugi Sorensen]
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Prokofiev: Piano Concertos nos 1, 4, 5 / Berman, Jarvi
Artist(s): Boris Berman (Piano)
Conductor: Neeme Jarvi
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Catalog Num: Chandos 8791
Unfortunately I was and still am not terribly enthusiastic about this particular composition by Prokofiev. This Left Hand Concerto nevertheless receives a crisp, taut and sparkling performance from Berman and the orchestra under the expert guidance of Järvi. Fine digital sound, and coupled with equally stunning performances of the early First and the Fifth concertos.
[Lionel Choi]
( This review also appears at The Prokofiev Collected Works website. )
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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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Piano Concertos for the Left Hand / Siegfried Rapp
Composer(s): Martinu, Prokofiev, Nowka
Artist(s): Siegfried Rapp (piano)
Conductor: Gerhart Wiesenhutter
Orchestra/Ensemble: Loh-Orchester Sonderhausen
Catalog Num: Berlin Classics 0030722BC
Release Date: 1994
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Prokofiev: Piano Concertos 1, 3 & 4 / Paik, Wit, Polish RSO
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Kun-Woo Paik (piano)
Conductor: Antoni Wit
Orchestra/Ensemble: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Catalog Num: Naxos 8.550566
Release Date: May 6, 1993
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Prokofiev: Piano Concertos 1, 4 & 5 / Postnikova / Rozhdestvensky
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Viktoria Postnikova (piano)
Conductor: Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
Orchestra/Ensemble: USSR Ministry of Culture State Symphony Orchestra
Catalog Num: Moscow Studio Archives MOS18911
Release Date: March 2, 2004
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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 no 1, 4 & 5 / Demidenko, Lazarev
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Nikolai Demidenko (piano)
Conductor: Alexander Lazarev
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Catalog Num: Hyperion 67029
Release Date: 10/13/98
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Prokofiev: Piano Concertos nos 1, 4, 5 / Berman, Jarvi
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Boris Berman (Piano)
Conductor: Neeme Jarvi
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Catalog Num: Chandos 8791
Release Date: June 12, 1990
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Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 4, & 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 99699
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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: 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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Ravel, Prokofiev: Piano Concertos; Britten / Fleisher, Ozawa
Composer(s): Maurice Ravel, Sergei Prokofiev, et al.
Artist(s): Leon Fleisher (piano)
Conductor: Seiji Ozawa
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Catalog Num: Sony Classical 47188
Release Date: January 12, 1993
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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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