Piano Sonata No 2 in D minor, Op 14

Genre: Piano Sonata Key: D minor Duration: 19 minutes (approximate)   1.   Allegro ma non troppo   2.   Allegro marcato   3.   Andante   4.   Vivace   Composed: 1912 Premiere: 05-Feb-1914, Moscow, Sergei Prokofiev (piano). Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas (complete) Artist(s): Frederic Chiu (Piano) Catalog Num: Harmonia Mundi 907086.88 The Second Piano Sonata is a transitional work of sorts for Prokofiev -- it departs measuredly from the First Piano Sonata (written in 1907and revised in 1909 while the Second was written in 1912), yet still tame compared to the percussivenesss and thick harmonizations of the 'War' Sonatas. However, the Second still has much to offer. Frederic Chiu's Second diverges markedly from the others and is head and shoulders above the others. In the first movement he balances the struggle between melodic and rhythmic development. Chiu expertly captures the mirthful almost satirical nature of the second movement. The murky, languid expanse of the third movement is hauntingly beautiful. And in the fourth movement, Chiu is unrelenting and explosive where the others are merely Vivace. Of the entire sonata cycle, this ranks right up with Chiu's brilliant reading of the Eighth Sonata and is not to be missed. A word about the others -- Pletnev's recent recording on DG is much lauded, although his creamy, almost orchestral approach misses the playfulness and important toccata line development of the work entirely. Berman is, as always, consistently excellent.     [Sugi Sorensen] PRKF Rating: Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas nos 2, 7 & 8 / Mikhail Pletnev Artist(s): Mikhail Pletnev (piano) Catalog Num: Deutsche Grammophon 457588 No comment provided.     [Lionel Choi]   Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas (complete) Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Frederic Chiu (Piano) Catalog Num: Harmonia Mundi 907086.88 Release Date: September 1, 1992 PRKF Rating: Prokofiev: Complete Piano Music Vol 7 / Boris Berman Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Boris Berman (Piano) Catalog Num: Chandos 9119 Release Date: October 5, 1992 PRKF Rating: Archive - Hommage A Werner Haas - Beethoven, Chopin, et al Composer(s): Ludwig van Beethoven, Frederyk Chopin, Sergei Prokofiev, et al. Artist(s): Werner Haas (piano) Catalog Num: Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm 6421086 Release Date: October 23, 2001 Emil Gilels Legacy - vol. 5: First Recital in the West Composer(s): Isaac Albeniz, Mily Balakirev, Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sergei Prokofiev, Serg Artist(s): Emil Gilels (piano) Catalog Num: Doremi Records DHR-7795 Release Date: January 8, 2002 Emil Gilels: Recital in Florence, 6 November 1951 Composer(s): Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Sergei Prokofiev, Sergei Rachmaninoff Artist(s): Emil Gilels (piano) Catalog Num: Music & Arts CD 1102 Release Date: January 22, 2002 Gyorgy Sandor Plays Prokofiev - Complete Piano Music Vol 1 Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Gyorgy Sandor (piano) Catalog Num: Vox Allegretto 3500 Release Date: June 2, 1993 Legendary Treasures - Sviatoslav Richter Archives Vol 5 Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Catalog Num: Doremi (Can) 7758 Release Date: May 16, 2000 Merit - 20th Century Piano Classics - Barber, et al / Walsh Composer(s): Samuel Barber, Frank Martin, Bela Bartok, Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Diane Walsh (piano) Catalog Num: Music & Arts 4669 Release Date: July 20, 1999 Oleg Marshev plays Sergei Prokofiev Vol 4 Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Oleg Marshev (piano) Catalog Num: Danacord 394 Prokofiev, Scriabin / Igor Shukov Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev, Alexander Scriabin Artist(s): Igor Shukov (piano) Catalog Num: Live Classics (Ger) LCL 541 Release Date: 1994 Prokofiev, Scriabin, Shostakovich: Complete Piano Concertos Composer(s): Sergei Prokfoiev, Alexander Scriabin, Dmitri Shostakovich Artist(s): Murray McLachlan (piano), et al. 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