Piano Sonata No 7 in B flat major, Op 83

Genre: Piano Sonata Key: B flat major Duration: 18 minutes (approximate)   1.   Allegro inquieto   2.   Andante caloroso   3.   Precipitato   Composed: 1939-1942 Premiere: 18-Jan-1943, Moscow, Sviatislov Richter (piano). Stravinsky / Prokofiev / Webern / Boulez - Pollini Artist(s): Maurizio Pollini (Piano) Catalog Num: Deutsche Grammophon 447 431-2 Maurizio Pollini's brilliant but brief foray into contemporary music left a lasting imprint on the piano world. Pollini's Seventh Piano Sonata is simply spellbinding, as are the three movements from Stravinsky's Petrushka on the same disc. His readings of both works set the bar by which all others are measured. While many have recorded the Seventh including Horowitz (a huge disappointment that is too often lauded simply because it's Horowitz), no one has matched Pollini's energy and dynamism.     [Sugi Sorensen] PRKF Rating: Stravinsky / Prokofiev / Webern / Boulez - Pollini Artist(s): Maurizio Pollini (Piano) Catalog Num: Deutsche Grammophon 447 431-2 After having heard this disc, I am left wondering why critics and Prokofiev himself liked the Horowitz account (on RCA) so much. Pollini's account is a classic. The savagery, motoric rhythms and the barbarism are brought to the forefront, and Pollini's technique and control is simply awesome. His virtuosity is transcendental, and the finale is truly a 3-minute 'baptism of fire'. No other versions have come close to matching Pollini in sheer animal excitement, and together with a dazzling rendition of the three movements from Stravinsky's Petrushka, this CD cannot be recommended too strongly to all piano enthusiasts and admirers of Prokofiev and Pollini. (Who cares that the other two works by Boulez and Webern are not half as listenable, the Prokofiev and Stravinsky are enough to make this a must!!) Fasten your seatbelts and prepare for a wild ride!! The analogue recording brings such real piano sound that it puts many modern digital recordings to shame.     [Lionel Choi] ( This review also appears at The Prokofiev Collected Works website. ) PRKF Rating: Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas nos 7, 8 / Yefim Bronfman Artist(s): Yefim Bronfman (piano) Catalog Num: Sony Classical 44680 Yefim Bronfman gives a diabolically delicious reading of the third movement, coming close to matching Pollini's energy. However, Pollini is superior over the three movements. Bronfman's recording is still excellent and not to be missed. Other recommendations include Marshev and Richter. Both Marshev and Ricther have virtuoso technique and turn in fine performances, but lack the punch in the third movement of either Bronfman or Pollini.     [Sugi Sorensen] PRKF Rating: Sviatoslav Richter Edition Artist(s): Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Conductor: Kurt Sanderling, Rudolf Barshai, et al. Orchestra/Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Chamber Orchestra, et al. Catalog Num: BMG/Melodiya 29460 No comment provided.     [Lionel Choi]   Stravinsky / Prokofiev / Webern / Boulez - Pollini Composer(s): Prokofiev, Stravinsky, et al. Artist(s): Maurizio Pollini (Piano) Catalog Num: Deutsche Grammophon 447 431-2 Release Date: February 20, 1995 PRKF Rating: Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas nos 7, 8 / Yefim Bronfman Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Yefim Bronfman (piano) Catalog Num: Sony Classical 44680 Release Date: November 15, 1988 PRKF Rating: 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: Piano Sonatas Nos. 3, 7 & 8 / Gavrilov Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Andrei Gavrilov (piano) Catalog Num: Deutsche Grammophon 35439 Bartók, Prokofiev, Ravel, Skryabin: Piano Works / Skoogh Composer(s): Béla Bartók, Maurice Ravel, et al. 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Artist(s): Vladimir Horowitz (piano) Catalog Num: BMG/RCA Victor 60377 Release Date: September 11, 1990 Ingrid Jacoby - Russian Piano Music Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Modest Mussorgsky Artist(s): Ingrid Jacoby (piano) Catalog Num: Dutton Laboratories CDSA 6802 Release Date: December 11, 2001 Kempf: Prokofiev Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Freddy Kempf (piano) Catalog Num: Bis 1260 Release Date: June 30, 2003 Klavier-Recital: Alexander Mogilevsky Composer(s): Brahms, Schumann, Prokofiev Artist(s): Alexander Mogilevsky (piano) Catalog Num: EMI Classics 5679342 Release Date: June 10, 2002 Martha Argerich - Live from the Concertgebouw 1978 & 1979 Composer(s): Bach, Bartok, Chopin, Ginastera, Prokofiev, Scarlatti Artist(s): Martha Argerich (piano) Catalog Num: EMI Classics 56975 Release Date: May 9, 2000 Oleg Marshev plays Sergei Prokofiev Vol 1 Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Oleg Marshev (piano) Catalog Num: Danacord 391 Release Date: May 1, 1993 Platinum - Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 3, etc / Kodama, Nagano Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Mari Kodama (piano), John Lill (piano), Mayumi Fujikawa (violin), Craig Sheppard (piano) Conductor: Kent Nagano Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra Catalog Num: ASV PLT 8516 Release Date: August 27, 2002 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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Prokofiev: Sonatas for Piano Nos 1, 3, 5, 7 / Nikolai Petrov Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Nikolai Petrov (piano) Catalog Num: Melodiya SUCD 10-00208 Serge Prokofiev 50th Anniversary Edition: Volume 4 - Instrumental & Chamber Music Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Vadim Repin (violin), Boris Berezovsky (piano), Anton Barakhovsky (violin), Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute), etc. Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Soloists, Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra Catalog Num: Warner Classics 0927 49637-2 Release Date: February 14, 2003 Sviatoslav Richter Edition Composer(s): Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, et al. Artist(s): Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Conductor: Kurt Sanderling, Rudolf Barshai, et al. Orchestra/Ensemble: USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Chamber Orchestra, et al. Catalog Num: BMG/Melodiya 29460 Release Date: January 16, 1996 Sviatoslav Richter Live in the 1950's Vol 1 Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev, Sergei Rachmaninov, et al. 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