Piano Sonata No 6 in A major, Op 82

Genre: Piano Sonata Key: A major Composed: 1939-1940   48 recordings found: 46 of the complete work, 2 of excerpts of the work.   Evgeni Kissin in Tokyo Artist(s): Evgeni Kissin (piano) Catalog Num: Sony Classical 45931 I never usually take child prodigies seriously, but Yevgeny Kissin is one child-star that you cannot help but listen with awe and amazement. This recital disc must count as one of his finest achievements to date, recorded 'live' in Japan. The programme is good - Rachmaninov's beautiful Lilacs, several Etudes-Tableaux, Scriabin, Chopin and Liszt. But it must be his riveting account of Prokofiev's Sixth Sonata that stands out amongst these other works. I thought Ivo Pogorelich's highly-praised recording on DG was simply astounding, but when I later heard this one, I was just blown away. Powerful, hard-driven and plenty of fire, Kissin's account is just breathtaking. The second movement contrasts well with the outer movements, subtle and deceptively witty. Kissin takes lots of risks throughout, and save for the occasional minor and unavoidable technical glitches, this is an exhilarating performance. His later recording made at Carnegie Hall (also 'live', on RCA) is cleaner, but the extra polish seems to rob the music just by a tiny fraction of animal excitement, and for that reason, I prefer this Tokyo recording. The thunderous applause at the end is well justified. Impressive!     [Lionel Choi] ( This review also appears at The Prokofiev Collected Works website. )   Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit / Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 6, Pogorelich Composer(s): Maurice Ravel, Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Ivo Pogorelich Catalog Num: Deutsche Grammophon 4133632 Release Date: 1983 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: 20th Century Piano Sonatas / Nikolai Petrov Composer(s): Ervin Schulhoff, Sergei Prokofiev, et al. Artist(s): Nikolai Petrov (piano) Catalog Num: Olympia 280 Release Date: November 3, 1995 Centenary Collection Vol 6 (1978-1987) Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Max Bruch, et al. Artist(s): Ivo Pogorelich, et al. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan, James Levine, et al. Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, et al. Catalog Num: Deutsche Grammophon 459070 Release Date: November 10, 1998 Evgeni Kissin in Tokyo Composer(s): Sergei Rachmaninov, Sergei Prokofiev, et al. Artist(s): Evgeni Kissin (piano) Catalog Num: Sony Classical 45931 Release Date: August 28, 1990 Evgeny Kissin - Carnegie Hall Debut Concert Composer(s): Robert Schumann, Sergei Prokofiev, et al. Artist(s): Evgeni Kissin (piano) Catalog Num: BMG/RCA Victor 60443 Release Date: November 20, 1990 Glazunov: Piano Concerto; Prokofiev / Richter, Eliasberg Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev, Alexander Glazunov Artist(s): Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Orchestra/Ensemble: Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra Catalog Num: Leningrad Masters 1324 Release Date: 5/1/96 Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Evgeny Kissin Composer(s): Franz Liszt, Carl Tausig, et al. Artist(s): Evgeni Kissin (piano) Conductor: Vladimir Spivakov, Claudio Abbado Orchestra/Ensemble: Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Catalog Num: Philips 456871 Release Date: February 9, 1999 Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Sviatoslav Richter I Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev, Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt, et al. Artist(s): Sviatoslav Richter Catalog Num: Philips 456946 Release Date: November 10, 1998 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 Ivo Pogorelich: Chopin, Ravel, Prokofiev Composer(s): Chopin, Ravel, Prokofiev Artist(s): Ivo Pogorelich (piano) Catalog Num: Deutsche Grammophon 459045 Release Date: August 7, 1998 Kempf: Prokofiev Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Freddy Kempf (piano) Catalog Num: Bis 1260 Release Date: June 30, 2003 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 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 Prokofiev, Scriabin, Shostakovich: Complete Piano Concertos Composer(s): Sergei Prokfoiev, Alexander Scriabin, Dmitri Shostakovich Artist(s): Murray McLachlan (piano), et al. Catalog Num: Brilliant Classics 6137 Release Date: 1997 Prokofiev: Complete Music for Solo Piano. Violin Sonatas Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Frederic Chiu (piano), Pierre Amoyal (violin) Catalog Num: Harmonia Mundi HMX 2907301.10 Release Date: August 14, 2001 Prokofiev: Complete Piano Music Vol 9 / Boris Berman Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Boris Berman (piano) Catalog Num: Chandos 9361 Release Date: May 30, 1995 Prokofiev: Complete Piano Sonatas / Boris Berman Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Boris Berman (piano) Catalog Num: Chandos 9637 Release Date: July 21, 1998 Prokofiev: Complete Piano Sonatas / Matti Raekallio Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Matti Raekallio (piano) Catalog Num: Ondine ODE 947-2 Release Date: 10/99 Prokofiev: Complete Piano Sonatas / Murray McLachlan Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Murray McLachlan (piano) Catalog Num: Olympia 705 Release Date: February 23, 1999 Prokofiev: Complete Piano Sonatas / Nissman Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Barbara Nissman (piano) Catalog Num: Pierian P0007-9 Release Date: February 26, 2002 Prokofiev: Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol.3 Nos. 4, 5 & 6 / Matti Raekallio Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Matti Raekallio (piano) Catalog Num: Ondine ODE 761-2 Release Date: 01/96 Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas no 2, 6 and 9 / Sviatoslav Richter Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Catalog Num: Praga (Fra) 250015 Release Date: January 9, 1996 Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas No 6 & 3, etc / Staffan Scheja Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Staffan Scheja (piano) Orchestra/Ensemble: Vestjysk Chamber Ensemble Catalog Num: BIS CD 155 Release Date: July 19, 1994 Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas nos 1, 4 & 6 / Yefim Bronfman Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Yefim Bronfman (piano) Catalog Num: Sony Classical 52484 Release Date: July 26, 1994 Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas Nos 2 & 6 / Daniel Wiesner Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Daniel Wiesner (piano) Catalog Num: Panton 81 1284-2131 Release Date: 1994 Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas nos 2, 3, 6 & 8 / Yakov Kasman Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Yakov Kasman (piano) Catalog Num: Calliope (Fra) CAL 9606 Release Date: 2/1/96 Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas nos 6-8 / Kun Woo Paik Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Kun-Woo Paik (piano) Catalog Num: Dante 9126 Release Date: 5/1/92 Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas Nos. 6 & 8 Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): François-Frédéric Guy (piano) Catalog Num: Naïve (France) V4898 Release Date: March 12, 2002 Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas Vol 3 / Murray McLachlan Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Murray McLachlan (piano) Catalog Num: Olympia 257 Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas Vol. 3 / Bernd Glemser Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Bernd Glemser Catalog Num: Naxos 8.555030 Release Date: November 20, 2002 Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas, Vol 2: Barbara Nissman Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Barbara Nissman (piano) Catalog Num: Newport Classics NCD 60093 Release Date: 1989 Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas, Volume 3 Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Pyotr Dmitriev (piano) Catalog Num: Arte Nova Classics AVA 944070 Release Date: February 14, 2006 Prokofiev: Piano Works Volume II Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Frederic Chiu (piano) Catalog Num: Harmonia Mundi 907198 Release Date: December 17, 1996 Prokofiev: Sonates No 3 et 6 / Elena Varvarova Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Elena Varvarova (piano) Catalog Num: Le Chant Du Monde (Fra) LDG 2781053 Prokofiev: The Complete Works / Joyce Hatto Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Joyce Hatto (piano) Catalog Num: Concert Artists/Fidelio Recordings (UK) CACD 9121-2 Release Date: October 2005 Rachmaninov: Sonata no 2; Prokofiev: Sonata no 6 / Cliburn Composer(s): Sergei Rachmaninov, Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Van Cliburn (piano) Catalog Num: BMG/RCA Victor 7941 Release Date: May 2, 1989 Richter Plays Prokofiev - The War Sonatas - no 6, 7 and 8 Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Catalog Num: Russian Revelation 10094 Release Date: 4/21/98 Richter Rediscovered Composer(s): Haydn, Chopin, Prokofiev, Rachmaninov, Ravel, Debussy Artist(s): Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Catalog Num: BMG/RCA Victor 63844 Release Date: September 25, 2001 Richter: The Authorized Recordings/ Scriabin, Prokofiev, Shostakovich Composer(s): Alexander Scriabin, Sergei Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich Artist(s): Sviatoslav Richter Catalog Num: Philips 438 627-2 Scriabin, Prokofiev, et al: Piano Works / Simon Trpceski Composer(s): Tchaikovsky, Scriabin, Stravinsky, Prokofiev Artist(s): Simon Trpceski (piano) Catalog Num: EMI Classics 7243 575202 2 Release Date: October 1, 2002 Serge Prokofiev: Sonates pour piano No 2, 6, & 9 / Sviatoslav Richter Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Catalog Num: Praga (Fra) 250 015 Release Date: August 10, 2004 Sviatoslav Richter - piano Composer(s): Carl Maria von Weber, Johannes Brahms, Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Catalog Num: Aura Classics (Ita) 127 Sviatoslav Richter Plays Prokofiev - Live in Japan Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Catalog Num: Memoria (Swi) 991001 Release Date: June 24, 1997 Svjatoslav Richter in Prague - Liszt: Concerto; Prokofiev Composer(s): Franz Liszt, Sergei Prokofiev Artist(s): Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Conductor: Karel Ancerl Orchestra/Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Catalog Num: Praga (Fra) 256002 Release Date: April 14, 1998 Weber, Prokofiev, Brahms: Piano Works / Sviatoslav Richter Composer(s): Weber, Sergei Prokofiev, et al. Artist(s): Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Catalog Num: Aura Classics (Ita) 127 Release Date: June 22, 1999   The Essential Richter: Sofia Recital 1958 Composer(s): (various) Artist(s): Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Catalog Num: Philips 454166 Release Date: May 24, 1996 The Essential Richter: The Mystic Composer(s): Beethoven, Franck, Liszt, Prokofiev, et al. Artist(s): Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Catalog Num: Philips 454 171-2

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