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Prokofiev: Works for Piano
Abdel Rahman El Bacha (piano)
This rather stiff and deliberate playing works well for the clockwork grotesquery, but misses the joie de vivre and ferocity necessary to bring Prokofiev's music alive.
Prokofiev: Works for Piano
Abdel Rahman El Bacha (piano)
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This rather stiff and deliberate playing works well for the clockwork grotesquery, but misses the joie de vivre and ferocity necessary to bring Prokofiev's music alive.
About
An eminent Chopin specialist and also a feisty proponent of the Prokofiev concertos, Abdel Rahman El Bacha is the ideal interpreter for these piano works, which range from the futurist strains of the Toccata Op.11 (1912) to the 'fleeting visions' of Op.22 (1917), by way of the 'Gavotte' and 'Rigaudon' of the 'Ten Pieces' Op.12 and the 'Sarcasmes' Op.17. Amid this diversity, the Sonata No.2 Op.14 reverts to Classical models. Here on a single disc are all the solo piano works of the young Prokoviev's last years in Russia.
Contents and tracklist
- Abdel Rahman El Bacha
- Abdel Rahman El Bacha
- Abdel Rahman El Bacha
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Visions fugitives opus 22: XIX. Presto agitatissimo e molto accentuato: épisode révolutionnaire
Track length0:40
Awards and reviews
August 2012
This rather stiff and deliberate playing works well for the clockwork grotesquery, but misses the joie de vivre and ferocity necessary to bring Prokofiev's music alive.
July 2012
What's immediately striking is the sheer variety contained within these pieces...El Bacha imbues the Sarcasmes with sharply etched characterisations - though there is arguably more of an edge of danger in 'Smanioso' ('Raving').
