Prokofiev: Works for 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. — BBC Music Magazine, August 2012, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 2nd Apr 2012
Catalogue No: MIR165
Label: Mirare
Length: 78 minutes

Dmitri Shostakovich, Sergei Prokofiev: Toccata, Op. 11

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Prokofiev: Dix Pièces pour Piano, Op. 12

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Dix pièces pour piano opus 12: I. March

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Dix pièces pour piano opus 12: II. Gavotte

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Dix pièces pour piano opus 12: III. Rigaudon

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Dix pièces pour piano opus 12: IV. Mazurka

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Dix pièces pour piano opus 12: V. Capriccio

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Dix pièces pour piano opus 12: VI. Légende

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Dix pièces pour piano opus 12: VII. Prélude

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Dix pièces pour piano opus 12: VIII. Allemande

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Dix pièces pour piano opus 12: IX. Scherzo humoristique

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Dix pièces pour piano opus 12: X. Scherzo

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Prokofiev: Sonate No. 2 en Ré Mineur, Op. 14

Work length18:10

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Sonate No. 2 en ré mineur opus 14: I. Allegro, ma non troppo

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Sonate No. 2 en ré mineur opus 14: II. Scherzo (Allegro marcato)

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Sonate No. 2 en ré mineur opus 14: III. Andante

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Sonate No. 2 en ré mineur opus 14: IV. Vivace

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Prokofiev: Sarcasms (5), Op. 17

Work length10:13

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Sarcasmes opus 17: I. Tempestoso

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Sarcasmes opus 17: II. Allegro rubato

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Sarcasmes opus 17: III. Allegro precipitato

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Sarcasmes opus 17: IV. Smanioso

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Sarcasmes opus 17: V. Precipitosissimo

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Prokofiev: Visions fugitives, Op. 22

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I. Introduction

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II. Pièce en forme D'arabesque

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III. Danse

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IV. Pièce pleine d'énergie acérée

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V. Molto giocoso

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VI. Con eleganza

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Visions fugitives opus 22: VII. Pittoresco. narratif

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Visions fugitives opus 22: VIII. Commodo. pièce alliant spiritualité et vivacité

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Visions fugitives opus 22: IX. Allegretto tranquillo

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Visions fugitives opus 22: X. Ridicolosamente

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Visions fugitives opus 22: XI. Con vivacità: pièce faite de légèreté et de tension

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XII. Assai moderato

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Visions fugitives opus 22: XIII. Allegretto: scherzo malicieux

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Visions fugitives opus 22: XIV. Feroce: pièce fougueuse et percutante

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Visions fugitives opus 22: XV. Inquieto: pièce tourmentée et angoissée

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Visions fugitives opus 22: XVI. Dolente: pièce lyrique

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Visions fugitives opus 22: XVII. Poetico: pièce lyrique

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Visions fugitives opus 22: XVIII. Con una dolce lentezza: pièce lyrique

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Visions fugitives opus 22: XIX. Presto agitatissimo e molto accentuato: épisode révolutionnaire

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Visions fugitives opus 22: XX. Lento irrealmente: conclusion sentimentale

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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.

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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').

Prokofiev: Works for Piano

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