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Prokofiev
Prokofiev Plays Prokofiev
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (14) - Disc #1
1. Toccata for piano in D minor, Op. 11
2. Pieces (10) for piano, Op. 12: No. 7, Prelude
3. Tales of an Old Grandmother, for piano, Op. 31
4. Pieces (10) for piano, Op. 12: No. 10, Scherzo
5. Pieces (10) for piano, Op. 12: No. 2, Gavotte
6. Pieces (10) for piano, Op. 12: No. 1, Marche
7. Sarcasms (5), for piano, Op. 17: No. 1
8. Sarcasms (5), for piano, Op. 17: No. 2
9. Pieces (10) for piano, Op. 12: No. 3, Rigaudon
10. The Love for Three Oranges, opera, Op. 33: Intermezzo
11. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s v?stavski), for piano: Bydlo & Ballet
12. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s v?stavski), for piano: Bydlo & Ballet
13. Pieces (3) for piano, Op. 49: No. 3, Gavotte
14. Grillen (Whims), caprices (6) for piano, Op. 25: No. 1

CD Details

All Artists: Prokofiev
Title: Prokofiev Plays Prokofiev
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Delta
Release Date: 5/16/1995
Genre: Classical
Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Suites, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 018111420327

CD Reviews

Caveat Emptor

Hank Drake | Cleveland, OH United States | 06/23/2000

(1 out of 5 stars)

"Be warned! These are NOT historical recordings (i.e. 78-rpm records which have been remastered) these are new recordings of old piano roles. There has been a vogue of piano roll reissues lately. If done right, the results can be quite impressive--as in Telarc's Window in Time series. That is not the case here. The Prokofiev rolls--as transferred here--are totally lacking in expression and dynamic range. The REAL recordings of Prokofiev that I have heard--such as his marvelous recording of his own Third Concerto--reveal a far more fascinating pianist. Prokofiev was no colorist--ala Debussy, Gieseking, or Horowitz--but he certainly was no typewriter either.Recommended for piano roll enthusiasts, as a demonstration of how it should NOT be done."

Super

Hank Drake | 06/13/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Here you get to experience what Prokofiev really wanted his music to sound like with some of the greatest Russian composers after that. His playing is marvelous. Just great."