SKU: HL.51481620
UPC: 196288209157. 9.0x12.0x0.164 inches.
Prokofiev's Piano Sonatas 6??8 are often referred to as ??war sonatas?, since they were composed in Russia during World War II during times of great hardship. As the shortest of the three, no. 7 is entirely focused on the essentials, and is certainly Prokofiev's most famous piano sonata. Anyone who has heard it will not forget the hasty first movement, marked ??Allegro inquieto?, the cantabile theme of the second movement and the relentless pull of the machine-like, thudding finale. The Sonata appeared in print in 1943 and that same year received the Stalin Prize (second category), including prize-money of 50,000 rubles, which was welcomed with great joy in the Prokofiev household. You can also derive joy from Prokofiev's Seventh Sonata, here critically edited on the basis of all the sources, and produced using Henle's legendary music engraving. A preface by the world's most prominent Prokofiev researcher, Simon Morrison, rounds off the edition.
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SKU: AP.36-W730791
UPC: 660355035838. English.
This collection of 10 short pieces by Sergei Prokofiev ranges in style and difficulty and can be performed in its entirety or individually.
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SKU: KU.GM-870
12 easy pieces for piano.
SKU: HL.51481581
UPC: 196288206972. 9.25x12.0x0.097 inches.
The toccata genre has undergone great change since Bachs time. Originally denoting works of recitative or improvisatory character, since the 19th century the emphasis has been on a continuous pulsating rhythm. In Prokofievs masterpiece, composed in 1912, this rhythm grows into a hammering motoric drive that dispenses with developed themes or motifs. That which seems fascinating and enthralling to us today came as a shock to the critics of that time. But there were also proponents such as Prokofiev's friend Nikolai Myaskovsky, who wrote of the Toccata: “It is a fiendishly clever thing, edgy, energetic and full of personality”. Besides the printed editions that appeared during Prokofiev's lifetime we also had the autograph at our disposal for this Urtext edition. Yulianna Avdeeva, a master of virtuoso piano music, has been responsible for the fingerings.
SKU: HL.50600641
UPC: 888680646912. 9x12 inches. English-German-French.
Prokofiev's compositions were inspired by Symbolism and Futurism, and his early works showcased a percussive treatment of the piano, similar in some respects to Bartók. Prokofiev's Four Pieces for Piano, Op. 3 and 4 were published in 1911.
