Prokofiev
Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible & Rachmaninov: The Bells (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) Classic performances in sound that is still demonstration-worthy [TH]
Stefan Askenase (piano): Concert Tours 1958-1972 (Meloclassic)
Askenase captured in exceptional form in all these performances [RCh]
Prokofiev: Symphony No.6 (LSO Live)
An exciting performance of a major Prokofiev symphony captured live [DHa]
Elisabeth Plank (harp) Musings (Genuin)
This disc is intelligently programmed, delightfully played and in good sound [GPu]
Prokofiev: Symphony 6 (LSO Live)
A great version of one of Prokofiev’s finest works from the LSO and Noseda [PH]
Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas (IBA)
A fascinating survey of Idil Biret’s solo Prokofiev [DHa]
Prokofiev and Shor: Piano Concertos (Alpha Classics)
An interesting and attractive coupling [PH]
Jascha Horenstein (conductor): Horenstein in Venezuela Vol 1 (Pristine Audio)
A specialist but intriguing release showing a great conductor working, as it were, off the beaten track [JQ]
Poulenc, Pärt & Prokofiev: Mirrors (Naïve)
A fine disc, beautifully programmed and with a superb performance of the Poulenc sonata [GPu]
Yevgeny Svetlanov (conductor) Debussy & Rachmaninov (ICA Classics)
A formidable Soviet conductor with legendary technique directs three London orchestras in music from Russia and France [PH]
Aline van Barentzen (piano) Radio Archives Edition (Meloclassic)
Pianophiles will warmly embrace this latest addition to the Meloclassic roster [SG]
Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible (Vox)
If you’re looking for Ivan the Terrible with narration—and in English—this is the recording to get [RC]
Yevgeny Svetlanov (conductor) Debussy & Rachmaninoff (ICA Classics)
Outstanding live performances by the great Russian conductor with three different London orchestras [GPJ]
Aline van Barentzen (piano) Radio Archives Edition (Meloclassic)
An absolute feast of piano recordings that greatly expands our knowledge of a pianist who has been very undeservedly forgotten [RCh]
Romantic Pieces for Piano (Challenge Classics)
(Déjà Review) Well-played and recommended, especially for the Alkan [DBl]
Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Scriabin: Piano Sonatas; Stravinsky: Serenade (ECM)
(Déjà Review) An absolutely tremendous disc, from all angles [CC]
Rarities of Piano Music at Schloss vor Husum Vol 14 (Danacord)
A fine selection of little known works by well-known and obscure composers each a masterpiece or a forgotten gem [JF]
Edith Peinemann (violin) Radio Archives Edition (Meloclassic)
A set to treasure [SG]
David Oistrakh (violin): The Warner Remastered Edition (Warner Classics)
A massive celebratory David Oistrakh box features strikingly good remasterings of his HMV legacy and a vast array of live and broadcast material [JW]
Aaron Rosand (violin) In Memoriam (Rhine Classics)
A worthy release of outstanding playing [SG]
Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos 2 & 3 (Orchid Classics)
This is one of the finest Prokofiev piano discs issued in recent times [RCu]
Awakenings (CAvi-Music)
The most exciting vocal recital disc I’ve heard in a long while [JQ]
Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos 2 & 3, Piano Sonata No 7 (Orchid Classics)
Superb Prokofiev from Goodyear and Litton [MBu]
Erick Friedman (violin) Live in Texas (Rhine Classics)
Live sonata performances from a Heifetz protégé who became his own man [JW]