Prokofiev
Bortkiewicz, Ravel, Prokofiev: Piano Concerti (Pentatone)
A fine debut, three very different piano concertos for the left hand commissioned by Paul Wittgenstein [PRJ]
Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas 6-8 (Alpha)
Giorgi Gigashvili delivers impressive accounts of Prokofiev’s challenging “War Sonata” trilogy [RC]
Malcolm Binns (piano) A 90th Birthday Tribute (APR)
An exceptional tribute to an exceptional pianist [RCh]
Prokofiev: Violin Sonatas (Et’cetera)
An excellent new version of Prokofiev’s much-recorded sonatas [SB]
Prokofiev: The Gambler (Unitel Edition)
The Gambler arrives at the Salzburg Festival [PH]
Prokofiev: The Gambler (Unitel Edition)
Prokofiev’s masterly opera about greed and desperation is presented in brilliant performances and a fine if somewhat controversial production [RC]
Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas No.6-8 (SOMM Recordings)
Compelling performances of three remarkable piano sonatas [JQ]
Julian Hellaby (piano): The Russian Piano (Campion Cameo)
(Déjà Review) A fine recital which will give much pleasure [BBr]
Prokofiev: Piano Concertos (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) Below par recording, uninspired playing [DM]
Prokofiev: Violin Sonatas (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) Extremely rewarding … this disc puts itself firmly back in the front line [TH]
Prokofiev: Romeo und Julia (Gramola)
A trio of classic “lollipops” is given the typically energised Mitropoulos treatment [RMo]
Prokofiev: War and Peace (BSO Recordings)
An interpretation of Prokofiev’s epic for our times [DHa]
Shostakovich & Prokofiev: String Quartets (Nimbus)
(Déjà Review) How wonderful to see Nimbus demonstrating all its strengths in this superb issue [CC]
Prokofiev: War and Peace (BSO Recordings)
Excellent performances, but the Regietheater production, with cuts and changes, might undermine its artistic worth for many [RC]
Elim Chan (conductor) All These Lighted Things (Alpha Classics)
A new disc from a new star in the conducting firmament, featuring new music – and a couple of old warhorses [LD]
Prokofiev: The Stone Flower (VAI)
(Déjà Review) You must have this very idiomatic performance and production if you have any liking for Prokofiev’s music [RB]
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]
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