Prokofiev: Piano Concertos 1, 3; Sonatas 2, 3 / Graffman

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Label
Sony Masterworks
Release Date
June 6, 2006
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      PROKOFIEV, SERGEI
    • PERFORMER
      Gary, Cleveland, Graffman
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      June 06, 2006
    • UPC
      828767874326
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      82876787432
    • LABEL
      Sony Masterworks
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Concertos
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Andante - Allegro

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

      Performer: Gary Graffman

      Conductor: George Szell

    2. II. Tema con variazioni

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

      Performer: Gary Graffman

      Conductor: George Szell

    3. III. Allegro ma non troppo

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

      Performer: Gary Graffman

      Conductor: George Szell

    4. I. Allegro brioso

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

      Performer: Gary Graffman

      Conductor: George Szell

    5. I. Meno mosso

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

      Performer: Gary Graffman

      Conductor: George Szell

    6. II. Andante assai

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

      Performer: Gary Graffman

      Conductor: George Szell

    7. III. Allegro scherzando

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

      Performer: Gary Graffman

      Conductor: George Szell

    8. I. Allegro, ma non troppo - Più mosso - Tempo primo

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Performer: Gary Graffman

    9. II. Scherzo: Allegro marcato

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Performer: Gary Graffman

    10. III. Andante

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Performer: Gary Graffman

    11. IV. Vivace - Moderato - Vivace

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Performer: Gary Graffman

    12. Piano Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 28

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Performer: Gary Graffman


The Graffman/Szell recordings of Prokofiev's First and Third Piano Concertos gained "classic" status almost from their original release, and they still hold up very well. While the First Concerto may not have quite the glittering edge that Martha Argerich brings to it, there is certainly no want of virtuosity on Graffman's part, and it practically goes without saying that Szell and Cleveland are terrific. They are particularly wonderful in the Third Concerto's central variations, whose dry wit seems tailor-made for these performers. The two sonatas are equally impressive, with Graffman's unfailingly intelligent shaping of the Second Sonata's big opening movement and his romp through the single-movement Third Sonata obstinately memorable. The sonics have dated a bit in the four decades since original release, but hardly so as to distract from the interpretive excellence on hand, with the DSD remastering very sensitively accomplished.

--David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com