Prokofiev Piano sonata no.4/mov.3

[Marcuys]

Its so f*ckin hard! Haha :p

[npelletier89]

holy shit! I just listened to this entire sonata in full (I had only heard #3, 6, 7, 8 in full before). I must learn this!

[PeterPianoXiong]

My fingers will burn to the extreme....

[ueblondon]

great fun

[chopper84a]

so bloody interesting to listen to. Fascinating, I confess Prokofiev is a revelation to me.

[XavierMac]

The Prokofiev piano sonatas (all of them) are among the most tightly-constructed pieces of music ever created. Just because they're complex does not mean they're random or lack form in any way.

[cedricrlongreen]

: )

[Jackarooned]

I'm so glad I found this, it's become one of my favourite sonatas! So quirky. :)

[elkwolf]

It sounds like he isnt using pedal at the section that starts at 1:31 but I cant hold on the top note and play the others. i wonder if it is better to use pedal in this case or just let the melody resonate on its own. Any suggestion?

[ktm64]

Techno in the form of classical music.

[Quorthon213]

this is one of the most seickest thing i have ever seen D8 and i love it=)

Prokofiev is a genius=)

[adog41494]

to me, this piece has the same feeling as the third movement of beethoven's moonlight sonata. well played, Bronfman.

[systemlink93]

I don't think I've ever heard Bronfman hit a wrong not. Ever.

[Humleification]

very good

[cerzule]

Great performance, and the final chord is amazing!

[Flutist11]

Brilliant!

[LoONaBLuE]

gosh i love this... i think more people my age should listen to stuff like this to truly appreciate music...play this and then play some beyonce and it'll just make you cringe. if you like this you should check out cesare pugni as well. [my favorite ballet is still swan lake, Tchaikovsky was a genius!]

[theuniverse053211a]

Wow, amazing job dude.

[Tiki656]

I really don't understand what you said. All I need to tell you is he wrote pieces like this.

[jonowonoponosono]

D: it's that fast?

...darn.

[more practicing]

[UKpiano]

Superb.

[RobertHannah89]

The piece sounds like banging because you don't know a damn thing about good music (or punctuation). So go back to your hole and go listen to Snoop Dog or whatever crap that you think isn't so "random".

[alex2east]

I love Prokofiev's "craziness" ...if you know what I mean

[koukides666]

@liuzhen2006 thats the beauty of this period of music. its music that strikes the author at a whim. consider the form, structure, and hierarchy of romantic, classical, and baroque music (although not so much romantic), and then look at this. its completely discordant. most people will not find this beautiful, but the lack of form, and the story that this music tells is so much more vibrant (in my opinion) than previous music.

[D3ath4u2]

Ugh, I'm 13 and trying to learn this piece. This may take a while.

[RobertHannah89]

Hahaha! In your dreams.

[MSXMASTAH]

Well you know what, I'm well on my way there =P

[Theptittet]

If you don't like the piece, get out of this webpage and don't leave comments !

[Tiki656]

he was good at making original convoluted music that was awesome

[Zebeldarebel]

I love the contrast of the middle section to the rest of the piece. What is better than having the worlds of tonality and atonality fused together?

[ThexPredator]

i love this!

[hailkayy]

Listen to that Ré (D) at 1.55, very subtle but, fortunately he added that note !

[stagesix6]

prokofiev is unique...

[hailkayy]

Genius piece, i mean this is ReaLLy original and it sounds like more than great, an other dimension of music! I've liked the Mozart passage "in between prokofiev" at 1.54. Since 2.53 it becomes crazy i love it

[UKpiano]

Utterly adore this movement.

[IvanTheCat]

I love how he incorporates dissonance as well as a tonal center to create a melodic but unpredictable piece

[uglyduckling94]

Very-well stated.

[Abernathythedull]

I think this is one of Prokofiev's best sonata movements.

[Raffzeee]

Mine is definately the precipitato from no. 7

[123eldest]

2nd mov of this sonata is my favourite.

[skryabyn]

Agreed, 123eldest- what a mvt! What a sonata!

[chungp00]

I disagree. This is on of my favourite Prokofiev sonatas.

[LackingLack0]

the problem with this is it doesnt seem to go anywhere

its just meandering about and it feels pompous, like "see what i can do" was the motive behind making it

[Lukecash12]

I respectfully disagree, and say that this is a very noble piece, and very optimistic. It isn't arrogance, it's just being "high" on life. :)

[Airmanik]

Thank you for posting 4th sonata, and very interesting with notes :)

[Kalen1457]

prokofiev makes some wierd music. Its artisticly genuis though.

[thepianomaniac]

This performer is SOOOOOOOO much better than Murray McLachlan. He totally sucked at this piece, it was almost impossible to listen to. This performer is amazing at prokofiev.

[glacialform]

Yefim Bronfman is one of the top pianists today. Amazing performer.

[kch100]

Prokofiev. The most under-appreciated genius of our time. Too bad so many of the us tend to gravitate to the "one four five" harmonies that Prokofiev himself despised.

[sleestack808]

@kch100 can you explain a bit more what you mean? When and where did he express this?

[sleestack808]

@kch100 I mean, is there an interview you can reference

[corean3polar]

@kch100

wait, since when was prokofiev underrated? 

[iansquared3]

@kch100 question: what is a "one four five" harmony? just wondering.

[mightyafrowhitey]

@iansquared3 Pick up a guitar. Play a G then a C then a D. I IV V represents the first, 4th, and 5th notes of the G major scale of whatever scale the key of your song is in. You're using chords built on the 1st, 4th, and 5th tones of that scale. It's basically the simplest type of chord progression you can have.

[iansquared3]

@mightyafrowhitey ahhh i can imagine what that sounds like. Thats why i love prokofiev so much! i like to describe some prokofiev stuff as "beautifully ugly." He is a genius at creating unique, fascinating pieces of music.

[IloveAlexisBledel689]

I love Prokofiev's work.

[123eldest]

mad

[4444matthew4444]

yes it is

[MusicJava]

when I listen to this one of Prokofiev's genial pieces, it seems to me that he 'd like to run away as fast as he can. Like in madness, thats one of the most important things about it, I think

[suzettegm]

Thank you for posting this sonata, of which Prokofiev himself once remarked that is was "too slow" to make people enthusiastic, to be honest I had never heard it but I like it a lot, great playing, good luck with your career.

[davidleitman]

Actually, Yefim Bronfman is playing this piece, unless by mistake these videos are being posted by him in which case I apologise.

[mcmxli3]

This is not a video of you playing. It is just an audio performance. Why don't you post videos of your performances?

[4444matthew4444]

well i dont have a camcorder but i am having a recital in may and i am hoping to get that recorded by the professors .....my girlfriend just got a new phone and i am hoping to maybe record with that and put up something at least.....i will keep you posted

[mcmxli3]

Ok, I understand, Good luck.

[mcmxli3]

Ok, I understand. Good luck.

[jluebow2]

very nice performance. playful and humorous.fast and good development of the theme with stunning technique.

[Pianoloverok]

It's great!!! Thank you for posting!