Grigory Sokolov - Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No.7 in B-flat major, Op.83 (Paris, 2002)

Grigory Sokolov, piano

SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major, Op. 83
I. Allegro inquieto
II. Andante caloroso
III. Precipitato

Recorded live in Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, 4 November 2002.
http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=3073888

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Music

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• Sokolov
• Prokofiev
• Sonata
• piano
• classical
• Paris

[hayesy316]

Coughing during this should be punishable by death.

[warren3936]

Nobody does it better,not even Giles or Richter

[aesthete727]

Sokolov's playing of the toccata is a revelation. My reaction is, "so this is what it's supposed to sound like."

[pictorelle]

Monsieur Sokolov montre, en homme russe, toute la musicalité de cette musique russe, phrasés, nuances, rythmes, puissance, articulation, couleurs, espaces sonores... Une vraie leçon dans un grand plaisir musical. De plus il connaît bien le Steinway, il le fait magistralement sonner. Que demander de plus? L'ouverture d'esprit d'un Lang Lang peut-être, sa joie de vivre et de faire Aimer la Musique, même celle du Grand François Liszt! (you know, grigory, the One who gave shit to the Tzar!)

[jgesselberty]

I think the pace reveals so much of this complex work that gets lost in the "let's see how fast we can play it to show our great artistry" school.

[fredericfranc]

@BlaisePascalDisciple ...well, Lang Lang works his face, and when he walks off stage, does not put his hand behind himself like that...

[BlaisePascalDisciple]

@fredericfranc Lang Lang is you favorite interpreter?

[fredericfranc]

...quite methodical but beautifully delineated and actually melodic(!), made me feel insecure like where does this leave Martha, but in the end I figured Prokofiev wins, there is more to his music than I realized, was he some kind of a crypto-Romantic?...good interpretations will do that to you, confuse you...I should stick to my favorite interpreter, Lang Lang, he never confuses me...

[Grazpop]

@novasd0930 Yes, that was the one. I agree that the methodology wasn't optimal -- asking each for an unordered list of three means that only "titans" will get mentioned -- but I have to disagree regarding Rachmaninoff, who was certainly among the very greatest of pianists. There is a 10-CD set of his entire recorded output, and it's an obligatory acquisition. The control, shading, and soaring imagination were quite unique. Sokolov was on few lists, although I agree with you on his greatness.

[thestratford51]

Thank you very much for this !