Prokofiev – Piano Sonatas - Various artists

Prokofiev – Piano Sonatas. Prokofiev’s nine piano sonatas performed by nine pianists in a project of Conservatorio Cesare Pollini, Padua.

Formats and editions

• 3 CD — CPRD001CD
• Hi-Res WAV file 88.2kHz · 24bit — CPRD001

Musicians

Rakhat-Bi Abdyssagin, Elisa D’Auria, Carmen Anastasio, Sara De Ascaniis, Cristian Monti, Claudio Bonfiglio, Fabiano Casanova, Simone Rugani, Martin Malmgren

Recording and production

Original 88.2 kHz · 24-bit recording at Auditorium Pollini, Padua, on 11 and 12 January 2019, in direct sessions without an audience. Steinway & Sons D274 and Ribera R12 tube microphones.

Production:  Velut Luna
Executive producer: Marco Lincetto
Musical producer: Marco Lincetto
Recording, Mix and Mastering engineer: Marco Lincetto
Editing engineer: Mattia Zanatta
Cover Photo: Marco Lincetto
Design and layout: L'Image 

Track listing

CD 1   tot. time: 56:30
Sonata No. 1 In Fa Minore, Op. 1 - 8:33 
01 - Allegro, Meno Mosso, Allegro  
Rakhat-Bi Abdyssagin, piano

Sonata No. 2 In Re Minore, Op. 14 - 19:29  
02 - Allegro Ma Non Troppo  / 03 - Scherzo, Allegro Marcato  
04 - Andante / 05 - Vivace, Moderato, Vivace  
Elisa D'Auria, piano

Sonata No. 3 In La Minore, Op. 28 - 8:54  
06 - Allegro Tempestoso, Moderato, Allegro Tempestoso, 
Moderato Dolce, Più Animato, Allegro I, Poco Più Mosso 
Carmen Anastasio, piano

Sonata No. 4 In Do Minore, Op. 29 - 19:30   
07 - Allegro Molto Sostenuto / 08 - Andante Assai / 09 - Allegro Con Brio Ma Non Leggiere 
Sara De Ascaniis, piano

CD2   tot. time: 64:30
Sonata No. 5 In Do Maggiore, Op. 38 - 16:25  
01 - Allegro Tranquillo  / 02 - Andantino / 03 - Un Poco Allegretto 
Cristian Monti, piano

Sonata No. 6 In La Maggiore, Op. 82 - 28:10  
04 - Allegro Moderato  / 05 - Allegretto / 06 - Tempo Di Valzer Lentissimo  / 07 - Vivace 
Claudio Bonfiglio, piano

Sonata No. 7 In Si Bemolle Maggiore, Op. 83 - 19:50  
08 - Allegro Inquieto, Andantino  / 09 - Andante Caloroso / 10 - Precipitato 
Fabiano Casanova, piano

CD3   tot.time: 53:35
Sonata No. 8 In Si Bemolle Maggiore, Op. 84 - 29:12  
01 - Andante Dolce, Allegro Moderato, Andante Dolce Come Prima, Allegro 
02 - Andante Sognando  / 03 - Vivace, Allegro Ben Marcato, Andantino, Vivace Come Prima 
Simone Rugani, piano

Sonata No. 9 In Do Maggiore, Op. 103 - 24:20  
04 - Allegretto  / 05 - Allegro Strepitoso, Andantino, Allegro tempo I
06 - Andante Tranquillo / 07 - Allegro Con Brio Ma Non Troppo Presto 
Martin Malmgren, piano

Programme notes

This project was realized under the patronage of the Cesare Pollini Conservatory of Padua, and its director, Maestro Leopoldo Armellini, who brought together nine extraordinary performers selected for Maestro Kostantin Bogino's master class. To crown the work carried out during the masterclass, a series of concerts and this recording were held, made alongside the concerts themselves in "live-in-studio" mode without an audience, thus ensuring maximum sound quality, without losing the emotion and impact of a direct recording.
One of the great pages of the world piano repertoire, the complete Sonatas by Serge Prokofiev, thus finds, in this triple CD, one of its best and most brilliant editions, also thanks to the spectacular sound quality guaranteed by the splendid Steinway & Sons D274 Concert Grand piano resident in the Auditorium Pollini in Padua and, indeed, by the recording made by Marco Lincetto with his exclusive recording technique specially developed for solo piano, which also includes the use of the refined Ribera R12 tube microphones.
This record production also benefits from the contribution of the LPM PROJECT.

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