Piano Concerto no. 2 / Piano Concerto no. 3

Album by Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev & Nikolai Demidenko & London Philharmonic Orchestra & Aleksandr Lazarev

Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3 are piano concertos by Sergei Prokofiev, composed in 1913 (No. 2, later revised) and 1921 (No. 3). Both works display Prokofiev's characteristic blend of sharp, sometimes dissonant harmonies, propulsive rhythms and lyrical pianism, with the second exemplifying his early, turbulent modernist language and the third marking a more mature synthesis of virtuosity and formal clarity within his concerto output.

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  1. 1.
    Piano Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 16: Andantino - Allegretto
    12:26
  2. 2.
    Piano Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 16: Scherzo: Vivace
    2:38
  3. 3.
    Piano Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 16: Intermezzo: Allegro moderato
    8:33
  4. 4.
    Piano Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 16: Finale: Allegro tempestoso
    11:41
  5. 5.
    Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26: Andante - Allegro
    9:32
  6. 6.
    Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26: Tema con variazioni
    9:28
  7. 7.
    Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26: Allegro ma non troppo
    9:52

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