Prokofiev Raekallio - Piano Sonatas 19 Visions Fugitives Op 22 (46 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Prokofiev, Raekallio
Piano Sonatas 1-9 / Visions Fugitives Op 22
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (26) - Disc #1
1. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: Lentamente
2. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: Andante
3. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: Allegretto
4. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: Animato
5. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: Molto giocoso
6. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: Con eleganza
7. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: (Arpa) Pittoresco
8. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: Commodo
9. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: Allegretto tranquillo
10. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: Ridicolosamente
11. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: Con vivacita
12. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: Assai moderato
13. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: Allegretto
14. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: Feroce
15. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: Inquieto
16. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: Dolente
17. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: Poetico
18. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: Con una dolce lentezza
19. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: Presto agitatissimo e molto accentuato
20. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: Lento irrealmente
21. Piano Sonata No.1, Op.1
22. Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 14: Allegro, ma non troppo
23. Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 14: Scherzo (Allegro marcato)
24. Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 14: Andante
25. Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 14: Vivace
26. Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 28
Track Listings (10) - Disc #2
1. Piano Sonata No. 4, Op. 29 - (From Old Sketch Books): Allegro molto sostenuto
2. Piano Sonata No. 4, Op. 29 - (From Old Sketch Books): Andante assai
3. Piano Sonata No. 4, Op. 29 - (From Old Sketch Books): Allegro con brio, ma non leggiere
4. Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 38 - (Original Version): Allegro tranquillo
5. Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 38 - (Original Version): Andantino
6. Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 38 - (Original Version): Un poco allegretto
7. Piano Sonata No. 6, Op. 82: Allegro moderato
8. Piano Sonata No. 6, Op. 82: Allegretto
9. Piano Sonata No. 6, Op. 82: Tempo di valzer lentissimo
10. Piano Sonata No. 6, Op. 82: Vivace
Track Listings (10) - Disc #3
1. Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 83: Allegro inquieto
2. Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 83: Andante caloroso
3. Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 83: Precipitato
4. Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 84: Andante dolce
5. Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 84: Andante sognando
6. Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 84: Vivace
7. Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 103: Allegretto
8. Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 103: Allegro strepitoso
9. Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 103: Andante tranquillo
10. Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 103: Allegro con brio, ma non troppo presto

CD Details

All Artists: Prokofiev, Raekallio
Title: Piano Sonatas 1-9 / Visions Fugitives Op 22
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Ondine
Release Date: 10/19/1999
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Sonatas, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 761195094723

CD Reviews

Magnificent Prokofiev!!

Mr. Scott L. Leather | Tucson, AZ United States | 01/09/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I heard the Prokofiev 7th Sonata on the radio in what was the most virtuoso spellbinding performance I had heard since Horowitz recorded it in the 1940s. When the announcer said the name of the artist, I had never heard of him, but I promptly wrote the name down. It was Matti Raekallio.

I finally (years after the fact) tracked down this set and immediately put in the 7th sonata to see if it was as great as I had remembered it. YEP! IT was and more! This, without a doubt, is one of the greatest 7th sonatas ever put on record. You've got to hear it to believe it. The final precipatato movement is taken at such a breaknect speed that it's hard to believe he can get through it...but get through it he does in spectacular fashion.

The rest of the performances are just as good in the set with an especially compelling rendition of the complete Visions Fugitives.

I also got another recording of Raekellio playing Liszt and Brahms paganini etudes and it is just as impressive. If you get a chance to hear this remarkable artist, please do so. You won't be disappointed!"