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"Dmitriev?s technique was distinguished by crystalline clarity...everyone felt that something extraordinary was taking place, something spellbinding, that the profound and deeply sensitive pianist was producing a true work of art?" -PRIDE Prokofiev?s nine completed piano sonatas are numbered among the most important works of the piano literature of the 20th century. The Second Sonata, written in 1912, already shows unmistakably the lean harmonies, sharp contours and insistent rhythms of the young composer?s personal style. The restrained, positively brooding mood of the Fourth Sonata may be a direct reaction to the suicide of a close friend from school days. Written in 1929, the Sixth Sonata is the longest, most aggressive and most spectacularly pianistic of Prokofiev?s nine completed piano sonatas, and has become established as one of the fundamental works in the piano repertoire of the 20th century. Since 1995, Peter Dmitriev has been giving piano concerts regularly in various European cities, Japan and Korea, while increasing his recognition in his native country. For Arte Nova, this Prokofiev series was his second engagement.