Following up on his acclaimed recordings of Prokofiev’s piano concertos, Vadym Kholodenko offers more music by his favorite composer. The solo works assembled here reveal several facets of Prokofiev. He was an outstanding melodist – a ‘classicist’ on the fringes of the avant-garde and eventually the herald of a Soviet realism that was anything but servile. The freedom peculiar to the composer-pianist ‘with fingers of steel’ is brought out in all it’s vitality by the subtle, yet never showy, playing of this Ukrainian artist.
Piano Sonata No. 6 in A Minor, Op. 82: I. Allegro moderato9:36
2Piano Sonata No. 6 in A Minor, Op. 82: II. Allegretto4:58
3Piano Sonata No. 6 in A Minor, Op. 82: III. Tempo di valzer, lentissimo8:17
4Piano Sonata No. 6 in A Minor, Op. 82: IV. Vivace7:49
5Things in Themselves, Op .45: I. Allegro moderato7:34
6Things in Themselves, Op .45: II. Moderato scherzando5:26
74 Pieces for Piano, Op .32: I. Danza2:53
84 Pieces for Piano, Op .32: II. Minuet1:38
94 Pieces for Piano, Op .32: III. Gavotte1:48
104 Pieces for Piano, Op .32: IV. Waltz4:45
11Visions fugitives, Op. 22: I. Lentamente1:09
12Visions fugitives, Op. 22: II. Andante1:28
13Visions fugitives, Op. 22: III. Allegretto0:54
14Visions fugitives, Op. 22: IV. Animato1:02
15Visions fugitives, Op. 22: V. Molto giocoso0:25
16Visions fugitives, Op. 22: VI. Con eleganza0:26
17Visions fugitives, Op. 22: VII. Pittoresco (Arpa)2:19
18Visions fugitives, Op. 22: VIII. Commodo1:36
19Visions fugitives, Op. 22: IX. Allegro tranquillo0:54
20Visions fugitives, Op. 22: X. Ridicolosamente1:01
21Visions fugitives, Op. 22: XI. Con vivacità1:07
22Visions fugitives, Op. 22: XII. Assai moderato1:17
23Visions fugitives, Op. 22: XIII. Allegretto0:31
24Visions fugitives, Op. 22: XIV. Feroce0:59
25Visions fugitives, Op. 22: XV. Inquieto0:47
26Visions fugitives, Op. 22: XVI. Dolente2:02
27Visions fugitives, Op. 22: XVII. Poetico0:53
28Visions fugitives, Op. 22: XVIII. Con una dolce lentezza1:06
29Visions fugitives, Op. 22: XIX. Presto agitatissimo e molto accentuato0:48
30Visions fugitives, Op. 22: XX. Lento irrealmente2:25