Historical Gems: Prokofiev On The Air

Jed Distler

Artistic Quality:

9

Sound Quality:

5

During Sergei Prokofiev’s 1937 visit to United States, the composer/pianist […]

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Recording Details:

Album Title: Prokofiev On the Air
Reference Recording: None for this collection

PROKOFIEV, SERGEI:
Sonata No. 4 Op. 29: Andante; Visions fugitives Op. 22 Nos. 5, 7, 9, & 10; Music for Children Op. 65: Nos. 10, 11, & 12; Etude Op. 52 No. 3; Suggestion Diabolique Op. 4 No. 4; Pieces for Piano Op. 3, 4, & 12; Gavotte from Hamlet Op. 77

Soloists: Sergei Prokofiev (piano); Anatoly Vedernikov (piano)

Record Label: Parnassus - 96073
Medium: CD

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