Sergei Prokofiev - Piano Sonata No. 5
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- Composer: Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (23 April 1891 -- 5 March 1953)
- Performer: Anatoly Vedernikov
- Year of recording: 1959
Piano Sonata No. 5 in C major, Op. 38, written in 1923 / Op. 135 (revised in 1952-53).
00:00 - I. Allegro tranquillo
06:03 - II. Andantino
09:54 - III. Un poco allegretto
There are two versions of Prokofiev's Sonata No. 5, with different opus numbers. The first version is Op. 38, written in 1923 and premiered by the composer himself in Paris in 1924. This version was not well-received by critics or the audience who, as Prokofiev remarked, "received it with restraint." The second version, Op. 135, was completed in the last year of Prokofiev's life, 1953. The composer began revisions to the original sonata in 1952, rewriting a number of sections; however, the main themes and structure of the work remained unchanged.
The rejection of this sonata by its first audiences may have to do with somewhat rigid formalism, and what musicologist Israel Nestyev describes as a "cold speculation" replacing the intimacy and verve of Prokofiev's earlier solo piano works. Supporters of this work take a different view , insisting that since Prokofiev returned to it late in life, the sonata must have been very important to him. It seems that the second version of the sonata is a return to an earlier aesthetic, or rather is simply more true to Prokofiev's ultimately lyrical style. The first version, as pianist Murray McLachlan has suggested, was closely in tune with contemporary trends in Paris, circa 1923. It is dissonant and full of sharp contrasts, juxtaposing percussive passages with lyrical ones. The second version, on the other hand, pervasively emphasizes the lyrical, with more gentle transitions between contrasting material. It is not as texturally spare as its predecessor, with softer, thicker harmonies.
The second version of the Fifth Piano Sonata was one of a number of pieces Prokofiev either revised, planned to revise, or projected but failed to realize in the final years of this life. He had planned, while revising the Fifth Sonata, a revision of the Second Symphony, and also began but never completed his Tenth Piano Sonata. An Eleventh Piano Sonata was also projected but never realized at this time.
Prokofiev composed the sonata in Ettal, by the Bavarian Alps, and dedicated it to Pierre Souvtchinski, a musicologist and friend.
Пікірлер: 36
After I revised this sonata, I just died. I wanted to finish composing the tenth sonata but it was impossible.
@olla-vogala4090
7 жыл бұрын
We're already very happy with the amount (and quality!) of sonatas that you managed to make, don't feel sorry. I'm honoured to see a comment from you on my humble channel Mr. Prokofiev ;)
@punkpoetry
7 жыл бұрын
What bums me out the most is that you died before completing piano concerto #6 for two pianos, string orchestra and percussion, which should've been dedicated to and premiered by Richter and Vedernikov. It most likely would've kickstarted the career of the latter, who was an assistant of Prokofiev in his twilight years and every bit as great an interpreter of his music as Richter.
Unpopular opinion, but this sonata and the fourth are my favorites of the earlier sonatas.
@tomasrendek3172
Жыл бұрын
I agree, the fourth is an absolute masterpiece, I only recently discovered...Prokofiev is often treated as if he only composed 7th sonata...
@zephthezquirrellord
11 ай бұрын
@@tomasrendek3172I agree. I will never understand why 7 is so popular compared to 6 and 8. I can see why many would dislike this one, but 6 has the right energy and the right amount of atonality and tonality to appeal to most audiences
@tomasrendek3172
11 ай бұрын
@@zephthezquirrellord 7th is abosolutely well composed, first movement probably the most concise composition of Prokofiev. In comparison to first movement of 8th - that one is for connosieurs of music, very hard to swallow. Second movement is already better, third is unparalleled.
@pianista-mediocre
Күн бұрын
@@tomasrendek3172sonata 6>Sonata 7...
Thank you. My favourite interpretation
Maravilloso!!! De otro mundo!!!
The fourth and fifth Prokofiev sonatas are my favourite. But I also enjoy the first one, more romantic.
The opening sounds a lot like the opening of the Poulenc flute sonata... Am I the only one hearing this?
@j.arthur2845
4 жыл бұрын
Ohad Nativ after you commented this i just recognized
@krizia__
4 жыл бұрын
Prokofiev and Poulenc were friends, also Poulenc dedicated his sonata for hoboe to Prokofiev. The 5th sonata sounds French by the theme and I guess he was inspired by the flute sonata
Both versions of the sonata are fine works. I tend to prefer the original 1923 version. The critics may not have liked it but it is a fine and very original work, and, like the energizer bunny, it just keeps going, regardless what strange chords crop up along the way. In my mind juxtapositions of percussive and dissonant passages with lyrical ones are what make the sonata work. In any case, It's certainly tame by comparison with the 2nd Symphony (of iron and steel in the composers words)--also panned by the critics, and which even Prokofiev acknowledged had problems. As for the critic Israel Nesteyev, I'd take him with a shaker-full of salt.
@slateflash
8 жыл бұрын
I agree. This revised version tidies things up and presents the ideas more explicitly but i somehow feel that it lacks the original version's unpredictability, which gives it this unsettling, anxious feeling. These feelings are lost in the revised version, especially in the last movement.
Is this the Op. 38 or the Op. 135 version?
@MrStrav81
6 жыл бұрын
Op. 135
I'm the second to ask: which version is this? I'm guessing the later one. I used to have a recording that included all the sonatas, including both versions of this one. This was before I began to "get" Prokoviev's piano sonatas, especially the later ones. But I like both versions of no. 5, and wish I still had that recording. SO WHICH ONE IS THIS?!?
@slateflash
7 жыл бұрын
It's the revised version. I prefer the original although they both have their merits
@pianista-mediocre
Күн бұрын
Is the second version
05:00
I think just the opposite, the fourth and the fifth sonatas are very performed throught the worls.
14:11 get stickbugged
20:00
a lot of his sonatas are very weird musically and quite crap really and before anyone answers with you don't understand, i do i'm a pianist and it's shit
@punkpoetry
6 жыл бұрын
sam333 well Richter and Gilels were pianists too, just like yourself, and they liked Prokofiev’s sonatas a lot! Goes to show you can have disagreements among top professionals huh
@slateflash
6 жыл бұрын
Yes, you don't understand lol. Just kidding but some people can't relate to his music as well
@CharlioXD
6 жыл бұрын
Well, I'm pianist too, and although they also sound weird for me, I like them. Depends on the pianist.
@AlexAlguacil
5 жыл бұрын
Not only you don't understand, you don't have a clue. But it is completely fine, just they don't go well with your persona.
@__414.88b_
4 жыл бұрын
Weird it's good. It's the xx, what did u expect lol