Lugansky - Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26 (1917-1921)
Nikolai Lugansky, soloist
Joel Levy conducting KBS Symphony Orchestra, 2017
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[0:00] I. Andante - Allegro 0:43 - Andante 4:08 - Allegro 6:10
[9:46] II. Andantino - Var I 10:42 - Var II 11:44 - Var III 12:35 - Var IV 13:48 - Var V 16:25
[19:16] III. Allegro, ma non troppo - Poco più mosso 20:57 - Meno mosso 21:56 - Pochissimo meno mosso 23:53 - Allegro 26:29
“[…] In 1911 Prokofiev had found himself wrestling with ideas for three piano concertos at the same time; almost inevitably one finds thematic inter-relationships. This is clearly shown in the opening themes of the second and third concertos (virtually the same in contour). The theme of the third concerto is the same idea from which all later material is derived, notably the theme which opens the variations and the ‘white-keys’ theme of the finale. One can also trace this in the more chromatic elements: the second subjects of both the first and third movements, and the descending phrases in the variation theme of the second movement. It is, perhaps, this thematic integration that gives the work a tight coherence, but the harmonic daring and the subtle relationships of various keys to the tonic C major add a spicy, quirky element which is endearingly timeless.”

Robert Matthew-Walker

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