Sviatoslav Richter, Witold Rowicki & Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra - Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 5 (Remastered) (1959/2023)

Sergei Prokofiev wrote his Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100, in Soviet Russia in one month in the summer of 1944. Fourteen years had passed since Prokofiev wrote the first version of his Symphony No. 4 in C major. World War II was still raging during the symphony's gestation, and Prokofiev composed it in the Soviet Union. He gave out in a statement at the time that he intended it as "a hymn to free and happy Man, to his mighty powers, his pure and noble spirit." He added "I cannot say that I deliberately chose this theme. It was born in me and clamoured for expression. The music matured within me. It filled my soul.

Tracklist
01. Piano Concerto No. 5 in G Major, Op. 55: I. Allegro con brio (2023 Remastered, Studio 1959)
02. Piano Concerto No. 5 in G Major, Op. 55: II. Moderato ben accentuato (2023 Remastered, Studio 1959)
03. Piano Concerto No. 5 in G Major, Op. 55: III. Toccata. Allegro con fuoco (più presto che la prima volta) (2023 Remastered, Studio 1959)
04. Piano Concerto No. 5 in G Major, Op. 55: IV. Larghetto (2023 Remastered, Studio 1959)
05. Piano Concerto No. 5 in G Major, Op. 55: V. Vivo (2023 Remastered, Studio 1959)