Steven Osborne - Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas Nos 6, 7 & 8 (2020) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist:

1. Piano Sonata No 6 in A major, Op 82 - 1: Allegro moderato – Poco più mosso – Allegro moderato, come I (8:39)
2. Piano Sonata No 6 in A major, Op 82 - 2: Allegretto (4:22)
3. Piano Sonata No 6 in A major, Op 82 - 3: Tempo di valzer lentissimo (8:12)
4. Piano Sonata No 6 in A major, Op 82 - 4: Vivace – Andante – Vivace (7:23)
5. Piano Sonata No 7 in B flat major, Op 83 - 1: Allegro inquieto – Andantino – Allegro inquieto, come I (7:35)
6. Piano Sonata No 7 in B flat major, Op 83 - 2: Andante caloroso – Poco più animato – Tempo I (6:32)
7. Piano Sonata No 7 in B flat major, Op 83 - 3: Precipitato (3:18)
8. Piano Sonata No 8 in B flat major, Op 84 - 1: Andante dolce – Allegro moderato – Andante dolce, come I – Allegro (14:35)
9. Piano Sonata No 8 in B flat major, Op 84 - 2: Andante sognando (4:33)
10. Piano Sonata No 8 in B flat major, Op 84 - 3: Vivace – Allegro ben marcato – Andantino – Vivace, come I (9:19)

The challenges of Prokofiev’s ‘War Sonatas’ trilogy may be fearsome, but Steven Osborne is one of those rare musicians who can bring light and clarity (as well as phenomenal reserves of power and concentration) to bear on some of the most ferociously volatile and brilliant piano music of the twentieth century.