Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16 (1913, 1924)
Nikolai Lugansky, soliste
Marko Letonja conducting l’Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, 2019
I.
[0:00] Theme 1. G minor - Andantino (narrante)
[3:35] Theme 2. A minor - Allegretto (con eleganza)
[6:06] Dev. - Cadenza (dolce - espressivo 6:52 - precipitato 8:39 - pesante 8:48 - con affetto 9:12 - colossale 9:30 - con tutta forza 11:12)
[11:15] Recap. (Andantino)
[13:00] II. Scherzo. Vivace (perpetuum mobile)
[15:42] III. Intermezzo. Allegro moderato
IV. Finale
[23:17] Allegro tempestoso
[24:45] Meno mosso - Cadenza 25:49 - Prolation canon 27:14
[28:31] Allegro
[29:35] Moderato (Cadenza) - Andante
[33:33] Allegro tempestoso
“What would be the ideal way to compose a concerto? It occurred to me today that it would certainly be interesting for a pianist to be presented with a concerto that had its origin in a technically challenging sonata and subsequently been transformed into a concerto. The solo part would be bound to be interesting pianistically, while the sonata itself would benefit by the reinforcement and embellishment of a skillfully added orchestral texture. Brilliant idea! … I do have a nice Sonata in A minor, also a perfectly good C minor Sonata, and suppose I were to put together a crisp little concerto from that? …”
Diaries of Sergey Prokofiev, 1912