Prokofiev: Sonatas

Sergey Prokofiev (Composer), Boris Berezovsky (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Boris Berezovsky
• Composer: Sergey Prokofiev
• Audio CD (October 3, 1995)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Erato
• ASIN: B000005E3L
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #452,005 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 80 in F Minor: I. Andante assai

2. Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 80 in F Minor: II. Allegro brusco

3. Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 80 in F Minor: III. Andante

4. Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 80 in F Minor: IV. Allegrissimo

5. Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 94 bis, in D Major: I. Moderato

6. Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 94 bis, in D Major: II. Sherzo - Presto

7. Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 94 bis, in D Major: III. Andante

8. Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 94 bis, in D Major: IV. Allegro con brio

9. 5 Melodies, Op. 35 bis for Violin and Piano: I. Andante

10. 5 Melodies, Op. 35 bis for Violin and Piano: II. Lento, ma non troppo

11. 5 Melodies, Op. 35 bis for Violin and Piano: III. Animato, ma non allegro

12. 5 Melodies, Op. 35 bis for Violin and Piano: IV. Allegretto leggero e scherzando

13. 5 Melodies, Op. 35 bis for Violin and Piano: V. Andante non troppo

Customer Reviews

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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good CD, September 10, 2005

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Matthew Brewster - See all my reviews
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As a violinist with hundreds of every imaginable piece and artist, this is a good, solid recording of both the Prokofiev sonatas. I'm glad I bought it.

1 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This one works., February 3, 2002

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James R. Niles (Dickinson, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Prokofiev: Sonatas (Audio CD)

This is not to fault the violin playing, but the piano really sparkles, if such an adjective applies to the f minor. It is fine ensemble playing, and Mr. Prokoviev has the last word. I love the modern Russian composers, and the f minor Sonata has been a favorite since high school. I want this piano player!

2 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Sounds like two Julliard students giving their first recital, December 3, 2003

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John Grabowski (USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Prokofiev: Sonatas (Audio CD)

...Meaning they hit all their notes right, but have nothing to say in this bland, spiritless run-through of two of Prokofiev's most colorful works. This sounds like music made by computers, or robots. Moments that beg for color, such as the coda of the first movement of the second sonata or the trio section of the scherzo of the same work, are not present. The moody, ominous opening strains of the first sonata--here it sounds like a finger exercise. This disc sounds like a half-hearted rehearsal. The sharp accents, repetitive rhythms, dynamic contasts, elongated and asymmetrical lines, not to mention that special Russian (or Soviet, I should say) sardonicism--all smoothed over here. Someone added a lot of water to this gin.

And it's not that the pair doesn't have technique. It's more a matter that they don't have experience. I don't think they understand this music, any more than a thousand monkeys at a thousand typewriters can understand the words of Shakespeare even if they happen to type them. This trend of promoting younger and younger artists as "the real deal" in classical music is disturbing. There are a few with apparent wisdom beyond their years (Hillary Hahn comes quickest to mind), but plenty more without.

The reviewer who was so impressed with this pianist should hear a feller named Sviatoslav Richter.