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- Original Release Date: 5 Aug 1994
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| Song Title | Time | Price | |||
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| Play | 1. Piano Sonata No. 7 in B flat major, Op. 83: I. Allegro inquieto - Andantino - Allegro | 8:35 | Album Only | ||
| Play | 2. Piano Sonata No. 7 in B flat major, Op. 83: II. Andante caloroso | 6:50 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 3. Piano Sonata No. 7 in B flat major, Op. 83: III. Precipitato | 3:27 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 4. Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14: I. Allegro ma non troppo | 6:10 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 5. Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14: II. Scherzo: Allegro marcato | 2:05 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 6. Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14: III. Andante | 5:48 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 7. Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14: IV. Vivace | 4:33 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 8. Piano Sonata No. 8 in B flat major, Op. 84: I. Andante dolce - Allegro moderato - Andante dolce - Allegro | 14:03 | Album Only | ||
| Play | 9. Piano Sonata No. 8 in B flat major, Op. 84: II. Andante sognando | 4:14 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 10. Piano Sonata No. 8 in B flat major, Op. 84: III. Vivace - Allegro ben marcato - Andantino - Vivace | 9:23 | Album Only |
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Faster and more defined than even the classic, Pollini (relentless, polished) in the last movement of the Seventh.
Sharper, more powerful fingers and more bounce. A definitive version of Sonata 7 and the one I play first and last.
Same applies to the last movement of the Eighth where Glemser is less spiritual but just as involved as Richter. This very great sonata - the best after Liszt (following Beethoven, and barring the super-concentrated and virtuosic sonatas of Scriabin) deserves a clean perfomance and Glemser is alert to every tune and note.
All notes are played precisely and resonantly, all themes delineated clearly; recorded sound is far better than both Pollini and Richter in aforementioned DG issues.
Buy it! This is a steal. This is better than the competition for all.
Possibly Pletnev with identical sonata pick? (2, 7, 8) - haven't heard but much respect for the maestro - however can't think that it will be significantly better than this very fine set from Glemser.
Also buy the second disc with this perfomer - 1,3,4 and Romeo and Juliet, this has even better sound and equally strong and sensitive performances, if slightly less mature and amazing music from Prokofiev.
Bernd Glemser gets sod all press, yet has won over a dozen international competitions and is as outstanding a pianist of his generation as Kissin, Berezovsky, and Pogorelich.
Going back to Scriabin - you simply must buy the first Scriabin disc from Glemser as well! Sonatas 2 (beautiful), 5 (exciting), 6 (creepy), 7 (way out there) and 9 (evil) in gorgeous recordings and with brilliant performances.
You can pick up all Prokofiev and all Scriabin sonatas, from this artist, for less than the price of a meal out.
Do it
Sharper, more powerful fingers and more bounce. A definitive version of Sonata 7 and the one I play first and last.
Same applies to the last movement of the Eighth where Glemser is less spiritual but just as involved as Richter. This very great sonata - the best after Liszt (following Beethoven, and barring the super-concentrated and virtuosic sonatas of Scriabin) deserves a clean perfomance and Glemser is alert to every tune and note.
All notes are played precisely and resonantly, all themes delineated clearly; recorded sound is far better than both Pollini and Richter in aforementioned DG issues.
Buy it! This is a steal. This is better than the competition for all.
Possibly Pletnev with identical sonata pick? (2, 7, 8) - haven't heard but much respect for the maestro - however can't think that it will be significantly better than this very fine set from Glemser.
Also buy the second disc with this perfomer - 1,3,4 and Romeo and Juliet, this has even better sound and equally strong and sensitive performances, if slightly less mature and amazing music from Prokofiev.
Bernd Glemser gets sod all press, yet has won over a dozen international competitions and is as outstanding a pianist of his generation as Kissin, Berezovsky, and Pogorelich.
Going back to Scriabin - you simply must buy the first Scriabin disc from Glemser as well! Sonatas 2 (beautiful), 5 (exciting), 6 (creepy), 7 (way out there) and 9 (evil) in gorgeous recordings and with brilliant performances.
You can pick up all Prokofiev and all Scriabin sonatas, from this artist, for less than the price of a meal out.
Do it
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I've little to add to the other excellent reviews of this recording. I've yet to hear the rest of the cycle, if it is part of a complete cycle of the sonatas, but Glemser's playing and the naxos sound engineering take some beating.
I've always found the eighth sonata a bit of a tough nut to crack - just a little too expansive after the driven and dynamic seventh but it will have had few better performances than this.
Both the second and seventh similarly get fine performances. The second isn't one of the better known sonatas, coming early in Prokofiev's carrier but already has the familiar mix of rhythmic incisiveness combined with a gift for lyrical melody.
The seventh sounds the most modern with its chromatic harmonies and rhythmic drive but it is possibly the most popular and, even in Stalin's Russia, it received prizes and recognition. Surprising given the restrictive approach to the arts and music in particular.
Glemser has had to adapt his style of playing to the different demands of the three sonatas. The seventh and eight are so remarkably different given that they were being composed simultaneously. Glemser captures all three perfectly.
Highly recommended.
I've always found the eighth sonata a bit of a tough nut to crack - just a little too expansive after the driven and dynamic seventh but it will have had few better performances than this.
Both the second and seventh similarly get fine performances. The second isn't one of the better known sonatas, coming early in Prokofiev's carrier but already has the familiar mix of rhythmic incisiveness combined with a gift for lyrical melody.
The seventh sounds the most modern with its chromatic harmonies and rhythmic drive but it is possibly the most popular and, even in Stalin's Russia, it received prizes and recognition. Surprising given the restrictive approach to the arts and music in particular.
Glemser has had to adapt his style of playing to the different demands of the three sonatas. The seventh and eight are so remarkably different given that they were being composed simultaneously. Glemser captures all three perfectly.
Highly recommended.
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