Things in Themselves (Choses en soi), pieces (2) for piano, Op. 45: No. 1
Things in Themselves (Choses en soi), pieces (2) for piano, Op. 45: No. 2
Music for Children, easy pieces (12) for piano, Op. 65
Track Listings (15) - Disc #2
Pieces (3) for piano, Op. 59: Promenade
Pieces (3) for piano, Op. 59: Paysage
Pieces (3) for piano, Op. 59: Sonatine Pastorale
Visions fugitives (20), for piano, Op. 22
Tales of an Old Grandmother, for piano, Op. 31: 1. Moderato
Tales of an Old Grandmother, for piano, Op. 31: 2. Andantino
Tales of an Old Grandmother, for piano, Op. 31: 3. Andante assai
Tales of an Old Grandmother, for piano, Op. 31: 4. Sostenuto
Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 32: 1. Dance
Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 32: 2. Minuet
Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 32: 3. Gavotte
Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 32: 4. Waltz
Pens?es (3), for piano, Op. 62: 1. Adagio Penseroso
Pens?es (3), for piano, Op. 62: 2. Lento
Pens?es (3), for piano, Op. 62: 3. Andante
Most of this music is not well known. Prokofiev buried a lot of imaginative music in sets like Tales of the Old Grandmother and Visions Fugitives (not to mention such imaginatively titled sets as Three Pieces and Four P... more »ieces). For those who love Prokofiev's blend of lyricism and cynicism, there are probably many wonderful discoveries to be made in this set. Gyorgy Sandor's recording is rather dated, and he doesn't play Prokofiev's most virtuosic music with the same fury as he does Bartók's. But he is a musician of great resource and integrity, and at the super-budget price his excursion into Prokofiev is a worthwhile investment. --Leslie Gerber« less
Most of this music is not well known. Prokofiev buried a lot of imaginative music in sets like Tales of the Old Grandmother and Visions Fugitives (not to mention such imaginatively titled sets as Three Pieces and Four Pieces). For those who love Prokofiev's blend of lyricism and cynicism, there are probably many wonderful discoveries to be made in this set. Gyorgy Sandor's recording is rather dated, and he doesn't play Prokofiev's most virtuosic music with the same fury as he does Bartók's. But he is a musician of great resource and integrity, and at the super-budget price his excursion into Prokofiev is a worthwhile investment. --Leslie Gerber