Lugansky - Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 1

Описание: Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D♭ Major, Op. 10 (1911-1912)
Nikolai Lugansky, soloist
Mikhail Shcherbakov conducting Samara Philharmonic Orchestra, September 2021

[0:00] Allegro brioso -
[1:07] . Poco più mosso -
[2:09] . Tempo primo -
[3:39] . Meno mosso -
[5:20] . Più mosso (Tempo primo) -
[5:49] . Animato

[6:59] Andante assai

[11:02] Allegro scherzando -
[12:24] . Cadenza -
[13:37] . Poco più sostenuto -
[14:12] . Più mosso, sempre accelerando (al animato) -
[14:38] . Animato


“[…] The soaring opening melody, with piano and strings playing in unison, only lasts a minute before the Concerto goes into its rapid, staccato workout. All along, the orchestra subtly supports the star, and even as the music turns dramatic and even a little sinister, the piano can’t help staying mischievously light on its feet. A dreamy, almost melancholy string passage begins the second movement (the lines between movements are especially thin here), and for a moment the piano gives into this wistful mood with hints of jazz.

But the scampering returns in the third, and the orchestra responds with flirtatious fire. A serious search ensues, the piano sprinting in one direction as strings race in another, the whole thing frothing up into a glittery volcano and back into the opening theme for a bombastic finale.”

Los Angeles Philharmonic