Piano Forum

Pages: [1] Go Down

Topic: Prokofiev (Read 1907 times)

firediscovery

PS Silver Member
Newbie
Posts: 6

An audition requirement is: A substantial piece by a 20th Century composer.

I am thinking about a piece by Prokofiev. What would be the best piece? I thought maybe: A sonata for piano (not Nos 1 or 5), or maybe Toccata? What else? Best piece?

Logged

quirky

PS Silver Member
Jr. Member
Posts: 72

Re: Prokofiev

Reply #1 on: January 03, 2009, 05:59:22 PM

Prokofiev Sonata 7 - Amazing piece with a beautiful slow movement. The rest is nice and flashy though.

Logged

kelly_kelly

PS Silver Member
Sr. Member
Posts: 831

Re: Prokofiev

Reply #2 on: January 03, 2009, 06:18:12 PM

The third sonata is amazing and only one movement. Alternatively, you could try some movements from the Romeo and Juliet Suite, which are quite nice and not played too often (besides Montagues and Capulets)... though perhaps they wouldn't count as substantial.

Logged

It all happens on Discworld, where greed and ignorance influence human behavior... and perfectly ordinary people occasionally act like raving idiots.

A world, in short, totally unlike our own.

burstroman

PS Silver Member
Sr. Member
Posts: 494

Re: Prokofiev

Reply #3 on: January 03, 2009, 07:18:53 PM

I think the Sonata #2 is exciting to play!

Logged

point of grace

PS Silver Member
Sr. Member
Posts: 581

Re: Prokofiev

Reply #4 on: January 08, 2009, 01:56:57 PM

can anyone send that suite? i cant download from the imslp and im kind interested in it
thanks

Logged

Learning:

Chopin Polonaise Op. 53
Brahms Op. 79 No. 2
Rachmaninoff Op. 16 No. 4 and 5

gerryjay

PS Silver Member
Sr. Member
Posts: 828

Re: Prokofiev

Reply #5 on: January 09, 2009, 04:16:46 PM

hi there!

prokofiev's sonatas always fit very well in those situations. i will suggest one that you really like and that is not a personal killer. notice that sonatas 6 to 9 are way difficult than the former.

just for the sake of my curiosity, why you can't/won't play the 1st and 5th sonatas?

best!

Logged

Sign-up to post reply

Pages: [1] Go Up

For more information about this topic, click search below!