Sergei Prokofiev
Romeo and Juliet
Sarcasms · Old Granny's Tales · Four Etudes · Toccata
Matti Raekallio, piano
Track listing
24 tracks · 68:52Listen to samples on selected tracks.
Sergei Prokofiev
- Romeo and Juliet: Ten Pieces for Piano, Op. 75 32:48
- 1 I. Folk Dance 4:31
- 2 II. Scene 1:27
- 3 III. Minuet 2:47
- 4 IV. The Little Girl Juliet 3:30
- 5 V. Maskers 2:10
- 6 VI. Montagues and Capulets 3:47
- 7 VII. Friar Lawrence 2:18
- 8 VIII. Mercutio 2:13
- 9 IX. Dance of the Antilles' Girls 2:32
- 10 X. Romeo and Juliet Before Parting 7:27
- Sarcasms, Op. 17 12:07
- 11 I. Tempestoso 2:28
- 12 II. Allegro rubato 1:16
- 13 III. Allegro precipitato 1:58
- 14 IV. Smanioso 3:02
- 15 V. Precipitosissimo 3:21
- Tales of an Old Grandmother, Op. 31 9:36
- 16 I. Moderato 2:51
- 17 II. Andantino 1:20
- 18 III. Andante assai 2:54
- 19 IV. Sostenuto 2:29
- Etudes, Op. 2 10:18
- 20 I. Allegro 2:32
- 21 II. Moderato 2:25
- 22 III. Andante semplice - Presto 3:41
- 23 IV. Presto energico 1:39
- 24 Toccata in D minor, Op. 11 4:14
About this recording
This CD features Finnish pianist Matti Raekallio with much of Prokofiev's best non-sonata piano music, including the Romeo and Juliet transcriptions and the famous Toccata.
One of today's most prolific specialists in Prokofiev's piano music, Matti Raekallio also provided the liner notes. He earlier recorded the complete Prokofiev piano sonatas (ODE947-3T).
Features
Booklet with liner notes in English, German, French and Finnish
Press
I don't think there's any other pianist who has surveyed significant chunks of this repertoire with a sharper ear for the way that details of texture, rhythm, and articulation interact. (...) A prodigious release.
Peter J. Rabinowitz, Fanfare Magazine, March/April 2000
As with his recordings of the sonatas, Raekallio proves himself completely at home with the composer's many idioms. (...) A real charmer.
David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com, Artistic Quality 10 / Sound Quality 10
The artists
Matti Raekallio
Born in Helsinki in 1954, Matti Raekallio studied in his home country of Finland, as well as with Maria Curcio in London, Dieter Weber at the Vienna Academy of Music, and at the Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) Conservatory. He has been an active concert performer, making his American debut in 1981 at the Carnegie (Weill) Recital Hall. Since then, he has made regular tours of the US, including solo recitals and performances with several American orchestras. He has performed complete cycles of the 32 Beethoven Sonatas, the 10 Scriabin Sonatas, and the 9 Prokofiev Sonatas, as well as a total of 62 piano concertos. He has made approximately 20 albums for Ondine.
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