Sergei Prokofiev - Complete piano sonatas

Piano: Matti Raekallio
Sergei Prokofiev wrote nine piano sonatas. Here are all nine in a single video.
Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 1
1. Allegro 0:00
Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 14
1. Allegro ma non troppo 7:56
2. Scherzo: Allegro marcato 14:21
3. Andante 16:23
4. Vivace 22:11
Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 28
1. Allegro tempestoso 26:33
Piano Sonata No. 4, Op. 29
1. Allegro molto sostenuto 35:02
2. Andante assai 40:41
3. Allegro con brio, ma non leggiere 49:00
Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 38 (original version)
1. Allegro tranquillo 52:43
2. Andantino 58:30
3. Un poco allegretto 1:04:17
Piano Sonata No. 6, Op. 82
1. Allegro moderato 1:09:33
2. Allegretto 1:18:28
3. Tempo di valzer lentissimo 1:22:31
4. Vivace 1:30:07
Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 83
1. Allegro inquieto 1:36:56
2. Andante caloroso 1:45:01
3. Precipitato 1:51:55
Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 84
1. Andante dolce 1:54:58
2. Andante sognando 2:10:09
3. Vivace 2:14:24
Piano Sonata No. 9, Op.103
1. Allegretto 2:23:57
2. Allegro strepitoso 2:31:33
3. Andante tranquillo 2:34:47
4. Allegro con brio, ma non troppo presto 2:41:54

[@The_Guy_Who_Asked_06]

I'm addicted to Prokofiev. What's funny is that when I introduce his music to non-classical listeners, they always say it sounds like torture music but I think the harmony is SO satisfying and his melodies and motives are so perfectly crafted. Not to mention the amazingly unique musical texture and counterpoint. He's definitely in my top 5 composers of all time. Love him so freaking much. He opened my eyes to the possibilities of straying away from strict tonality.

[@NickCarlozzi]

Yes! Amazing harmony and melody. And rhythm and meter! One of the best.

[@im_piano]

I love his piano concertos 1-3, first two sonatas, 4 etudes and some other fragments from his opuses. However, i can't digest his later music at all. To the point that I find it disgusting.

[@NickCarlozzi]

@@im_piano I don’t think it’s wrong to use that word to describe some of his music. It is disgusting at times, but I think it’s beautiful in its disgustingness

[@peidaer]

Forget the Nay Sayers they are so wrong hahahaha they even learned all the orchestra instruments from his work Peter and the Wolf. hahahaha! enjoy the fire of the master! So furious and galant at times, who can compare to this energy? No one. There are so many composers out there that wrote from destructive vibes, this is not the case with prokofiev, he is giving solutions always, not like these serialistic composers or how these people are called i don't care - this is so great!

[@peidaer]

Wooohoooo!

[@billyfisher1539]

The section starting at 1:12:48 is just incredible and I can hear the artillery falling. Thank you for this incredible upload!

[@itsjudystube7439]

I wrote my University dissertation on Prokofiev piano sonatas. I love them.

[@peidaer]

can i read this anywhere?

[@RGJWerke]

I would like to read also!

[@MARTIN201199]

Which versions you like? I do like Boris Berman the most then Frederic Chiu. But there are some recordings of single sonatas that I regard as insurmountable: Richter 7th, Gilels 3rs, Pogorelich 6th.

[@GramkowPiano]

I'm not so much fan of Prokofiev, but I'm trying to be used to, and that first sonata was on another level! It was superb 😊

[@AbCd-kq3ky]

This is my first time listening to these pieces. I love op. 82, allegretto.

[@erikfreitas7093]

Great to have the scores for these impressive sonatas together in one video. The pianist is excellent!

[@Spark-pv9js]

Ill be having masterclass with maestro Raekallio next week. Im going to play Prokofiev 6th sonata, super excited for that!

[@nikol4y.l]

30:18 perfectly done!

[@calebhu6383]

Superb video

[@dfkfgjfg]

Thanks for uploading this! I hope it gets more people to check out his overlooked but certainly not overrated sonatas. They're all incredible works in different ways, even the first considering how early it is written. The recordings are also lesser known compared to Berman but equally great in a completely different way (much more attention to hidden inner voices). I both loved and hated learning his 4th Sonata and look forward to eventually doing all of them

[@ywxuwei9149]

No.5 sonata is so interesting

[@pain_lover8]

so good...

[@francoisjouachim1064]

Merci d'avoir partagé cette oeuvre pianistique immense. Je frissonne à chaque fois que j'entends la sonate n3 et la n7 que j'ai jouée (enfin essayé de jouer 😢)

[@ciararespect4296]

Thanks so much. I just played all these. I sight read. In front of my school. It was tricky at times 😂

[@collinm.4652]

Epic win.

[@aricnmqh]

00:00 7:56 26:32 35:02 49:00 52:43 1:09:33 1:36:55 1:54:58 2:23:57

[@gordownage]

Prokofiev is definitely an acquired taste, and he really pushes the boundaries to atonal and nontraditional classical harmonies. It may take a few listenings of the same piece to get used to but once you do, you can find the beauty in even the ugliest sounds.

[@collinm.4652]

Prokofiev.

[@Dylonely42]

1:16:18

[@TrainFlood]

What is this wizardry

[@peidaer]

Mr. Wilhelm Sir, is it true Sonata 1 has only one movement?

[@wilh3lmmusic]

Yes, the first and third sonatas are in one movement each.

[@peidaer]

@@wilh3lmmusic Prokofiev is astounding me again :)

[@Lircking]

why sonata 5 original edition?

[@wilh3lmmusic]

It's the one that the recording had

[@tptmh23]

At the end of the last video I thought, "I wanna listen to some Prokofiev sonatas" and then your video shows up. Not all heroes wear capes.

[@wilh3lmmusic]

I wish I had a cool cape :p

[@basedscores]

Ah man, what the fuck, I have planned complete beet sonati sv with kempff but Mr. PianoJFSheet done that, i planned approx. nine months ago, ok fine imma do prok for my 750 sub planned a year ago, but personal issues and hyper levels of procrastination fucked ma mind up, sheet this shows what a deadly L am i, still i have some projects deadly large, but it may have some other plans like this haha, btw i chose berman over raekillio actually i planned various recordings from various performers which i feel best, fuck i searched some quality time on handpicking recordings by listening to it (anyways nice vid friend, not complaining but ranting bout myself)

[@wilh3lmmusic]

You can post your Prokofiev, I just really like this recording

[@basedscores]

@@wilh3lmmusic no, you have done that, i want that legacy owned only by you, and well, i am not in the position to do my projects right now, im so much fucked up, keep going my friend!!!

[@zackebrorsson9374]

Pianist?

[@alexismoisan4978]

Matti Raekallio

[@wilh3lmmusic]

Matti Raekallio. I put performer info in the description.

[@fredericchopin4221]

where is the 10th sonata

[@B-eSCH]

in our minds

[@wilh3lmmusic]

It is not complete, so it is not within the set of complete piano sonatas by Prokofiev

[@3gc42bx]

@@wilh3lmmusic goddamn he killed it

[@michaeledwards1172]

@@wilh3lmmusic It can be found - all one minute or so of what survives - elsewhere on KZbin, I believe - if it's still there.

[@angelobonacci461]

Se prokofiev avesse portato avanti lo stile della prima sonata sarebbe diventato lui il re e no rach

[@KonradCichoszewski]

At 58:54 - 58:56 my brain says "Star Wars" kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXWwgYeQbN5koqc

[@goumigoumi9270]

Starwars??? Wdym

[@KonradCichoszewski]

At 58:54 Prokofiev uses C, C, A chords. Same relation and order as the B flat, B flat, G chords in the Star Wars soundtrack part I marked :) @@goumigoumi9270

[@ShutUpZewenThisIsNotBased]

They do sound similar lol

[@goumigoumi9270]

@@KonradCichoszewski Well, like a lot of music, i don't really see why particulary StarWars there but anyway Or maybe you put the wrong timecode ?

[@KonradCichoszewski]

@@goumigoumi9270 Yeah I'm pretty sure you can encounter this chord progression in a lot of other music, given how generic and short it is, you're right :) It's just that I suppose many people (like myself), when hearing those chords, would probably first link it to Star Wars rather than, say, Prokofiev piano sonata :D My guess is, if you took random people from the street and played those chords on the piano, they would either recognise this progression as coming from the Star Wars theme or not recognise it at all

[@olegsemenov711]

Такие бешеные темпы говорят о полном непонимании содержания музыки Прокофьева. А мог бы сыграть великолепно. Почитай о чём писал композитор в 6, 7 и 8 соната! В 1943 году танки так быстро не могли катиться. Музыка о войне получилось какая- то весёлая, вприпрыжку. Этот исполнитель не одинок. Многие нерусские пианисты грешат тем же.

[@na-kun2136]

Не знаю кому вы это говорите, но играет не автор канала, а Матти Раекаллио, и скорее всего это его альбом с записанными сонатами прокофьева

[@wilh3lmmusic]

@@na-kun2136 Correct

[@dfkfgjfg]

Listen to Prokofiev's actual recordings and you'll realise that you are completely wrong. His tempi are so uneven it's insane. They just played with a completely different standard back then compared to how we played now. If people played Prokofiev now like he did back then, they'd call it terrible

[@espressonoob]

noise machine

[@ShutUpZewenThisIsNotBased]

Please leave the package by the door. Thanks!

[@tiosav6251]

you can't hear well because of that wig you're wearing

[@LISZT-]

😑

[@beto9018]

Allá esta la puerta amigo.