Sergey Prokofiev (18911953)
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16 (1913, 1924)
Nikolai Lugansky, soliste
Marko Letonja conducting l’Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, 2019

I.
[0:00] Theme 1. G minor Andantino (narrante)
[3:35] Theme 2. A minor Allegretto (con eleganza)
[6:06] Dev. Cadenza (dolce espressivo 6:52 precipitato 8:39 pesante 8:48 con affetto 9:12 colossale 9:30 con tutta forza 11:12)
[11:15] Recap. (Andantino)

[13:00] II. Scherzo. Vivace (perpetuum mobile)
[15:42] III. Intermezzo. Allegro moderato

IV. Finale
[23:17] Allegro tempestoso
[24:45] Meno mosso Cadenza 25:49 Prolation canon 27:14
[28:31] Allegro
[29:35] Moderato (Cadenza) Andante
[33:33] Allegro tempestoso


“What would be the ideal way to compose a concerto? It occurred to me today that it would certainly be interesting for a pianist to be presented with a concerto that had its origin in a technically challenging sonata and subsequently been transformed into a concerto. The solo part would be bound to be interesting pianistically, while the sonata itself would benefit by the reinforcement and embellishment of a skillfully added orchestral texture. Brilliant idea! … I do have a nice Sonata in A minor, also a perfectly good C minor Sonata, and suppose I were to put together a crisp little concerto from that? …”

Diaries of Sergey Prokofiev, 1912