Sergei Prokofiev - Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 119

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  • čas přidán 23. 07. 2024
  • - Composer: Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (23 April 1891 -- 5 March 1953)
    - Performers: Mischa Maisky (cello), Martha Argerich (piano)
    - Year of recording: 2003
    Sonata for Cello & Piano in C major, Op. 119, written in 1949.
    00:00 - I. Andante Grave - Moderato Animato
    11:17 - II. Moderato - Andante dolce
    15:59 - III. Allegro, ma non troppo
    It was a remarkable pair of Soviet musicians that gave the 1950 premiere of Sergey Prokofiev's Sonata for cello and piano in C major, Op. 119: pianist Sviastoslav Richter and cellist Mstislav Rostropovich. By 1949, when he composed the sonata, Prokofiev was in the last half-decade of his life; together, the Sonata, the Seventh Symphony (1951-1952, uploaded on this channel), and the Sinfonia Concertante for cello and orchestra (1952) make a remarkable final threesome of instrumental pieces.
    Prokofiev was among those composers officially condemned for "formalism" in 1948, and it is both fascinating and stirring to witness how successfully Prokofiev managed, in these last works, to create a music that seems perhaps utterly conservative but which still pushes new expressive buttons in quiet ways that the Pravda officials would surely never have been astute enough to hear. The composer of the Sonata for cello and piano might seem a tame composer compared to, say, the composer of 1914's Scythian Suite; but he is really just a composer who has learned subtler, more patient, and, ultimately, clearer ways to fully speak his mind.
    The sonata is in three movements: Andante grave, Moderato, and Allegro ma non troppo.
    - True Classical sonata-allegro form meets stunning, voluptuous melody in the opening movement. A low, unpretentious cello solo raises the curtain; out of the piano's occasional comments grows a little tune whose steady chordal accompaniment is soon taken over by the cello's striking pizzicato chords. Prokofiev once said that he was no good at writing melodies. Looking at the music of his youth we might be forced to agree; but the G major second theme of the Andante grave proves beyond any doubt what can be learned through a lifetime of work -- it is rich, full, and exceedingly flexible.
    - The Moderato is a bouncing, energetic movement that dances its way towards a sublimely smooth central episode.
    - In the finale, Prokofiev makes little effort to hide the fact that he was steeped in the music of Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky during his youth. He might as a young man have revolted against that heritage, but he never escaped it, and in the Allegro ma non troppo he matches deeply lyrical "Russian" tunefulness with an easy gracefulness worthy of Haydn, and then adds the kind of impish rhythms and (late in the piece) virtuosic fire that will always say "Prokofiev" to us.
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Komentáře • 44

  • @not2tees
    @not2tees Před 7 lety +49

    I feel gratitude to Prokofiev - his genius is so generous with the dynamism, the beauty, the inexhaustible innovation.

    • @johnbrown1851
      @johnbrown1851 Před 3 lety +1

      I like that characterization of an artist: Generous👍

  • @Scrungyyy
    @Scrungyyy Před 8 lety +37

    I can never get over how amazing this sonata is

  • @dri3s
    @dri3s Před 7 lety +20

    I forgot just how wonderful this sonata is. Thank you so much for sharing.

  • @ryanbabe
    @ryanbabe Před 3 lety +10

    The gentle and unexpected return to c major at 8:20 gets me every time and I smile like a doofus.

  • @samueljett7807
    @samueljett7807 Před 3 lety +7

    That cello is so thick at the beginning. Love it

  • @richardcleveland8549
    @richardcleveland8549 Před 4 lety +8

    A beautiful work. I'm very fond of Prokofiev, and have been for over 50 years. One of the composers who represents the best the 20th Century has to offer in the way of music - melodic, harmonic, yet with flashes of dissonance for leavening. A terrific performance.

    • @steveegallo3384
      @steveegallo3384 Před 11 měsíci

      @richardcleveland8549 -- Indeed, friend.....BRAVO from Acapulco!

  • @gabykappscomposermariagabr749

    Wow. Just wow. It's beautiful and unique in its own particular way. Such sudden changes...tension and surges of poetry.

  • @evanottervanger5394
    @evanottervanger5394 Před 7 lety +6

    This is my favorite recording of this piece, played by two geniuses! This one had only two recordings surprisingly, and I love the sheet music with this one. Thanks for uploading!

  • @ventiletor95
    @ventiletor95 Před 7 lety +4

    complimenti per il tuo straordinario canale e per l'impegno che ci metti

  • @birgitbofarull4410
    @birgitbofarull4410 Před 3 lety +1

    Misha and Martha, unsurpassable alongside Prokofiev's genius .

  • @emilyla6415
    @emilyla6415 Před 8 lety +17

    I love Maisky...always so fantastic.

  • @timcergol963
    @timcergol963 Před 2 lety +3

    18:43 what a beautiful melody

  • @franciscorodriguezbarrient247

    Una de obras más hermosas, líricas e intensas que pueden encontrarse en el repertorio. ¡Qué pena que el gran Prokofiev no compusiera más música de cámara!

  • @Odin_Limaye
    @Odin_Limaye Před 3 lety +4

    Absolutely beautiful, definitely one of the best cello sonatas ever written!

  • @davidrehak3539
    @davidrehak3539 Před 5 lety +5

    Szergej Prokofjev:C-dúr Gordonkaszonáta Op.119
    1.Andante grave - Moderato animato 00:05
    2.Moderato - Andante dolce 11:17
    3.Allegro,ma non troppo 15:59
    Mischa Maiszkij-gordonka
    Martha Argerich-zongora

  • @cjtuffman8181
    @cjtuffman8181 Před 3 lety +1

    I geel gratitude to prokofiev

  • @Cubanbearnyc
    @Cubanbearnyc Před 4 lety

    Wonderful music...!

  • @marthaargerich6827
    @marthaargerich6827 Před 8 lety +4

    thanks again!

  • @rpenguinboy
    @rpenguinboy Před rokem

    i saw michael heupel playing some on this on ig and came here to follow the score now im gonna learn it bc WHATADIGKSDN THIS IS AMAZING

  • @jordi16peiro
    @jordi16peiro Před 8 lety

    Fantastic

  • @bryanhan77
    @bryanhan77 Před 5 lety +13

    8:51 ok Mr. Flex Boi

  • @vishnuhalikere2151
    @vishnuhalikere2151 Před 4 lety +23

    9:58 prokofiev loses his mind

    • @shibeyyy
      @shibeyyy Před 4 lety +3

      its a pretty simple chord progression, just very dramatic lol

    • @donnewmeyer3133
      @donnewmeyer3133 Před 2 lety +4

      Cellists lose their minds here too.

  • @eladjohn491
    @eladjohn491 Před 2 lety +1

    Prokofiev!!!

  • @Imabanana847
    @Imabanana847 Před 8 lety +1

    One of my favorites. That 3rd movement is absolutely amazing. Although I really prefer Pieter Wispelwey's recording.

  • @Quinnsmash
    @Quinnsmash Před 6 lety +26

    Could you at least put the commercials between movements?

    • @klop4228
      @klop4228 Před 4 lety +16

      Unfortunately, Olla's not responsible for that, it's the damned music companies that just shove them wherever. Adblock is the most common solution.

    • @karendavis8649
      @karendavis8649 Před 3 lety +4

      @@klop4228 Or CZcams premium - ad-free.

    • @klop4228
      @klop4228 Před 3 lety

      @@karendavis8649 yeah, but that costs money that a lot of people don't necessarily want to spend

    • @meszian
      @meszian Před 3 lety +2

      @@klop4228 which is exactly the kind of selfish shitty attitude that has destroyed most musicians to earn a good living, even though it requires great dedication and skill. Not that paying youtubd is the answer either

    • @klop4228
      @klop4228 Před 3 lety +3

      @@meszian The attitude of "I don't want to spend money on something I can get for free?"
      I mean, I agree that it's not easy to be a musician, and that a lot of people try to get them to do stuff for free, but CZcams Premium is just a completely different issue entirely.

  • @user-gp9xo9qw2k
    @user-gp9xo9qw2k Před 4 lety +6

    1악장
    제시부1 0:120:35
    제시부2 1:221:40
    제시부3 1:401:57
    제시부4 2:342:50
    제시부5 3:203:56
    발전부1 4:474:59
    발전부2 5:456:03
    재현부1 8:268:41
    재현부2 9:089:18
    코다1 9:369:50
    코다2 9:5810:18
    2악장
    A부분1 11:1911:28
    A부분2 11:5211:55 12:0012:04
    B부분1 13:1113:39 13:5614:04
    B부분2 14:0214:18
    A'부분 15:5115:56
    3악장
    제시부1 16:0116:07
    제시부2 16:1216:23
    제시부3 16:2516:30 16:3716:45
    제 2주제부1 16:4516:50 16:5517:04
    제시부4 17:2017:25
    제시부5 17:3017:41
    발전부1 17:4117:49
    발전부2 19:5120:15
    재현부1 20:3020:40
    재현부2 21:0621:19
    코다1 21:5221:57
    코다2 23:0023:38

    • @erdbeer167
      @erdbeer167 Před 4 lety

      첫들 엄청 친절하시다!! 감사합니다 :)

  • @worldmusictheory
    @worldmusictheory Před 11 měsíci

    4:23-4:33

  • @ezequielcamacho5956
    @ezequielcamacho5956 Před 2 lety +1

    Mischa Maisky? No thanks haha

  • @user-wd8ye6jk8i
    @user-wd8ye6jk8i Před 8 lety

    Исполнение фигня. На пианино должна потише играть, на одном уровне с виолончелью, а она громче. Ну или виолончель погромче. Имхо.

    • @eropzorrin2940
      @eropzorrin2940 Před 2 lety +2

      Где хоть фортепиано громче нужного играет?)

  • @davidrehak3539
    @davidrehak3539 Před 5 lety +5

    Szergej Prokofjev:C-dúr Gordonkaszonáta Op.119
    1.Andante grave - Moderato animato 00:10
    2.Moderato - Andante dolce 11:17
    3.Allegro, ma non troppo 15:59
    Mischa Maiszkij-gordonka
    Martha Argerich-zongora