Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Visions fugitives (20), for piano, Op. 22: 1. Lentamente
2. Visions fugitives (20), for piano, Op. 22: 2. Andante
3. Visions fugitives (20), for piano, Op. 22: 3. Allegretto
4. Visions fugitives (20), for piano, Op. 22: 4. Animato
5. Visions fugitives (20), for piano, Op. 22: 5. Molto giocoso
6. Visions fugitives (20), for piano, Op. 22: 6. Con eleganza
7. Visions fugitives (20), for piano, Op. 22: 7. (Arpa) Pittoresco
8. Visions fugitives (20), for piano, Op. 22: 8. Commodo
9. Visions fugitives (20), for piano, Op. 22: 9. Allegretto tranquillo
10. Visions fugitives (20), for piano, Op. 22: 10. Ridicolosamente
11. Visions fugitives (20), for piano, Op. 22: 11. Con vivacit�
12. Visions fugitives (20), for piano, Op. 22: 12. Assai moderato
13. Visions fugitives (20), for piano, Op. 22: 13. Allegretto
14. Visions fugitives (20), for piano, Op. 22: 14. Feroce
15. Visions fugitives (20), for piano, Op. 22: 15. Inquieto
16. Visions fugitives (20), for piano, Op. 22: 16. Dolente
17. Visions fugitives (20), for piano, Op. 22: 17. Poetico
18. Visions fugitives (20), for piano, Op. 22: 18. Con una dolce Lentezza
19. Visions fugitives (20), for piano, Op. 22: 19. Presto agitatissimo e molto accentuato
20. Visions fugitives (20), for piano, Op. 22: 20. Lento irrealmente
21. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 1
22. Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14: 1. Allegro, ma non troppo
23. Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14: 2. Scherzo (Allegro marcato)
24. Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14: 3. Andate
25. Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14: 4. Vivace
26. Piano Sonata No. 3 in A minor ('From Old Notebooks'), Op. 28

Disc 2:

1. Piano Sonata No. 4 in C minor, Op. 29: 1. Allegro motlo sostenuto
2. Piano Sonata No. 4 in C minor, Op. 29: 2. Andante assai
3. Piano Sonata No. 4 in C minor, Op. 29: 3. Allegro con brio, ma non leggiere
4. Piano Sonata No. 5 in C major (Version 1), Op. 38: 1. Allegro tranquillo
5. Piano Sonata No. 5 in C major (Version 1), Op. 38: 2. Andantino
6. Piano Sonata No. 5 in C major (Version 1), Op. 38: 3. Un poco allegretto
7. Piano Sonata No. 6 in A major ('War Sonata 1'), Op. 82: 1. Allegro moderato
8. Piano Sonata No. 6 in A major ('War Sonata 1'), Op. 82: 2. Allegretto
9. Piano Sonata No. 6 in A major ('War Sonata 1'), Op. 82: 3. Tempo di valzer lentissimo
10. Piano Sonata No. 6 in A major ('War Sonata 1'), Op. 82: 4. Vivace

Disc 3:

1. Piano Sonata No. 7 in B flat major ('War Sonata 2/Stalingrad'), Op. 83: 1. Allegro inquieto
2. Piano Sonata No. 7 in B flat major ('War Sonata 2/Stalingrad'), Op. 83: 2. Andante caloroso
3. Piano Sonata No. 7 in B flat major ('War Sonata 2/Stalingrad'), Op. 83: 3. Precipitato
4. Piano Sonata No. 8 in B flat major ('War Sonata 3'), Op. 84: 1. Andante dolce
5. Piano Sonata No. 8 in B flat major ('War Sonata 3'), Op. 84: 2. Andante sognando
6. Piano Sonata No. 8 in B flat major ('War Sonata 3'), Op. 84: 3. Vivace
7. Piano Sonata No. 9 in C major, Op. 103: 1. Allegretto
8. Piano Sonata No. 9 in C major, Op. 103: 2. Allegro strepitoso
9. Piano Sonata No. 9 in C major, Op. 103: 3. Andante tranquillo
10. Piano Sonata No. 9 in C major, Op. 103: 4. Allegro con brio, ma non troppo presto

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #68729 in Music
• Released on: 1999-10-19
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Box set
• Dimensions: .40 pounds

Customer Reviews

Magnificent Prokofiev!!
I heard the Prokofiev 7th Sonata on the radio in what was the most virtuoso spellbinding performance I had heard since Horowitz recorded it in the 1940s. When the announcer said the name of the artist, I had never heard of him, but I promptly wrote the name down. It was Matti Raekallio.

I finally (years after the fact) tracked down this set and immediately put in the 7th sonata to see if it was as great as I had remembered it. YEP! IT was and more! This, without a doubt, is one of the greatest 7th sonatas ever put on record. You've got to hear it to believe it. The final precipatato movement is taken at such a breaknect speed that it's hard to believe he can get through it...but get through it he does in spectacular fashion.

The rest of the performances are just as good in the set with an especially compelling rendition of the complete Visions Fugitives.

I also got another recording of Raekellio playing Liszt and Brahms paganini etudes and it is just as impressive. If you get a chance to hear this remarkable artist, please do so. You won't be disappointed!