Isata Kanneh-Mason Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 CD
Isata has a longstanding love for the music of Prokofiev, and performed his Third Piano Concerto for her solo debut at the BBC Proms in 2023. Now she explores the music of this great composer further, on this electrifying new album.
As with her last solo album, celebrating Mendelssohn, here Isata offers a rounded portrait of Prokofiev: original solo piano compositions, piano transcriptions by the composer of his most beloved ballets scores – Romeo & Juliet and Cinderella – as well as the opera ‘The Love for Three Oranges’ with its famous March.
Isata on Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with John Banther: "I was 18 when I first heard this piece, and it was a performance by Yuja Wang on YouTube. I instantly fell in love with it and dreamed about playing it. It was another 8 years before I started learning it for my first performance but before then I would listen to many recordings and sometimes flick through the score for fun… It’s always exciting to bring this piece to new people.”
1. Toccata, Op. 11
2. 10 Pieces, Op. 12: No. 7. Prelude
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26
3. I. Andante - Allegro
4. II. Tema con variazioni
5. III. Allegro, ma non troppo
The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33ter
6. I. March
7. II. Scherzo
10 Pieces from Romeo & Juliet, Op. 75
8. No. 2 The Street Awakens
9. No. 4 Young Juliet
10. No. 6 Montagues and Capulets
11. No. 10 Romeo and Juliet Before Parting
10 Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 97
12. No. 1. Spring Fairy
13. No. 2. Summer Fairy
14. No. 3. Autumn Fairy
15. No. 4. Winter Fairy
16. Troika, from Lieutenant Kije, Op. 60: IV
17. Sonata No. 3, Op. 28