Denis Matsuev, Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev - Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 & Symphony No. 5 (2014)

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Title: Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 & Symphony No. 5
Year Of Release: 2014
Label: Mariinsky
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks+booklet)
Total Time: 70:33
Total Size: 266 MB

Tracklist:

1. Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev & Denis Matsuev – Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26: I. Andante - Allegro (09:04)
2. Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev & Denis Matsuev – Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26: II. Tema con variazioni (08:48)
3. Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev & Denis Matsuev – Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26: III. Allegro, ma non troppo (08:57)
4. Mariinsky Orchestra & Valery Gergiev – Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 100: I. Andante (12:55)
5. Mariinsky Orchestra & Valery Gergiev – Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 100: II. Allegro marcato (08:32)
6. Mariinsky Orchestra & Valery Gergiev – Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 100: III. Adagio (13:06)
7. Mariinsky Orchestra & Valery Gergiev – Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 100: IV. Allegro giocoso (09:11)

This release from the Mariinsky label features two of Prokofiev's most popular works, the Piano Concerto No.3 and the Symphony No.5. Denis Matsuev is the soloist in the concerto, in his fourth recording for the label. Since winning the Tchaikovsky Competition in 1998, Matsuev has established a reputation as one of Russia's leading pianists. Written at the height of World War II, Prokofiev's Symphony No.5 is a patriotic work - big, heroic and ultimately optimistic. Prokofiev wrote five piano concertos, but it is his third that has gained the most popularity and critical acclaim. The clarity and vitality that appealed to the work's original audiences have stood the test of time.