Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev, Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 14, Karmen Grubisic - Piano

Dedicated to Francis (1888-1967) and Peter (1895-1981), my great-grand fathers, Habsburg soldiers who fought in the First Word War from the very beginning in 1914 to the bitter end in 1918, on the bloody fronts of Galicia, Drina, Isonzo, and South Tirol. The sonata was composed in 1912, and first performed, by Prokofiev (1891-1953) himself, in 1914, just a few months before the start of the War. This is not pretty music. Although it contains lyricism, it is often sarcastic and brutal. Thunder at the twilight of Romanov Russia. The War is in the air. 00:01 I. Allegro, ma non troppo - Più mosso - Tempo primo 06:18 II. Scherzo. Allegro marcato 08:29 III. Andante 15:01 IV. Vivace - Moderato - Vivace Recorded on August 22, 2024, hundred and ten years after the first performance.