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Prokofiev & Shor

Behzod Abduraimov (piano), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko

Prokofiev & Shor
Behzod Abduraimov’s expansive phrasing and potent left hand lend the opening Andantino a Brahmsian patina...abetted by the Royal Philharmonic’s shapely pizzicato strings and individualistic...

Prokofiev & Shor

Behzod Abduraimov (piano), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko

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Behzod Abduraimov’s expansive phrasing and potent left hand lend the opening Andantino a Brahmsian patina...abetted by the Royal Philharmonic’s shapely pizzicato strings and individualistic...

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Many people have been waiting for Behzod Abduraimov's performance of Prokofiev's second piano concerto -- that powerful work which caused a scandal when it was first performed near St Petersburg in 1913 because it was considered too futuristic. The work that we hear today is a version that Prokofiev himself reconstructed and reworked in 1923, as his first version was burnt on his departure from Russia. Abduraimov gives a dazzling performance of the work with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and its conductor Vasily Petrenko. The Prokofiev stands in stark contrast to Alexey Shor's Piano Concerto No. 1, which was composed and first performed in 2023. Abduraimov embraces the juxtaposition of the two works: "the depth and complexity of Prokofiev's universe is set against Shor's more lyrical and accessible art: each work reflects different facets of the human experience, and I think it's good to share this diversity of feelings, textures and moods".

Contents and tracklist

I. Andantino - Allegretto
Track length11:28
II. Scherzo. Vivace
Track length2:30
III. Intermezzo. Allegro moderato
Track length6:33
IV. Finale. Allegro tempestoso
Track length11:33
I. Allegro
Track length14:44
II. Andante
Track length5:56
III. Allegro con passione
Track length5:24

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April 2025

Behzod Abduraimov’s expansive phrasing and potent left hand lend the opening Andantino a Brahmsian patina...abetted by the Royal Philharmonic’s shapely pizzicato strings and individualistic first-desk solo turns under Vasily Petrenko’s leadership.
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