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Old Jan 2 2007, 1:20 AM
JohnGalt

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Here's my 1932 recording of Prokofiev playing the 3rd piano concerto. It's the pride and joy of my music collection. The 2nd movement is especially amazing, especially around the 2:30 - 3 minute mark. This is the LSO, but the orchestra sounds bad. Prokofiev was a phenomenal pianist, and he plays parts of this concerto faster than I've heard anyone attempt it. Argerich, for instance, plays the 2:30 - 3 minute mark of the 2nd movement at nearly half the speed.

Movement 1, Allegro - Andante

Movement 2, Tema con Variazioni

Movement 3, Allegro ma non Troppo

Enjoy!
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