Sergei Prokofiev - 10 Pieces for Piano, Op. 12

Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) - 10 Pieces for Piano, Op. 12 (1906 - 1913) I. March [0:00] II. Gavotte [1:41] III. Rigaudon [4:40] IV. Mazurka [6:06] V. Capriccio [7:32] VI. Legenda [10:50] VII. Prelude [13:37] VIII. Allemande [15:38] IX. Humoresque scherzo [19:22] X. Scherzo [21:52] Frederic Chiu, piano (1996) Prokofiev’s Op. 12 is a set of 10 short pieces for piano, written while Prokofiev was still a student at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. A typical performance lasts around 20 minutes. “Dating from the composer’s student years, these miniatures find Prokofiev in a playful mood. The opening March, with its sharp rhythm and mocking melody, looks ahead to the famous March from The Love for Three Oranges (especially harmonically, with its odd oscillation between F minor and F-sharp minor), but this is a much lighter piece. Gavotte offers early evidence of Prokofiev’s Neoclassical tendencies. This is not the same Gavotte he would use