Pianist: Matti Raekallio
Visions fugitives, Op. 22, is a cycle of twenty piano miniatures by Sergei Prokofiev. The seventh piece was also published for harp. They were written between 1915 and 1917, individually, many for specific friends of the composer, and premiered by him as a cycle lasting some twenty minutes on April 15, 1918, in Petrograd. Gutheil published both the piano set and the one piece for harp in 1917 in Moscow.
The cycle brings dissonant harmonies akin to music by Prokofiev's contemporaries Schoenberg and Scriabin but retains original concepts of tonality and rhythm. The miniatures are vignette-like, whimsical, effervescent and bright. The overall effect is in the Impressionist style, not unlike work by Debussy. Because of the almost uniformly mellow style, performers must be willing to work on the relatively difficult technique required to capture its essence.
1. Lentamente 0:00
2. Andante 1:13
3. Allegretto 2:40
4. Animato 3:45
5. Molto giocoso 4:40
6. Con eleganza 5:01
7. Arpa - Pittoresco 5:29
8. Comodo 7:30
9. Allegretto tranquillo 9:16
10. Ridicolosamente 10:23
11. Con vivacita 11:23
12. Moderato assai 12:30
13. Allegretto 13:47
14. Feroce 14:39
15. Inquieto 15:41
16. Dolente 16:24
17. Poetico 18:46
18. Con una dolce lentezza 20:23
19. Presto agitatissimo e molto accentuato 22:22
20. Lento irrealmente 23:05
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