{"product_id":"sarcasms-visions-fugitives-and-other-short-works-for-piano-paperback","title":"Sarcasms, Visions Fugitives and Other Short Works for Piano - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSergei Prokofiev\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the 20th century's most prolific composers of piano music, Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) is celebrated for his unique piano idiom, combining the seemingly incongruous elements of highly percussive textures with passages of great lyrical charm. Above all, notes \u003ci\u003eGrove's\u003c\/i\u003e, his music shows a professional care for the performer, never reaching beyond the practicable limits of execution.\u003cbr\u003ePianists will welcome this excellent new compilation of pieces composed between 1907 and 1922 -- the great formative years of Prokofiev's unique approach to keyboard writing -- from his highly original \u003ci\u003eDiabolical suggestion\u003c\/i\u003e and the dramatic, capricious \u003ci\u003eSarcasms\u003c\/i\u003e to the very popular March and Scherzo transcribed by the composer from his opera \u003ci\u003eThe love for three organs\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eReproduced from authoritative early editions, this generous collection includes \u003ci\u003eFour  tudes\u003c\/i\u003e, Op. 2; \u003ci\u003eFour pieces\u003c\/i\u003e, Op. 3; excerpts from \u003ci\u003eFour pieces\u003c\/i\u003e, Op. 4; \u003ci\u003eToccata\u003c\/i\u003e, Op. 11; \u003ci\u003eTen pieces\u003c\/i\u003e, Op. 12; the complete \u003ci\u003eSarcasms\u003c\/i\u003e, Op. 17, and \u003ci\u003eVisions fugitives\u003c\/i\u003e, Op. 22; \u003ci\u003eTales of the old grandmother\u003c\/i\u003e, Op. 31; \u003ci\u003eFour pieces\u003c\/i\u003e, Op. 32; and the \u003ci\u003eMarch and Scherzo\u003c\/i\u003e, Op. 33ter. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) was a Russian pianist, conductor, and composer who mastered several genres and is one of the major composers of the 20th century. His best-known works are the five piano concertos, nine completed sonatas, and seven symphonies. He also created the \u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e ballet, \u003ci\u003ePeter and the Wolf, \u003c\/i\u003eand other family classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 11.98 x 8.96 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 18, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756169134368,"sku":"9780486410913","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/80a540900dc8a6d35de56456b76a04cc.webp?v=1780076175","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/sarcasms-visions-fugitives-and-other-short-works-for-piano-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}