Sergei Prokofiev was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor, one of the defining musical figures of the twentieth century.

In the Pristine catalogue he appears as artist in recordings of his own music, including the Third Piano Concerto and the Romeo and Juliet Suite.

Composer-performer recordings of this kind are invaluable: they preserve touch, rhythm, accent and dramatic attitude from unusually close to the creative source.

His artist page belongs beside his composer entry. Prokofiev at the keyboard brings steel, wit and a dry spark straight from the workshop.