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Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26

192130 min

This guide follows Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26 (1921) in three parts: Andante – Allegro (sonata form), Tema con variazioni (Andantino) (theme and variations) and Allegro ma non troppo.

Recording: Martha Argerich (piano), Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Darío Alejandro Ntaca (2018)

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Follow all 27 sections as they play

  1. I – · Sonata form
  2. II () · Theme and variations
  3. III
I – Sonata form0:52–10:07

A tender Russian-style melody for the clarinet opens the , and the orchestra expands it. The starts with a scalar passage in the strings, and the piano bursts in with the . The is given to the orchestra first and then by the . The follows, then the , until the closes the on open C octaves.

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II ()Theme and variations10:24–19:26
III 20:10–30:29

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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