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Grigory Sokolov
12+ albums
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Grigory Sokolov (Григорий Соколов; born April 18, 1950 in Leningrad) is a Russian pianist. Sokolov began studying the piano at the age of five and at seven entered the Leningrad Conservatory to study with Leah Zelikhman, where he later studied with Moisey Khalfin. He gave his first major recital in Moscow at the age of 12, and came to international attention after winning the 1966 International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition. Aged only sixteen, he won the Gold Medal on a unanimous decision by a jury headed by Emil Gilels. He was largely unknown in the West, however, until the late 1980s, but is now rightfully regarded as a giant of the piano. Sokolov's concerts are anticipated with eagerness wherever he travels. He's not been outside of Europe for several years now, preferring to tour Europe. His programmes change twice a year, Sokolov mining the music he plays for every jewel before he feels ready to consider a new work. Sokolov's concerts have been notable for a wide choice of repertoire including a foray into music of the 17th and 18th centuries by William Byrd, Johann Jakob Froberger, François Couperin and Jean-Philippe Rameau. He's focused mainly on Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Robert Schumann and Johann Sebastian Bach in recent years. Sokolov appears to have stopped playing the blockbuster works such as Sergei Rachmaninoff's second and third concertos, the latter making a profound impact on a 1995 London Proms audience for its corusca
top songs
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Var. 24 - Fughetta : Andante
3,2562Contrapunctus 11 a 4 (Tripelfuge)
1,9373Prélude N°4 in E minor, opus 28 - Largo
1,8854Var. 13 - Vivace
1,4915Contrapunctus 16 Alla Decima Contrapunto Alla Terza
1,3836Contrapunctus 4
1,3697Contrapunctus 1
1,1948Prélude N° 13 in F sharp major, opus 28 - Lento
1,1309Prélude N° 1 in C major, opus 28 - Agitato
1,12610Prelude in A Major, Op 28 No 7: Andantino
1,109albums
Beethoven: Diabelli Variations Op.120
Schubert & Beethoven (Live)
Chopin: 24 PRELUDES OPUS 28
Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge
The Salzburg Recital (Live)
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Chopin: 24 Preludes, Piano Sonata No. 2, Etudes Op. 25
Grigory Sokolov at Esterházy Palace (Live)
Bach: Die Kunst der Füge
Chopin: 24 Preludes Opus 28 (Paris June 17th, 1990)
Chopin: Préludes
Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Beethoven Brahms (Live)