Piano Sonata No. 8

Sergei Prokofiev's Piano Sonata No. 8 in B flat major, Op. 84, the third of his three War Sonatas, was composed between 1939-1944 and premiered December 30, 1944 in Moscow by Emil Gilels.

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Sergei Prokofiev

Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (Russian: Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев; Ukrainian: Сергій Сергійович Прокоф'єв) (27 April [O.S. 15 April] 1891 – 5 March 1953) was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor who mastered numerous musical genres and came to be admired as one of the greatest composers of the...

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  • 1944

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