Although this performance by Grigory Sokolov of the third movement of Prokofiev's 7th Piano Sonata is taken at a moderate rate and with an almost metronomic steadiness of tempo, it works. This piece, written in the midst of World War II while the German and Soviet Armies struggled for survival is one of the great achievements of 20th century writing for the piano. It will take four minutes of your life to listen to this, and it will be four minutes well spent.
UPDATE: The video previously included in this post has been removed from YouTube for copyright violation. It undoubtedly was copied from this DVD: Grigory Sokolov - Live in Paris (2002). Anyone interested in hearing this superb performance should buy the DVD. I'm going to.
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