Piano Variations on a Theme by Prokofiev

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Sergei_Prokofiev
gptkbp:critical_reception widely acclaimed
gptkbp:cultural_significance reflects wartime sentiments
gptkbp:dedication to the memory of the composer’s friend
gptkbp:difficulty_levels advanced
gptkbp:duration approximately 20 minutes
gptkbp:first_performance gptkb:Moscow
gptkbp:form theme and variations
gptkbp:genre classical music
gptkbp:historical_context composed during World War II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Piano Variations on a Theme by Prokofiev
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
gptkbp:influences Russian folk music
gptkbp:inspiration Prokofiev's earlier works
gptkbp:instruments gptkb:piano
gptkbp:key B-flat major
gptkbp:musical_elements rhythmic complexity
harmonic innovation
melodic variation
gptkbp:notable_interpreters gptkb:Lang_Lang
gptkb:Hélène_Grimaud
gptkb:Stephen_Hough
gptkb:Marc-André_Hamelin
gptkb:Daniil_Trifonov
gptkb:Sergei_Babayan
gptkb:Leif_Ove_Andsnes
gptkb:Rudolf_Serkin
gptkb:Mitsuko_Uchida
gptkb:Anna_Vinnitskaya
gptkb:Isata_Kanneh-Mason
gptkb:Alfred_Brendel
gptkb:Boris_Berezovsky
gptkb:Cédric_Tiberghien
gptkb:Yuja_Wang
gptkb:Evgeny_Kissin
gptkb:András_Schiff
gptkb:Grigory_Sokolov
gptkb:Vikingur_Ólafsson
gptkb:Igor_Levit
gptkb:Javier_Perianes
gptkb:Khatia_Buniatishvili
gptkb:Jean-Efflam_Bavouzet
gptkbp:notable_performances by Vladimir Ashkenazy
gptkbp:notable_recordings by Martha Argerich
gptkbp:performance requires virtuosic technique
gptkbp:performance_tradition often performed in competitions
gptkbp:premiere 1941
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:G._Schirmer
gptkbp:record_label gptkb:Deutsche_Grammophon
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:Piano_Concerto_No._3
gptkbp:style gptkb:neoclassicism
gptkbp:thematic_element based on a theme by Prokofiev
gptkbp:year_composed 1941
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Franz_Liszt
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5