Grigory Sokolov

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Listen to Keyboard Sonata No. 47 in B Minor, Hob. XVI:32: III. Finale. Presto (Live) by Grigory Sokolov, see lyrics, music video & more!

Keyboard Sonata No. 47 in B Minor, Hob. XVI:32: III. Finale. Presto (Live)Grigory Sokolov

Listen to Etudes, Op. 25: No. 12 in C Minor "Ocean". Allegro molto e con fuoco by Grigory Sokolov, see lyrics, music video & more!

Etudes, Op. 25: No. 12 in C Minor "Ocean". Allegro molto e con fuocoGrigory Sokolov

Preludes pour Piano, Op. 28: No. 24 in D Minor. Allegro appassionatoGrigory Sokolov

Listen to Rondo Alla Ingharese Quasi un Capriccio, Op. 129 by Grigory Sokolov, see lyrics, music video & more!

Rondo Alla Ingharese Quasi un Capriccio, Op. 129Grigory Sokolov

Listen to 2 Rondos, Op. 51: No. 1 in C Major, Moderato e grazioso by Grigory Sokolov, see lyrics, music video & more!

2 Rondos, Op. 51: No. 1 in C Major, Moderato e graziosoGrigory Sokolov

Preludes pour Piano, Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major. SostenutoGrigory Sokolov

Listen to Die Kunst Der Füge BWV 1080: Contrapunctus No. 4 by Grigory Sokolov, see lyrics, music video & more!

Die Kunst Der Füge BWV 1080: Contrapunctus No. 4Grigory Sokolov

Listen to 33 Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli in C Major, Op. 120 "Diabelli Variations": Var. 33 - Tempo Di Menuetto Moderato by Grigory Sokolov, see lyrics, music video & more!

33 Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli in C Major, Op. 120 "Diabelli Variations": Var. 33 - Tempo Di Menuetto ModeratoGrigory Sokolov

Listen to 33 Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli in C Major, Op. 120 "Diabelli Variations": Var. 31 - Largo, Molto Espressivo by Grigory Sokolov, see lyrics, music video & more!

33 Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli in C Major, Op. 120 "Diabelli Variations": Var. 31 - Largo, Molto EspressivoGrigory Sokolov

Listen to Etudes Op.25 N°7 Lento by Grigory Sokolov, see lyrics, music video & more!

Etudes Op.25 N°7 LentoGrigory Sokolov

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Listen to Purcell & Mozart (Live) by Grigory Sokolov

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Listen to Beethoven Mozart (Live / Visual Album) by Grigory Sokolov

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Listen to Mozart & Rachmaninoff: Concertos by Grigory Sokolov

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Listen to Mozart & Rachmaninoff: Piano Concertos by Grigory Sokolov

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Listen to Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29, Op. 106 by Grigory Sokolov

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Listen to Grigory Sokolov Plays Schubert, Schumann, Chopin, Scriabin, Stravinsky, Prokofiev by Grigory Sokolov

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Listen to Grigory Sokolov: Beethoven, Scriabin, Arapov by Grigory Sokolov

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Listen to Bach, Beethoven, Brahms & Chopin: The Recordings of Grigory Sokolov by Grigory Sokolov

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Listen to Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 by Grigory Sokolov

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Listen to Beethoven: Sonatas N°4 & 28, Rondos by Grigory Sokolov

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Listen to Beethoven: Diabelli Variations by Grigory Sokolov

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Listen to Chopin: Sonata No 2 Op. 35, Études Op. 25 by Grigory Sokolov

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Listen to Scriabine, Prokofiev, Rachmaninov by Grigory Sokolov

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Listen to Brahms: Ballads, Op. 10 - Sonata No. 3 by Grigory Sokolov

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Listen to Bach: Die Kunst Der Füge by Grigory Sokolov

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Listen to Chopin: 24 Preludes Opus 28 (Paris June 17th, 1990) by Grigory Sokolov

ALBUMChopin: 24 Preludes Opus 28 (Paris June 17th, 1990)Grigory Sokolov

Listen to Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 5 & Ballades Op. 10 by Grigory Sokolov

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Listen to Johann Sebastian Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge by Grigory Sokolov

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Listen to Chopin: Etudes, Op. 25 & Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 by Grigory Sokolov

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Listen to Chopin: Sonate No. 2, Op 35 & 12 études, Op. 25 by Grigory Sokolov

ALBUMChopin: Sonate No. 2, Op 35 & 12 études, Op. 25Grigory Sokolov

Listen to Beethoven: Piano Sonata Nos. 4 & 28 - Rondos by Grigory Sokolov

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Listen to Grigory Sokolov Plays Bach and Beethoven by Grigory Sokolov

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Listen to Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 by Grigory Sokolov

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Listen to Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11 by Munich Philharmonic, Witold Rowicki & Grigory Sokolov

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Listen to Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 Hammerklavier by Grigory Sokolov

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Nocturnes, Op. 32: No. 1 in B Major. Andante sostenuto (Live at Auditorium Giovanni Agnelli del Lingotto, Turin / 2017)

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Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545 "Sonata facile": I. Allegro (Live at Auditorium Giovanni Agnelli del Lingotto, Turin / 2017)

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Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545: II. Andante (Live at Auditorium Giovanni Agnelli del Lingotto, Turin / 2017)

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Fantasia in C Minor, K. 475 (Live at Auditorium Giovanni Agnelli del Lingotto, Turin / 2017)

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Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, K. 457: I. Molto allegro (Live at Auditorium Giovanni Agnelli del Lingotto, Turin / 2017)

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Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545: III. Rondo. Allegretto (Live at Auditorium Giovanni Agnelli del Lingotto, Turin / 2017)

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Watch Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90: I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck (Live at Auditorium Giovanni Agnelli del Lingotto, Turin / 2017) music video by Grigory Sokolov

Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90: I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck (Live at Auditorium Giovanni Agnelli del Lingotto, Turin / 2017)

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Watch Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111: I. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato (Live at Auditorium Giovanni Agnelli del Lingotto, Turin / 2017) music video by Grigory Sokolov

Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111: I. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato (Live at Auditorium Giovanni Agnelli del Lingotto, Turin / 2017)

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Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, K. 457: II. Adagio (Live at Auditorium Giovanni Agnelli del Lingotto, Turin / 2017)

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Loved by piano buffs for years, this performer broke through after his 2008 Salzburg recital.

About Grigory Sokolov

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Hometown

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Born

1950

Genre

Classical

For years, Grigory Sokolov was something of a hidden treasure, a connoisseurs’ pianist, known for deeply engaging performances of idiosyncratic programs, with music ranging from Couperin to Schoenberg. He has long avoided the recording studio, and his albums are mostly taken from live performances. For Sokolov, born in Leningrad in 1950, music was a calling from a very young age. His prodigious talent was recognized when he was a surprise winner at the Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition in Moscow in 1966. He was only 16, and virtually unknown. Live recordings began to be issued in the West from 1991, and in 2014 Deutsche Grammophon announced an exclusive contract, signaling the esteem in which Sokolov is held. Highlights of his catalog include several superb Chopin recordings, especially a glorious live account of the Preludes (1839) from a 1990 performance issued in 2001, notable for its exploratory approach, textural interest, and lyrical poise. Sokolov plays Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto (1875) and Rachmaninoff’s Third (1909) with an all-engulfing virtuosity, yet he also excels in the delicate refinement of creatively reimagined French Baroque repertoire. His tempos are often unusually broad, but always delivered with a compelling intensity and vision. Few musicians have his ability to inhabit various composers’ expressive worlds so entirely, with interpretations that are highly personal without being mannered. You hear the composer, but you wouldn’t mistake Sokolov for anyone else.