Thomas Carr – piano

Thomas Carr – piano

Prokofiev – Piano Sonata No.8 in Bb major, Op.84
Prokofiev – Romeo and Juliet before parting

Sergei Prokofiev’s Piano Sonata No. 8, composed in 1944, is a vast and demanding masterpiece from the close of the Second World War. The last and most expansive of his three War Sonatas, it showcases Prokofiev’s remarkable ability to fuse beauty and brutality, classicism and modernity. Paired with this is the final of his Ten Pieces From Romeo and Juliet, a tender, lyrical piece full of longing and beautiful melodies.