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Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26

Sergei Prokofiev1917–1921Op. 26

Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26 by Sergei Prokofiev, Concerto, composed 1917–1921. 226 recordings in this catalogue, from 1932 to 2024. Scored for Piano.

Movements

I. Andante – Allegro
II. Tema con variazioni (Andantino)
III. Allegro ma non troppo
IV. Var I. L'istesso tempo
V. Var II. Allegro
VI. Var III. Allegro moderato
VII. Tema. L'istesso tempo

Most recorded performers

Ordered by the number of recordings in this catalogue.

William Kapell

Soloist · 20 recordings

Martha Argerich

Soloist · 18 recordings

Claudio Abbado

Conductor · 15 recordings

London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 15 recordings

Antal Doráti

Conductor · 12 recordings

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Conductor · 12 recordings

Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 12 recordings

Neeme Järvi

Conductor · 10 recordings

Most reissued catalogue entries

Ranked by linked albums in the catalogue, with compilations left out and at most two entries per conductor or soloist. Some entries are candidate groups of movements with shared publications and credits. These connections do not establish a shared recording session, equivalent mastering or recording quality.

Claudio Abbado, Berlin Philharmonic, Martha Argerich
catalogue year 1967 · on 15 albums
Browse 1 recording and 15 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Claudio Abbado, Berlin Philharmonic, Martha Argerich
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1967 · on 14 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 2 catalogue recordings
Browse 2 recordings and 14 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
- Recording 2
Linked albums
André Previn, Vladimir Ashkenazy, London Symphony Orchestra
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1974 · on 8 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 3 catalogue recordings
Browse 3 recordings and 8 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
Linked albums
Antoni Wit, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kun-Woo Paik
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1991 · on 6 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 3 catalogue recordings
Browse 3 recordings and 6 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
Linked albums
Piero Coppola, London Symphony Orchestra, Sergei Prokofiev
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1932 · on 4 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 3 catalogue recordings
Browse 3 recordings and 4 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
Linked albums

Recordings (226)

Conductor

Claudio Abbado15 Antal Doráti12 Vladimir Ashkenazy12 Neeme Järvi10 André Previn9 Kirill Kondrashin9 Zubin Mehta9 André Cluytens6 Andrew Litton6 Charles Dutoit6 Mikhail Pletnev6 Mstislav Rostropovich6

Orchestra

London Symphony Orchestra15 Dallas Symphony Orchestra12 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra10 Berlin Philharmonic9 Israel Philharmonic Orchestra9 Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire9 Philharmonia Orchestra8 Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra6 Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra6 Orchestre National de France6 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra6 Russian National Orchestra6

Label

Sony Classical27 EMI Classics24 Deutsche Grammophon21 RCA Red Seal21 Brilliant Classics15 Philips Classics15 Decca Classics14 Decca Records14 Warner Classics14 Erato12 Chandos Classics9 Chandos6

Decade

1930s3 1940s17 1950s9 1960s30 1970s8 1980s9 1990s44 2000s38 2010s43 2020s4

Credited instrument

Piano164

Performance practice

Source-backed classifications. Unknown means no reviewed evidence is stored.

Unknown226

Recording / performers	Year	Label
Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26: III. Allegro, ma non troppoAndrew Litton, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Stewart Goodyear Year: 2024	2024	Orchid Classics	9:22
Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26: II. Tema con variazioniAndrew Litton, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Stewart Goodyear Year: 2024	2024	Orchid Classics	8:49
Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26: I. Andante. AllegroAndrew Litton, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Stewart Goodyear Year: 2024	2024	Orchid Classics	8:58
Piano Concerto No.3 in C, Op.26; 3. Allegro ma non troppoKurt Masur, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Michel Béroff Year: 2022	2022	Warner Classics	9:28
ピアノ協奏曲第3番ハ長調作品26〜第3楽章よりコーダMasahiko Enkōji, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra Year: 2019	2019	RCA Red Seal	3:50
ピアノ協奏曲第3番ハ長調作品26〜第1楽章Masahiko Enkōji, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra Year: 2019	2019	RCA Red Seal	9:17
Piano Concerto no. 3, op. 26: III. Allegro, ma non troppoVasily Petrenko, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Simon Trpčeski Year: 2017	2017	Onyx	9:44
Piano Concerto no. 3, op. 26: II. Tema con variazioniVasily Petrenko, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Simon Trpčeski Year: 2017	2017	Onyx	8:45
Piano Concerto no. 3, op. 26: I. Andante - AllegroVasily Petrenko, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Simon Trpčeski Year: 2017	2017	Onyx	9:12
Concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26: II. Tema con variazioniMiguel Harth-Bedoya, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Vadym Kholodenko Year: 2017	2017	harmonia mundi	10:17
Concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26: III. Allegro, ma non troppoMiguel Harth-Bedoya, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Vadym Kholodenko Year: 2017	2017	harmonia mundi	10:13
Concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26: I. Andante. AllegroMiguel Harth-Bedoya, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Vadym Kholodenko Year: 2017	2017	harmonia mundi	9:53
Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26: III. Allegro ma non troppoMaxim Shostakovich, Maurizio Pollini Year: 2016	2016	Deutsche Grammophon	9:27
Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26: I. Andante - AllegroMaxim Shostakovich, Maurizio Pollini Year: 2016	2016	Deutsche Grammophon	9:13
Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26: II. Tema con variazioniMaxim Shostakovich, Maurizio Pollini Year: 2016	2016	Deutsche Grammophon	9:00
Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26: I. Andante - AllegroWalter Susskind, Philharmonia Orchestra Year: 2016	2016	Warner Classics	9:17
Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26: III. Allegro ma non troppoWalter Susskind, Philharmonia Orchestra Year: 2016	2016	Warner Classics	8:37
Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26: II. Tema (Andantino) - Vars.1 to 5 - Tema (L'istesso Tempo)Walter Susskind, Philharmonia Orchestra Year: 2016	2016	Warner Classics	8:37
Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26: II. Tema con variazioniHannu Lintu, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Olli Mustonen Year: 2015	2015	Ondine	8:59
Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26: III. Allegro, ma non troppoHannu Lintu, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Olli Mustonen Year: 2015	2015	Ondine	10:16

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