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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: I. Andante. Allegro (Live)LiveClaudio Abbado, Orchestre National de France, Martha Argerich Year: 1967	1967	DOREMI	9:31
Piano concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26: III. Allegro ma non troppoLovro von Matačić, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Alexander Uninsky Year: 1967	1967	Altus	10:07
Piano concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26: I. Andante - AllegroLovro von Matačić, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Alexander Uninsky Year: 1967	1967	Altus	9:39
Piano concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26: II. Tema con variazioneLovro von Matačić, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Alexander Uninsky Year: 1967	1967	Altus	9:03
Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26: III. Allegro ma non troppoGeorge Szell, Cleveland Orchestra, Gary Graffman Year: 1966	1966	Sony Classical	9:34
Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26: I. Andante - AllegroGeorge Szell, Cleveland Orchestra, Gary Graffman Year: 1966	1966	Sony Classical	8:53
Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26: II. Tema con variazioni (Andantino)George Szell, Cleveland Orchestra, Gary Graffman Year: 1966	1966	Sony Classical	9:30
Concerto pour piano et orchestre no. 3 en ut majeur, op. 26 : I. Andante - AllegroSamson François Year: 1963	1963	EMI Classics	9:53
Concerto pour piano et orchestre no. 3 en ut majeur, op. 26 : II. Thème et variationsSamson François Year: 1963	1963	EMI Classics	8:45
Concerto pour piano et orchestre no. 3 en ut majeur, op. 26 : III. Allegro ma non troppoSamson François Year: 1963	1963	EMI Classics	9:42
Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26: III. Allegro ma non troppoKirill Kondrashin, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Byron Janis Year: 1962	1962	Mercury Records	9:07
Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26: II. Tema con variazioneKirill Kondrashin, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Byron Janis Year: 1962	1962	Mercury Records	9:01
Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26: I. Andante - AllegroKirill Kondrashin, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Byron Janis Year: 1962	1962	Brilliant Classics	9:06
Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26: III. Allegro ma non troppoWalter Hendl, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Van Cliburn Year: 1960	1960	RCA Victor	10:09
Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26: II. Theme. Andantino – Five VariationsWalter Hendl, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Van Cliburn Year: 1960	1960	RCA Victor	10:01
Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26: I. AndanteWalter Hendl, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Van Cliburn Year: 1960	1960	RCA Victor	9:45
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26: III Allegro ma non troppoAndré Cluytens, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Samson François Year: 1954	1954	Erato	10:29
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26: I Andante - AllegroAndré Cluytens, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Samson François Year: 1954	1954	Erato	9:27
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26: II Theme and VariationsAndré Cluytens, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Samson François Year: 1954	1954	Erato	9:48
Concerto pour piano et orchestre No. 3 en ut majeur, Op. 26 : III. Allegro ma non troppoAndré Cluytens, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Samson François Year: 1953	1953	EMI Music France	10:34

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