This is a preview of the video about Serge Prokofiev "A Man Misunderstood" by pianist Barbara Nissman that includes masterclasses and performances of his three War Sonatas as well as interviews with his grandson, the composer Gabriel Prokofiev, his biographer Harlow Robinson, and Natalia Savkina of the Moscow conservatory.
The Three War Sonatas are masterworks of the twentieth-century repertory and represent the apex of Prokofiev’s achievement for solo piano. These in-depth masterclasses and concert performances by Barbara Nissman explore Prokofiev’s journey with the piano sonata. In this audio-visual textbook, she uncovers the many layers of this misunderstood composer- a man misunderstood not only musically and pianistically, but also politically, personally and spiritually.