{"id":5432,"date":"2022-01-04T12:57:08","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T12:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/?p=5432"},"modified":"2025-09-04T22:41:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T22:41:50","slug":"prokofiev-sonata-8-wang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/prokofiev-sonata-8-wang\/","title":{"rendered":"Prokofiev &#8211; Piano Sonata No. 8 &#8211; Yuja Wang"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Piano_Sonata_No._8_(Prokofiev)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Piano Sonata No. 8<\/em><\/a> in B-Flat Major, Op. 84 (1944) is a sonata for solo piano composed by <a href=\"https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/tag\/prokofiev\/\">Sergei Prokofiev<\/a>, the third of the Three War Sonatas. The sonata was first performed on 30 December 1944 in Moscow by the <a href=\"https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/bach-siloti-prelude-b-minor-gilels\/\">Russian pianist Emil Gilels<\/a>. &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/tag\/wang\/\">Yuja Wang<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/ltSKZlTtAWQ\" width=\"728\" height=\"435\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>II. Andante sognando<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/spysmJE7fNM\" width=\"728\" height=\"435\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>III. Vivace<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/bf7IcEwMn-g\" width=\"728\" height=\"435\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Prokofiev by Wang<\/h2>\n<h3>Sonata No 7, Precipitato<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/category\/sonata\/\">Sonata<\/a> No 7 in B-Flat Major, 3rd movement<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/prokofiev-sonata-7-wang\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4472 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/prokofiev-sonata-7-wang.jpg\" alt=\"Prokofiev - Sonata No 7, 3rd movement - Wang, Piano\" width=\"729\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/prokofiev-sonata-7-wang.jpg 729w, https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/prokofiev-sonata-7-wang-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Toccata<\/h3>\n<p>Piano <a href=\"https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/category\/toccata\/\">Toccata<\/a> in D Minor<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/prokofiev-toccata-wang\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2078\" src=\"https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/prokofiev-toccata-d-minor-wang-piano.jpg\" alt=\"Prokofiev - Toccata in D minor - Wang, Piano\" width=\"727\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/prokofiev-toccata-d-minor-wang-piano.jpg 727w, https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/prokofiev-toccata-d-minor-wang-piano-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 727px) 100vw, 727px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Concerto No. 3<\/h3>\n<p>Piano <a href=\"https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/category\/concerto\/\">Concerto<\/a> No. 3 in C Major<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/prokofiev-piano-concerto-3-wang\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2499\" src=\"https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/prokofiev-piano-concerto-3-wang.jpg\" alt=\"Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No 3 in C Major - Wang, Piano\" width=\"727\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/prokofiev-piano-concerto-3-wang.jpg 727w, https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/prokofiev-piano-concerto-3-wang-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 727px) 100vw, 727px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Concerto No. 2<\/h3>\n<p>Piano <a href=\"https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/category\/concerto\/\">Concerto<\/a> No. 2 in G Minor<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/prokofiev-piano-concerto-2-wang\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4839\" src=\"https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/prokofiev-piano-concerto-2-wang.jpg\" alt=\"Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No 2 in G Minor - Wang, Piano\" width=\"730\" height=\"408\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Sonata No. 8: Other Performance<\/h2>\n<h3>Evgeny Kissin<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/happynote.com\/music\/tag\/kissin\/\">More videos with Evgeny Kissin<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/usTKWIFVQHI\" width=\"728\" height=\"435\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Piano Sonata No 8 in B-Flat Major, Op. 84 (1944) is a sonata for solo piano composed by Sergei Prokofiev, the third of the Three War Sonatas. 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