Reah Sadowsky plays Prokofiev's 3rd Sonata for Piano

Reah Sadowsky introduced Prokofiev’s Third Sonata at her debut recital in NY, and performed works, then new, by Dallapiccola, Stravinsky, Schoenberg, Hindemith, Shostakovich, George Rochberg, Lukas Foss, and later, works by Latin American composers whom she met through the envoys to the United Nations, Juan Orrego-Salas, Alberto Ginastera.

Her playing, with a firm touch, deep tone, always had exceptional clarity, delineating the line of the piece or the movement. Early in her career, during the 1940s, Sadowsky performances were marked for their rhythmic energy and drive, integrity of form and shape, and in particular, sensitivity to style.

This recording is exemplary of her exceptional drive and energy, alternating at times with sensual lyricism and of the omnipresent clarity of conception of her playing. She performed the Prokofiev 3rd Sonata in the main hall at Carnegie Hall on October 5, 1947.
A copy of the entire program is available in the archives of Carnegie Hall.

(The first two paragraphs above were quoted in the main from
Robert Commanday's "In Memoriam Reah Sadowsky: 1915-2012"
published in the SF Classical Voice.)

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