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Sonata #7, one of so called “war“ sonatas, written mostly in 1942 , premiered in January 1943 by Richter. A long bit of pre-history to how this sonata came along: Prokofiev-the-human was not exactly a kind of person you would dream of to be your best friend As a kid studying in conservatory he was both nerdy and arrogant -- he never missed an opportunity flaunt his formidable talents in front of his older classmates ( he was by far the youngest in his class), yet he was so jealous of his fellow composers that he couldn't even hide his bile, not even when he wrote and re-wrote and re-edited (FOR POSTERITY! In his own admission ) his school-days diary to make himself look really good and fact , he was always smart and thought himself even smarter. How many underage musical school students do you, dear reader, know -- who trade their own stocks and bonds in a spare time from studying Beethoven Sonatas? Yes, me neither... Anyway, he thought he will alwa
