Sergei Prokofiev
Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev ({{lang-ru|??????? ?????????? ??????????}}, Sergej Sergeevi? Prokof'ev, April 271, 1891–March 5, 1953) was a Ukrainian-born Russian composer who mastered numerous musical genres and came to be admired as one of the greatest composers of the 20th century.
Notable compositions
Complete work list available at http://www.prokofiev.org/catalog/index.html
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Symphonies
Seven Symphonies and a Sinfonietta:
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Symphonies - Sinfonietta
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- Sinfonietta in A, Op. 5 (revised as Op. 48)
- Symphony No. 1 "Classical" in D, Op. 25 (1916-17)
- Symphony No. 2 "Iron and Steel" in D minor, Op. 40 (1924)
- Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 44 (1928)
- Symphony No. 4 in C, Op. 47 (1929-30, rewritten Op. 112, 1947)
- Symphony No. 5 in B-flat, Op. 100 (1945)
- Symphony No. 6 in E-flat minor, Op. 111 (1947)
- Symphony No. 7 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 (1951-52)
- Two other juvenile symphonies (written before 1909)
Works for Solo Instrument(s) and Orchestra
- Piano(s):
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-flat, Op. 10 (1911-12)
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16 (1912-13, re-written 1923)
- Piano Concerto No. 3 in C, Op. 26 (1917-21)
- Piano Concerto No. 4 in B-flat, Op. 53 (1931), for left hand (written for Paul Wittgenstein)
- Piano Concerto No. 5 in G, Op. 55 (1932)
- Piano Concerto No. 6, Op. 136 (1953), for two pianos (unfinished)
- Violin:
- Violin Concerto No. 1 in D, Op. 19 (1916-17)
- Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63 (1950-51)
- Cello:
- Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 58 (1933-38)
- Sinfonia Concertante (or Symphony-Concerto) for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 125 (1950-52)
- Cello Concertino in G minor, Op. 132 (1952) (one version completed by Kabalevsky, another by Blok)
Operas
- Maddalena, Op. 13
- The Gambler (based on Dostoyevsky), Op. 24 (1915-16, rev. 1927)
- The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33 (1919)
- The Fiery Angel, Op. 37 (1919-27)
- Semyon Kotko, Op. 81
- Betrothal in a Monastery, Op. 86
- War and Peace (based on Leo Tolstoy), Op. 91
- The Story of a Real Man, Op. 117 (1947-48)
Ballets
- Ala i Lolli, Op. 20 (mostly incorporated into 'Scythian Suite', Op. 20)
- Chout / The Buffoon, Op. 21
- Trapeze, Op. 39 (also known as Quintet, Op. 39)
- Le Pas d'acier / The Steel Step, Op. 41
- The Prodigal Son, Op. 46
- On the Dnieper / Sur le Borysthene, Op. 51
- Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (1935-36)
- Cinderella, Op. 87 (1940-44)
- The Tale of the Stone Flower, Op. 118
Film music
- Lieutenant Kijé also arranged as an orchestral suite, Op. 60 (1934)
- Alexander Nevsky, directed by Sergei Eisenstein, Op. 78 (1938-39) (also exists in the form of a cantata)
- Ivan the Terrible, directed by Sergei Eisenstein, Op. 116
Works for Voice(s) and Orchestra
- Seven, They are Seven, Op. 30
- Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution, Op. 74
- Songs of Our Days, Op. 76
- Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78
- Ballad of an Unknown Boy, Op. 93
- Winter Bonfire, Op. 122
- On Guard for Peace, Op. 124
- Peter and the Wolf: A children's story for Narrator and Orchestra, Op. 67 (1936)
Piano Works
- Piano Sonatas:
- Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 1 (1907-09)
- Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14 (1912)
- Piano Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 28 (1907-17)
- Piano Sonata No. 4 in C minor, Op. 29 (1917)
- Piano Sonata No. 5 in C major, Op. 38 (1923, rewritten in 1952-3 as Op. 135)
- Piano Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 82 (1939-40)
- Piano Sonata No. 7 in B flat major, Op. 83 (1939-42)
- Piano Sonata No. 8 in B flat major, Op. 84 (1939-44)
- Piano Sonata No. 9 in C major, Op. 103 (1947)
- Piano Sonata No. 10 in C minor, Op. 137 (unfinished) (1952)
- Piano Sonata No. 11, Op. 138 (unrealized)
- Six other juvenile sonatas (all written before 1909)
- Four Pieces for Piano, Op. 3 (1907-08)
- Four Pieces for Piano, Op. 4 (1910-12}
- Toccata for Piano in D minor, Op. 11 (1912)
- Ten Pieces for Piano, Op. 12
- Sarcasms, Five Pieces for Piano, Op. 17 (1912-14)
- Visions Fugitives, Twenty Pieces for Piano, Op. 22 (1915-17)
- Tales of an Old Grandmother, Op. 31 (1918)
- Four Pieces for Piano, Op. 32 (1918)
- Things in Themselves, Two Pieces for Piano, Op. 45 (1928)
- Two Sonatinas for Piano, Op. 54 (1931-32)
- Pensées, Three Pieces for Piano, Op. 62 (1933-34)
- Music for Children, Twelve Easy Pieces, Op. 65 (1935)
Chamber music and other instrumental works
- Two String Quartets:
- String Quartet No. 1 in B minor, Op. 50
- String Quartet No. 2 in F (on Karbardinian Themes), Op. 96
- Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op. 34 (for Clarinet, String Quartet and Piano)
- Quintet, Op. 39 (for Oboe, Clarinet, Violin, Viola and Double Bass)
- Two Violin Sonatas:
- No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80
- No. 2 in D, Op. 94a (Based on the Flute Sonata in D, Op. 94)
- Sonata for Unison Violins / Solo Violin in D
- Sonata for Two Violins in C
- Flute Sonata in D, Op. 94
- Cello Sonata in C, Op. 119
- Sonata for Solo Cello in C# minor, Op. 134
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