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Sergey Prokofiev
Country Russia
Birth Apr 23, 1891 in Sontsovka, Russia
Death Mar 5, 1953 in Moscow, Russia
Period Modern
Composition All Works (175)
Types Keyboard Music (47)
Orchestral Music (40)
Chamber Music (15)
Vocal Music (13)
Choral Music (13)
Concerto (10)
Opera (8)
Symphony (8)
Film Music (7)
Ballet Music (7)
Band Music (3)

In breathing new life into the symphony, sonata, and concerto, Sergey
Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) emerged as one of the truly original musical
voices of the twentieth century. Bridging the worlds of pre-Revolutionary
Russia and the Stalinist Soviet Union, Prokofiev
enjoyed a successful worldwide career as com-
poser and pianist. As in the case of most other
Soviet-era composers, his creative life and his
music came to suffer under the duress of offi-
cial Party strictures. Still, despite the detriment-
al personal and professional effects of such
outside influences, Prokofiev continued until
the end of his career to produce music marked
by a singular skill, inventiveness, and élan.
Prokofiev's earliest renown came as a result of
both his formidable pianistic technique and the
works he wrote to exploit it. After producing a
prodigious quantity of juvenilia, Prokofiev
sprang onto the Russian musical scene with
works like the Toccata, Op. 12 (1912) and Sar-
casms, Op. 17 (1912 - 14). While Prokofiev con-
tinued to produce character pieces like Visions fugitives, Op. 22 (1915 -
17) and Music for Children, Op. 65 (1935), it is his piano sonatas that con-
stitute his most important contribution to the solo piano repertoire. The
ten sonatas (some of which remain incomplete, some of which were ex-
tensively reworked into alternate versions) remain a virtual catalogue of
the composer's development through the course of six decades. As im-
portant as the sonatas are Prokofiev's five piano concerti, of which the Pi-
ano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26 (1917 - 21) has remained the most
consistent concert staple. Though the Piano Concerto No. 4 in B flat, Op.
53 is something of an unfamiliar oddity to most audiences -- it was written
for one-handed pianist Paul Wittgenstein, who disliked its modernistic
tendencies and never played it -- it deserves to take a place alongside
Maurice Ravel's Concerto for the Left Hand (1929 - 31) as one of the most
important examples of its kind. Prokofiev's concerti for other instruments
- -especially the Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63 (1935) - -are like-
wise recognized as masterpieces of their respective genres. Prokofiev's
orchestral catalogue is distinguished by a wide variety of works, from the
tremendously popular suites adapted from his operas, ballets, and film
scores -- of which The Love for Three Oranges (1919), Lieutentant Kijé
(1934), and Cinderella (1946) are the most beloved -- to the composer's
seven mature symphonies, which collectively form one of the pillars of the
twentieth-century symphonic repertoire. The orchestra-accompanied nar-
ration Peter and the Wolf (1936), undoubtedly the most widely known of
the composer's works, is a seminal entry in the limited repertoire of con-
cert music "for children." The composer's last creative efforts were direc-
ted largely toward the production of "patriotic" and "national" works, typi-
fied by the cantata Flourish, Mighty Homeland (1947), and yet Prokofiev
also continued to produce worthy if lesser-known works like the under-
rated ballet The Stone Flower (1943). In a rather bitter coincidence,
Prokofiev died on March 5, 1953, the same day as Joseph Stalin. -- Mi-
chael Rodman

All Works (175)

Chamber Music (15)
19?? Eleonora, for harp Harp Solo
19?? Serenade for violin & piano Violin with Keyboard
Sonata for cello solo in C sharp minor, Op.
195? Cello Solo
134 (completed by Vladimir Blok)
1912 Ballade for cello & piano in C minor, Op. 15 Cello with Keyboard
Humoresque Scherzo for 4 bassoons, Op. 12 Quartet for Four Woodwind
1915
bis Instruments
Overture on Hebrew Themes, for clarinet, Mixed Chamber Ensemble
1919
string quartet, & piano, Op. 34 with Keyboard
Quintet for oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, & Quintet for Mixed Instruments
1924
double bass in G minor, Op. 39 without Keyboard
1925 Melodies (5) for violin & piano, Op. 35 bis Violin with Keyboard
Quartet for Four String Instru-
1930 String Quartet No. 1 in B minor, Op. 50
ments
Duo for Two String Instru-
1932 Sonata for 2 violins in C major, Op. 56
ments
String Quartet No. 2 in F major Quartet for Four String Instru-
1941
("Kabardinian"), Op. 92 ments
Sonata for flute (or violin) & piano in D major,
1943 Flute Solo/Sonata
Op. 94
Adagio for cello & piano (arr. from Cinderella,
1944 Cello with Keyboard
Op. 87), Op. 97bis
1947 Sonata for violin solo in D major, Op. 115 Violin Solo
1949 Sonata for cello & piano in C major, Op. 119 Cello with Keyboard
 Keyboard Music (47)
Keyboard Work with De-
Vivo for piano in G minor scriptive or Unclassified
Title
1896 -1908 Juvenilia for piano Music for Keyboard
20th/21st Century
Sonata for violin & piano No. 1 in F
1938 -1946 Sonata/Sonatina for Key-
minor, Op. 80
board
Keyboard Work Entitled
1906 -1913 Pieces (10) for piano, Op. 12
"Piece" or "Stück"
20th/21st Century
Piano Sonata No. 8 in B flat major ("War
1939 -1944 Sonata/Sonatina for Key-
Sonata 3"), Op. 84
board
20th/21st Century
Piano Sonata No. 7 in B flat major ("War
1939 -1942 Sonata/Sonatina for Key-
Sonata 2/Stalingrad"), Op. 83
board
Keyboard Work with De-
1912 -1914 Sarcasms (5), for piano, Op. 17 scriptive or Unclassified
Title
Keyboard Work with De-
1915 -1917 Visions fugitives (20), for piano, Op. 22 scriptive or Unclassified
Title
1904 -1905 Allegretto for piano in A minor Music for Keyboard
Keyboard Work with De-
1933 -1934 Pensées (3), for piano, Op. 62 scriptive or Unclassified
Title
20th/21st Century
Piano Sonata No. 5 in C major (Version
1952 -1953 Sonata/Sonatina for Key-
2), Op. 135
board
20th/21st Century
Piano Sonata No. 6 in A major ("War
1939 -1940 Sonata/Sonatina for Key-
Sonata 1"), Op. 82
board
Keyboard Work Entitled
1933 -1934 Pieces (3) for piano, Op. 59
"Piece" or "Stück"
Pieces (3) for piano (from the opera War Keyboard Work Entitled
1941 -1942
& Peace), Op. 96 "Piece" or "Stück"
1930 -1931 Pieces (6) for piano, Op. 52 Transcription for Keyboard
Sonatina for piano No. 1 in E minor, Op.
1931 -1932 Music for Keyboard
54/1
Sonatina for piano No. 2 in G major, Op.
1931 -1932 Music for Keyboard
54/2
20th/21st Century
1931 -1932 Sonatinas (2) for piano, Op. 54 Sonata/Sonatina for Key-
board
Transcriptions from Rimsky-Korsakov's Prelude and Fugue for Key-
19??
Sheherazade, for piano board
20th/21st Century
Piano Sonata No. 3 in A minor ("From
1907/17 Sonata/Sonatina for Key-
Old Notebooks"), Op. 28
board
1908/17 Piano Sonata No. 4 in C minor, Op. 29 20th/21st Century
 Sonata/Sonatina for Key-
board
190? Scherzo for piano in D major Scherzo for Keyboard
20th/21st Century
Piano Sonata No. 10 in C minor, Op. 137
195? Sonata/Sonatina for Key-
(fragment)
board
20th/21st Century
1907/09 Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 1 Sonata/Sonatina for Key-
board
1908 Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 4 Music for Keyboard
1909 Etudes (4) for piano, Op. 2 Etude for Keyboard
Dance-Based Keyboard
ca. 1910 Dumka for piano
Music
Keyboard Work Entitled
1911 Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 3
"Piece" or "Stück"
20th/21st Century
1912 Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14 Sonata/Sonatina for Key-
board
1912 Toccata for piano in C major, Op. 11 Toccata for Keyboard
Prelude in C major for piano (or harp),
1913 Music for Keyboard
Op. 12/7
Keyboard Work Entitled
1918 Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 32
"Piece" or "Stück"
Keyboard Work with De-
Tales of an Old Grandmother, for piano,
1918 scriptive or Unclassified
Op. 31
Title
Prelude and Fugue in D minor for piano Prelude and Fugue for Key-
1920
(trans. from Buxtehude) board
Waltzes (trans. from Schubert), for piano
1920 Waltz for Keyboard
(or 2 pianos)
March & Scherzo for piano, Op. 33 ter
1922 (arr. from The Love for Three Oranges, Transcription for Keyboard
Op. 33)
20th/21st Century
Piano Sonata No. 5 in C major (Version
1923 Sonata/Sonatina for Key-
1), Op. 38
board
Keyboard Work with De-
Things in Themselves (Choses en soi),
1928 scriptive or Unclassified
for piano, Op. 45
Title
Keyboard Work with De-
Music for Children, 12 easy pieces for pi-
1935 scriptive or Unclassified
ano, Op. 65
Title
Romeo and Juliet, 10 pieces for piano,
1937 Transcription for Keyboard
Op. 75
1938 Divertissement for piano, Op. 43 bis Music for Keyboard
Gavotte for piano (arr. from Hamlet, Op.
1938 Gavotte for Keyboard
77), Op. 77 bis
Pieces (3) for piano (from the ballet
1942 Transcription for Keyboard
Cinderella), Op. 95
Pieces (10) for piano (from the ballet
1943 Transcription for Keyboard
Cinderella), Op. 97
1944 Pieces (6) for piano (from the ballet Transcription for Keyboard
 Cinderella), Op. 102
20th/21st Century
Sonata for violin & piano No. 2 in D ma-
1944 Sonata/Sonatina for Key-
jor, Op. 94 bis
board
20th/21st Century
1947 Piano Sonata No. 9 in C major, Op. 103 Sonata/Sonatina for Key-
board

Orchestral Music (40)

20th/21st Century Or-
1925 -1929 Divertissement for orchestra, Op. 43
chestral Music
20th/21st Century Incid-
1937 -1938 Hamlet, incidental music, Op. 77 ental Music for Orches-
tra
20th/21st Century Or-
1914 -1915 Scythian Suite, for orchestra, Op. 20
chestral Music
20th/21st Century Or-
1910/15/34 Autumnal Sketch, for orchestra, Op. 8
chestral Music
Overture in B flat major ("American"), for 17 20th/21st Century
1926/28
instruments (or orchestra), Op. 42 Overture
The Love for Three Oranges, suite for or- 20th/21st Century Or-
1919/24
chestra, Op. 33 bis chestral Music
1909 Sinfonietta for orchestra in A major, Op. 5 Sinfonietta
20th/21st Century Or-
1910 Dreams, symphonic poem, Op. 6
chestral Music
Chout (The Tale of the Buffoon), suite from 20th/21st Century Or-
1920
the ballet for orchestra, Op. 21 bis chestral Music
Le pas d'acier (The Steel Step), suite for or- 20th/21st Century Or-
1926
chestra, Op. 41 bis chestral Music
The Prodigal Son, suite for orchestra, Op. 46 20th/21st Century Or-
1929
bis chestral Music
1929 Sinfonietta for orchestra in A major, Op. 48 Sinfonietta
Andante for orchestra, Op. 50 bis (arr. from 20th/21st Century Or-
1930
String Quartet No. 1, Op. 50) chestral Music
Portraits (4) and Dénoument, suite for or- 20th/21st Century Or-
1931
chestra (from the opera The Gambler), Op. 49 chestral Music
20th/21st Century Or-
1933 Symphonic Song, for orchestra, Op. 57
chestral Music
Andante for orchestra, Op. 29 bis (arr. from 20th/21st Century Or-
1934
Piano Sonata No. 4, Op. 29) chestral Music
Overture on Hebrew Themes, for orchestra, 20th/21st Century
1934
Op. 34 bis Overture
20th/21st Century Incid-
1936 Boris Godunov, incidental music, Op. 70 bis ental Music for Orches-
tra
20th/21st Century Incid-
1936 Eugene Onegin, incidental music, Op. 71 ental Music for Orches-
tra
Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 1 for orchestra, 20th/21st Century Or-
1936
Op. 64 bis chestral Music
 Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2 for orchestra, 20th/21st Century Or-
1936
Op. 64 ter chestral Music
20th/21st Century
1936 Russian Overture, for orchestra, Op. 72
Overture
1938 Egyptian Nights, symphonic suite, Op. 61 Orchestral Music
Semyon Kotko, suite for orchestra, Op. 81 20th/21st Century Or-
1941
bis chestral Music
20th/21st Century Or-
1941 Summer Day, suite for orchestra, Op. 65 bis
chestral Music
20th/21st Century Or-
1941 The Year 1941, suite for orchestra, Op. 90
chestral Music
Ode to the End of the War, for winds, 8
1945 harps, 4 pianos, brass, percussion, & double Orchestral Music
basses, Op. 105
20th/21st Century Or-
1946 Cinderella, Suite No. 1 for orchestra, Op. 107
chestral Music
20th/21st Century Or-
1946 Cinderella, Suite No. 2 for orchestra, Op. 108
chestral Music
20th/21st Century Or-
1946 Cinderella, Suite No. 3 for orchestra, Op. 109
chestral Music
Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 3 for orchestra, 20th/21st Century Or-
1946
Op. 101 chestral Music
1946 Waltz Suite, for orchestra, Op. 110 Waltz for Orchestra
Thirty Years (Festive Poem for the 30th An-
20th/21st Century Or-
1947 niversary of November 1917), for orchestra,
chestral Music
Op. 113
20th/21st Century Or-
1949 Pushkin Waltzes (2), for orchestra, Op. 120
chestral Music
20th/21st Century Or-
1950 Summer Night, suite for orchestra, Op. 123
chestral Music
Gypsy Fantasy, for orch, Op. 127 (arr. from 20th/21st Century Or-
1951
The Tale of the Stone Flower, Op. 118) chestral Music
Ural Rhapsody, Op. 128 (arr. from The Tale of 20th/21st Century Or-
1951
the Stone Flower, Op. 118) chestral Music
The Volga meets the Don, festive poem for 20th/21st Century Or-
1951
orchestra, Op. 130 chestral Music
Wedding Suite, for orchestra, Op. 126 (from
20th/21st Century Or-
1951 the ballet The Tale of the Stone Flower, Op.
chestral Music
118)
Pushkiniana, for orchestra (compiled by
1962 Orchestral Music
Gennady Rozhestvensky)

Concerto (10)
1933
Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 58 Cello Concerto
-1938
1917
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26 Piano Concerto
-1921
1911
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D flat major, Op. 10 Piano Concerto
-1912
1931 Piano Concerto No. 5 in G major, Op. 55 Piano Concerto
-1932
1916
Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19 Violin Concerto
-1917
1912 -
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16 Piano Concerto
13/23
Piano Concerto No. 4 in B flat major (for the Concerto for Piano
1931
left hand), Op. 53 One Hand
1935 Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63 Violin Concerto
Concertino for cello & orchestra in G minor,
1952 Cello Concerto
Op. 132
Sinfonia Concertante for cello & orchestra in E
1952 Cello Concerto
minor, Op. 125

Symphony (8)
1916 Symphony No. 1 in D major ("Classical"), Op. 20th/21st Century
-1917 25 Symphony
1924 20th/21st Century
Symphony No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40
-1925 Symphony
20th/21st Century
1928 Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 44
Symphony
1929 Symphony No. 4 in C major, Op. 47 (first ver- 20th/21st Century
-1930 sion) Symphony
20th/21st Century
1944 Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100
Symphony
1944 20th/21st Century
Symphony No. 6 in E flat minor, Op. 111
-1947 Symphony
Symphony No. 4 in C major, Op. 112 (second 20th/21st Century
1947
version) Symphony
1951 20th/21st Century
Symphony No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 131
-1952 Symphony

Film Music (7)

1933 -1934 Lieutenant Kijé, film score and suite for orchestra, Op. 60 Film Music
1936 Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades), film score, Op. 70 Film Music
1938 Alexander Nevsky, film score Film Music
1941 Lermontov, film score Film Music
1942 The Partisans in the Ukrainian Steppes, film score Film Music
1942 Tonya, film score Film Music
1942 -1945 Ivan the Terrible, film score, Op. 116 Film Music

Vocal Music (13)

Choral Music (13)
Opera (8)
Ballet Music (7)
Band Music (3)