Sergei Prokofiev

Sergei Prokofiev (Russian: Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев, 1891 -1953) was a major Russian composer of the 20th century. Prokofiev was born in Sontsovka (now Krasne, Krasnoarmiisk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine), a remote rural estate in the Yekaterinoslav Governorate of the Russian Empire. Prokofiev took piano, theory, and composition lessons from Reinhold Glière, then enrolled at the St. Petersburg Conservatory when he was thirteen. He took theory with Anatoly Lyadov, orchestration with Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and became lifelong friends with Nikolai Myaskovsky. After graduating, he began performing in St. Petersburg and in Moscow, then in Western Europe, all the while writing more music. Prokofiev's earliest fame was as a pianist and composer for the piano, with works like the Sarcasms, op. 17 (1912-1914), and Visions fugitives, op. 22 (1915-1917), and his first few piano sonatas. He also wrote orchestral works, concertos, and operas, and talked to Sergei Diaghilev about producing ballets. The years immediately after the Revolution were spent in the U.S., where Prokofiev tried to follow Sergei Rachmaninov's lead and make his way as a pianist/composer. His commission for The Love for Three Oranges came from the Chicago Opera in 1919, but overall Prokofiev was disappointed by his American reception, and he returned to Europe in 1922. He married singer Lina Llubera in 1923, and the couple moved to Paris. He continued to compose on commission, meeting with mixed success from both critics and the public. He had maintained contact with the Soviet Union, even toured there in 1927. The Love for Three Oranges was part of the repertory there, and the government commissioned the music for the film Lieutenant Kijé and other pieces from him. In 1936, he decided to return to the Soviet Union with his wife and two sons. Most of his compositions from just after his return, including many for children, were written with the political atmosphere in mind. One work which wasn't was the 1936 ballet Romeo and Juliet, which became an international success. He attempted another opera in 1939, Semyon Kotko, but it was met with hostility from cultural ideologues. During World War II, Prokofiev and other artists were evacuated from Moscow. He spent the time in various places within the U.S.S.R. and produced propaganda music, but also violin sonatas, his "War Sonatas" for piano, the String Quartet No 2, the opera War and Peace, and the ballet Cinderella. In 1948, with the resolution that criticised almost all Soviet composers, several of Prokofiev's works were banned from performance. His health declined and he became more insecure. The composer's last creative efforts were directed largely toward the production of "patriotic" and "national" works, typified by the cantata Flourish, Mighty Homeland (1947), and yet Prokofiev also continued to produce worthy if lesser-known works like the underrated ballet The Stone Flower (1943). In a rather bitter coincidence, Prokofiev died on 5th March 1953, the same day as Joseph Stalin. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Dance of the Knights
Mercutio
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act 1, Scene 2: Dance of the Knights
Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 / Act 1: Dance Of The Knights
Masks
The Fight
Visions Fugitives, Op. 22: 1. Lentamente
Introduction
Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 (Without Narration): Peter in the meadow
Romeo and Juliet, Op.64 / Act 1: Dance of the Knights
Folk Dance
Morning Dance
No. 13 Dance of the Knights
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act 1: No. 13, Dance of the Knights (Complete Ballet)
Montagues and Capulets
The Battle On The Ice
Piano Concerto No.3 in C, Op.26: 1. Andante - Allegro
Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 (Without Narration): The Bird
The Street Awakens
Fairy Godmother And The Winter Fairy
Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100: Allegro marcato
Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: No. 13 Dance of the Knights
Romeo
Balcony Scene
Madrigal
Interlude
Lieutenant Kijé, Op. 60: II. Romance
Act 3 Scene 2-1
Peter and the Wolf
Piano Concerto No. 3 In C, Op. 26: 1. Andante - Allegro
Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 8, Commodo
The Crusaders In Pskov
Act 2 Scene 3-2
Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 (Remastered): The Story Begins
Peter And The Wolf, Op. 67: Peter In The Meadow
Romeo and Juliet Suite: Montagues and Capulets
10 Pieces, Op. 12: No. 7. Prelude
Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 3, Op. 101: Aubade: Morning Serenade (Suite No. 3, Op. 101: V)
Field Of The Dead
Cinderella-Suite Nr. 1, Op. 107: VII. Cinderella's Waltz
Non troppo allegro
Lieutenant Kijé, Op. 60: IV. Troika
Tybalt Recognizes Romeo
Romeo And Mercutio
Prokofiev: Romeo And Juliet, Op. 64, Act 1: Dance Of The Knights
Song About Alexander Nevsky
Prokofiev: Suite No. 2 from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64ter: I. The Montagues and Capulets (Excerpt)
Alexander Nevsky, Op.78: 5. The Battle on Ice
The Quarrel
Act 3 Scene 2-2

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