Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев Russian Federation

Biography

Sergei Prokofiev (Russian: ?????? ????????? ?????????, 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.

Popular Songs

Romeo and Juliet: Dance of the Knights

Romeo and Juliet

78 BPM

Cinderella Suite no. 1, op. 107: Introduction

Cinderella Suites nos. 1-3 / Scythian Suite / “On the Dnieper”

71 BPM

Allegro brusco (F minor, op.80)

Violin Sonatas

96 BPM

Romeo and Juliet, op. 64 (selection): Introduction

Romeo and Juliet (Chicago Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Sir Georg Solti)

107 BPM

Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: “Meanwhile, Peter made a lasso, carefully letting it down, and down and down,”

Peter & The Wolf / Cinderella

125 BPM

Discography

Symphonies Nos 4, 6 & 7; Piano Concertos Nos 4 & 5

2016

Piano Concertos 2 & 5

2016

Patchwork

2016

Symphony no. 5 / Scythian Suite

2015

Complete Piano Sonata

2015

Miraculous Metamorphoses

2014

Prokofiev / Kabalevsky

2014

Peter och vargen Op.67

2014

Symphony no. 1 "Classical" / Symphony no. 2 / Dreams, op. 6

2014

Piano Concertos nos. 1-5

2014

Violin Sonatas / Five Melodies

2014

Violin Sonatas / 3 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet

2013

Symphony no. 4 (revised version) / The Prodigal Son

2013

The War Sonatas

2013

Violin Concertos

2013

Musorgsky: Pictures from an Exhibition / Prokofiev: Visions fugitives / Five Sarcasms

2013

Romeo and Juliet (Highlights)

2012

Piano Concertos: No. 2, op. 16 / No. 5, op. 55

2012

Russian Piano Music Vol. 7: Prokofiev

2011

Rachmaninoff: Moments musiceaux / Scriabin: Sonata no. 5 / Prokofiev: Sonata no. 7

2011

Cello Sonatas

2011

Brahms / Kahane / Prokofiev

2011

Piano Sonatas nos. 1-9 / Romeo and Juliet / Visions fugitives / Sarcasms / Other Works for Piano

2011

Piano Sonatas 1-5

2011

Richter Plays Prokofiev

2010

Sibelius: Violin Concerto / Sibelius: Humoresques / Prokofiev: Violin Concerto no. 1

2010

Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 / Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

2010

String Quartets

2010

Lydia Mordkovitch Plays Kabalevsky / Prokofiev / Volkonsky / Khandoshkin / Stravinsky

2009

Peter and the Wolf / Pushkiniana / Suite from "Cinderella"

2008

Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf / Sibelius: Symphony no. 2

2008

Rostropovich Conducts Prokofiev: The Complete Symphonies

2008

Works for cello & piano

2007

Samuel Barber / Ríkarður Örn Pálsson / Lárus H. Grímsson / Sergei Prokoffief

2007

Romeo & Juliet: The Three Suites

2007

Stravinsky: Apollo / Concerto in D / Prokofiev: 20 Visions Fugitives

2007

Sergey Prokofiev

2006

Complete Works for Cello and Piano

2006

String Quartets Nos. 1, 2 / Quintet (Russian String Quartet)

2006

Complete Violin Sonatas (violin: Tatiana Samouil, piano: Plamena Mangova)

2006

Romeo and Juliet (Symphonic Orchestra of the State Academic Bolshoi Theatre feat. conductor: Gennadi Rozhdestvensky)

2005

The Love for Three Oranges (Opera Australia feat. conductor: Richard Hickox)

2005

Tchaikovsky: Fragments From The Ballet "The Nutcracker" / Prokofiev: Second Suite from "Romeo and Juliet"

2005

Symphonies Nos. 5, 7 (Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks feat. conductor: Klaus Tennstedt)

2005

Russian Violin Concertos

2004

Piano Sonatas 4 & 6 / Ten Pieces from Romeo and Juliet

2004

Violin Concertos

2004

The Five Piano Concertos

2004

Sonatas for Violin and Piano No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80 & No. 2 in D major, Op. 94 / Five Melodies, Op. 35 (violin: Gil Shaham, piano: Orli Shaham)

2004

On the Dnieper / Songs of Our Days (Russian State Symphony Orchestra & Cappella feat. conductor: Valeri Polyansky)

2003

Klaviersonaten Nr. 2, Nr. 4, Nr. 7

2003

Romeo & Juliet

2003

Le pas d'acier / The Prodigal Son (WDR Sinfonie Orchester feat. conductor: Michail Jurowski)

2003

Ivan the Terrible, Op. 116 / Ballad of an Unknown Boy, Op. 93 (Russian State Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Valery Polyansky)

2003

Alexander Nevsky / Scythian Suite (Kirov Orchestra & Chorus feat. conductor: Valery Gergiev)

2003

The Tale of the Stone Flower, Op. 118 (BBC Philharmonic feat. conductor: Gianandrea Noseda)

2003

Romeo and Juliet: Complete Suites From the Ballet

2003

Alexander Nevsky (Cantata) / Pushkiniana (Orchestral Suite)

2003

Janáček: Sinfonietta / Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphoses / Prokofiev: Chout

2002

Pierre et le loup (Orchestre de la Suisse italienne feat. conductor: Jean-Bernard Pommier, narrator: Jean Rochefort)

2002

Les Nouveaux Musiciens

2002

Romeo and Juliet

2001

Love for Three Oranges (Kirov Chorus and Orchestra feat. conductor: Valery Gergiev)

2001

Violin Concertos

2001

Piano Concerto No. 3 / Visions fugitives (London Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Piero Coppola, piano: Sergei Prokofiev)

2001

Romeo and Juliet / Classical Symphony / Piano Concerto

2000

Violin Concertos 1 & 2 / Romeo & Juliet / Symphony no. 5 / Scythian Suite

2000

7 Symphonies / Lieutenant Kijé

2000

Recital 2000

2000

The Two Violin Sonatas and Five Melodies

1999

Symphony no. 4, op. 112 / The Prodigal Son

1999

Romeo & Juliet

1999

Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 / Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra

1999

Prokofiev: Cinderella / Glazunov: The Seasons

1999

Complete Piano Sonatas / Visions Fugitives

1999

The Gambler (St. Petersburg Kirov Orchestra feat. conductor: Valery Gergiev)

1999

Romeo & Juliet / Symphony no. 6

1998

Rostropovich Plays Prokofiev (USSR State Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, cello: Mstislav Rostropovich)

1998

Betrothal in a Monastery

1998

Romeo and Juliet

1998

Piano Sonatas Nos. 2, 7, 8

1998

Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, op. 100 / Romeo & Juliet, Excerpts from Suites Nos. 1 & 2, op. 64

1997

Piano Music, Volume 1: Visions Fugitives / Ten Small Pieces / Four Pieces / Sarcasms / Toccata

1997

Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra / Concertino / Two Waltzes

1997

Piano Concerto No. 5 / Piano Sonata No. 8 / Visions Fugitives (Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra feat. conductor: Witold Rowicki, piano: Sviatoslav Richter)

1997

The 5 Piano Concertos

1997

The Rose Collection

1997

Peter and the Wolf

1997

Romeo & Juliet / Love for Three Oranges

1997

Romeo and Juliet

1997

Romeo and Juliet

1996

Alexander Nevsky / Lieutenant Kijé / Scythian Suite

1996

Violin Concertos nos. 1 and 2 / Sonata for Solo Violin

1996

Piano Sonatas nos. 2, 3, 5, & 9

1996

Prokofiev-Romeo and Juliet-Symphony-Concerto for Violoncello

1996

The Prodigal Son / Chout (USSR Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Gennadi Rozhdestvensky)

1996

Violin Sonatas

1995

Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf / Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

1995

Romeo and Juliet (Complete Ballet in Four Acts)

1995

Cinderella / Summer Night Suite

1995

String Quartets nos. 1 & 2 / Cello Sonata, op. 119

1995

Chout (London Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Walter Susskind) / Lieutenant Kijé Suite (London Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Sir Malcolm Sargent)

1995

The Fiery Angel

1995

Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no. 3 / Solo Piano Music / Glazunov: The Seasons

1994

Prokofiev: String Quartet no. 2 / Hindemith: String Quartet no. 3 / Walton: String Quartet

1994

Romeo & Juliet (The Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Dmitri Kitajenko)

1994

Romeo & Juliet: Highlights

1994

Cinderella Suites nos. 1-3 / Scythian Suite / “On the Dnieper”

1994

Romeo & Juliet: The Three Ballet Suites

1994

Lieutenant Kijé / Cinderella / The Love for Three Oranges (Suites)

1994

Piano Concerto no. 3 / Violin Concerto no. 1 / Lieutenant Kijé

1993

Complete Solo Piano Music, Volume 1 (György Sándor)

1993

Symphony No. 5 / Symphony No. 1 "Classical" (The Philharmonia feat. conductor: Rudolf Barshai)

1993

Prokofjev: Pekka ja susi / Smetana: Moldau

1993

Complete Piano Music, Vol. 8: Sonata no. 9, op. 103 / Four Studies, op. 2 / Choses en soi, op. 45 / Divertissement, op. 43 bis

1993

Piano Music, Volume 1 (Олег Маршев)

1993

Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 / Glazunov: Symphony No. 5 (Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra feat. conductor: Evgeny Mravinsky)

1993

Symphony No. 1 "Classical" / Symphony No. 5

1993

Symphony no. 5 / Scythian Suite

1993

Symphony no. 1 "Classical" / Symphony no. 5

1993

Symphonies No. 1 "Classical" / No. 3 "The Fiery Angel"

1993

Prokofiev Volume III: Piano Sonatas VIII-IX

1992

Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas nos. 7 & 8 / Liszt: Mephisto Waltz

1992

Emil Gilels plays Prokofiev: Piano Sonata no. 8 in B flat Major, op. 84 / Visions Fugitives, op. 22

1992

Symphony no. 4 in C major, op. 112 (second version) / Lieutenant Kijé, Suite, op. 60

1992

Suites: War and Peace / Summer Night from "The Duenna" / Russian Overture

1992

Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution / The Stone Flower (excerpts)

1992

The Prodigal Son, Op. 46 / Divertimento, Op. 43 / Andante from Piano Sonata No. 4, Op. 29bis / Symphonic Song, Op. 57

1992

Piano Concertos: No. 1, op. 10 / No. 3, op. 26 / No. 4, op. 53

1992

Works for Orchestra, Volume 1

1992

Cinderella (London Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: André Previn)

1992

Piano Sonatas (Frederic Chiu)

1992

The Fiery Angel

1991

Suite: The Comedians

1991

Peter and the Wolf / Symphony No.1 / Lieutentnt Kijé Suite / The Love of Three Oranges

1991

Complete Piano Music, Volume 4: Sonata no. 8, op. 84 / Four Pieces, op. 3 / Ten Pieces from Cinderella, op. 97

1991

Romeo und Julia / Der Schut

1991

Romeo and Juliet - Excerpts (Montreal Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Charles Dutoit)

1991

Cinderella Suites 1 & 3

1991

Roger Woodward Plays Prokofiev

1991

Waltz Suite, op. 110 / Pushkin Waltzes / A Summer Day

1991

Complete Piano Music, Volume 3: Sonata no. 4, op. 29 / Music for Children, op. 65 / Six Pieces, op. 52

1991

Prokofiev's Music For Children: Peter and the Wolf / Summer Day / Winter Bonfire / The Ugly Duckling

1991

Ivan the Terrible, Concert Scenario

1991

Symphony No. 1 "Classical" / Symphony No. 5

1991

Romeo and Juliet (Chicago Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Sir Georg Solti)

1991

Piano Sonatas 6, 7, 8

1991

Classical Symphony / Overture on Hebrew Themes / Flute Concerto / Sonata for Violin Ensemble / Scherzo for Four Bassoons (London Musici feat. conductor: Mark Stephenson)

1991

String Quartets Nos. 1, 2 / Sonata for Two Violins

1991

Scriabin: Verse la flamme / Sonata no. 9 / Prokofiev: Visions fugitives

1991

Pierre et le loup / Symphonie classique

1990

Symphony No. 1 "Classical" / Suite from "The Love for Three Oranges" / Suite from "Lieutenant Kijé" (Orchestre National de France feat. conductor: Lorin Maazel)

1990

Complete Piano Music, Volume 2: Sonata no. 7, op. 83 / Visions fugitives, op. 22 / Sarcasms, op. 17 / Tales of an Old Grandmother, op. 31

1990

Rome & Juliet (Highlights) / Symphony No 1 'Classical'

1990

The Stone Flower: Prologue / Wedding Suite, op. 126 / 2 Waltzes / Liutenant Kijé Symphonic Suite, op. 60 / Andante, op. 50 bis / Autumn, Symphony Sketch, op. 8

1990

Romeo & Juliet (Highlights)

1990

Piano Sonatas Nos. 2, 4, 6 (Nikolai Petrov)

1990

Piano Concertos: no. 1 in D-flat, op. 10 / no. 4 in B-flat, op. 53 / no. 5 in G, op. 55

1990

Prokofiev: The Film Music

1990

The Love for Three Oranges / Lieutenant Kijé / Classical Symphony

1990

Semyon Kotko: Symphonic Suite, Op. 81bis / "The Gambler": Four Portraits, Op. 49

1990

Prokofiev Goes to the Movies

1989

Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf / Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

1989

Peter und der Wolf

1989

Suites from Chout, op. 21a / Le Pas d'acier, op. 41a / The Love for Three Oranges, op. 33a

1989

Legendary Conductors: Dimitri Mitropoulos (New York Philharmonic Orchestra)

1989

Piano Concerto No. 3 (Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Andrey Chistyakov, piano: Evgeny Kissin)

1989

Violin Concertos

1989

Symphony no. 1 "Classical" / Symphony no. 5

1989

Classical Symphony / Lt. Kije Suite / Love for Three Oranges Suite

1989

Romeo and Juliet Suites Nos. 1, 2 (Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra feat. conductor: Mariss Jansons)

1989

Prokofiev: Classical Symphony / Bizet: Symphony in C / Britten: Simple Symphony

1988

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Night on Bald Mountain / Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 / Borodin: Polovtsian Dances

1988

Alexander Nevsky / Scythian Suite

1988

Romeo & Juliet, op. 64

1987

Peter & The Wolf / Cinderella

1987

Songs: Five Poems, op. 27 / Five Poems, op. 36 / Three Romances, op. 73 / Two Poems, op. 9

1987

Sinfonia Concertante / Romeo and Juliet Suite no. 3

1987

Romeo & Juliet (Highlights)

1987

Symphony no. 7 in C-sharp minor, op. 131 / Sinfonietta, op. 5/48

1986

Romeo and Juliet Suite no. 2, op. 64 / Dreams, op. 6 / Pushkiniana

1986

Symphony no. 1 in D, op. 25 "Classical" / Symphony no. 4, op. 112

1985

Symphony no. 3 in C minor, op. 44 / Symphony no. 4, op. 47

1985

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 5

1985

Cinderella

1985

Symphony no. 2 in D minor, op. 40 / Romeo and Juliet: Suite no. 1

1985

Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije Suite / Love for Three Oranges Suite / Stravinsky: Suites nos. 1 and 2 for Small Orchestra

1984

Alexander Nevsky

1984

Romeo and Juliet: Suite No.1, Op. 64b / Suite No. 2, Op. 64c (Philadephia Orchestra feat. conductor: Riccardo Muti)

1982

Premières oeuvres

1982

Peter und der Wolf / Orchesterführer für junge Leute

1973