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Cinderella (Russian: Золушка, tr. Zolushka; French: Cendrillon) Op. 87, is a ballet composed by Sergei Prokofiev to a scenario by Nikolai Volkov. It is one of his most popular and melodious compositions, and has inspired a great many choreographers since its inception.
Suite from Cinderella No. 1: 1946 108 Suite from Cinderella No. 2: 1946 109 Suite from Cinderella No. 3: 1946 110 Waltz Suite, six waltzes for orchestra 1946 111 Symphony No. 6 in E ♭ minor 1945–47 112 Symphony No. 4 in C major (revised version) 1947 113 Thirty Years, festive poem for orchestra 1947 114 Flourish, Mighty Land, cantata 1947 115
Sergei Prokofiev composed and compiled his Waltz Suite, Op. 110, during the Soviet Union's post-Great Patriotic War period of 1946–1947.. In creating this work for the concert hall, the composer drew upon waltzes previously written for three of his most recent works for the stage and screen: the opera War and Peace (completed circa 1943–1944 but not yet premiered at that time); the ballet ...
The first five were short ballets, written when he was in the West. The last three (Romeo and Juliet, Cinderella, and The Tale of the Stone Flower), were written when he returned to live in Russia, with each of them lasting for about 2 hours.
Sergei Prokofiev wrote the Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op. 34, in 1919 while he was in the United States. It is scored for the rare combination of clarinet , string quartet and piano . Fifteen years later the composer prepared a version for chamber orchestra, his “Op. 34 bis” or Op. 34a, retaining a separate part for piano but featuring solo ...
When planning their proposed film Lieutenant Kijé in 1932, the Belgoskino studios of Leningrad [n 1] asked the expatriate Prokofiev to write the accompanying music. In some respects Prokofiev was a surprising choice; he was at this stage better known abroad than in the Soviet Union, and had acquired a reputation for dissonance.
Gravestone of Asafiev at the Novodevichy Cemetery. Boris Vladimirovich Asafyev [a] (29 July [O.S. 17 July] 1884 – 27 January 1949; also known by pseudonym Igor Glebov) [b] was a Russian and Soviet composer, writer, musicologist, musical critic and one of founders of Soviet musicology.
Sergei Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 4 in B-flat major for the left hand, Op. 53, was commissioned by the one-armed pianist Paul Wittgenstein and completed in 1931.. It was the only one of Prokofiev's complete piano concertos that never saw a performance during his lifetime.