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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. The piece was composed between 1940 and 1944.
Sergei Prokofiev, ca. 1918 ... 3 pieces for piano, Op. 62 ... Suite from Romeo and Juliet No. 3: 1946 102 Six Pieces from Cinderella, for piano 1944
Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev [n 2] (27 April [O.S. 15 April] 1891 – 5 March 1953) [n 3] was a Russian [7] [8] [9] composer, pianist, and conductor who later worked in the Soviet Union. [10] As the creator of acknowledged masterpieces across numerous music genres , he is regarded as one of the major composers of the 20th century.
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 ...
L'amour des trois oranges, Op. 33, is a 1921 satirical French-language opera by Sergei Prokofiev.He wrote his own libretto, basing it on the Italian play L'amore delle tre melarance, or The Love for Three Oranges (Russian: Любовь к трём апельсинам Lyubov k tryom apyelsinam) by Carlo Gozzi, and conducted the premiere, which took place at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago on ...
Prokofiev conducted the first performance of the suite in Paris on 21 December 1934. [28] The piece received its American premiere on 14 October 1937, when Serge Koussevitzky conducted the Boston Symphony Orchestra; [37] this performance formed the basis of the first commercial recording of the work, issued in the following year. [38]
The music derives from Prokofiev's opera The Fiery Angel, a touching love story set against the backdrop of demonic possession. [1] This opera had been accepted for performance in the 1927–28 season at the Berlin State Opera by Bruno Walter, but this production never materialised; in fact, the opera was never staged in Prokofiev's lifetime.
Sergei Prokofiev's String Quartet No. 1 in B minor, Op. 50 (1931) was commissioned by the Library of Congress. [1] [2] The Quartet was first performed in Washington, D.C., on 25 April 1931 by the Brosa Quartet [3] and in Moscow on 9 October 1931 by the Roth Quartet. [1] [2] The string quartet is in three movements, lasting around 20–25 minutes.