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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
The Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25, also known as the Classical, was Sergei Prokofiev's first numbered symphony. He began to compose it in 1916 and completed it on September 10, 1917. [1] It was composed as a modern reinterpretation of the classical style of Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The symphony's nickname was bestowed upon ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Tales of an Old Grandmother, Op. 31 (Russian: Сказки старой бабушки, romanized: Skazki staroy babushki) is a set of four piano pieces by Sergei Prokofiev. It was composed in 1918 and premiered by the composer himself on January 7 the following year in New York City, probably at Aeolian Hall .
Sergei Prokofiev began his Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19, as a concertino in 1915 but soon abandoned it to work on his opera The Gambler. He returned to the concerto in the summer of 1917. He returned to the concerto in the summer of 1917.