Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
In
breathing new life into the symphony, sonata, and concerto, Sergei
Prokofiev emerged as one of the truly original musical voices of the
twentieth century. Bridging the worlds of pre-revolutionary Russia and
the Stalinist Soviet Union, Prokofiev enjoyed a successful worldwide
career as composer and pianist. The politics and aesthetics of
Soviet-era Russia created great artistic tensions and Prokofiev's
career and music reflect this in many ways. Yet they also reflect a
composer who was aware of his own musical strengths and used this to
his advantage. Prokofiev was a composer of great stylistic breadth who
always demanded originality of himself. He could, within a short span
of time, write pieces as stylistically different as his operas The
Gambler and Love for Three Oranges, while at the same time produce
quintessentially neoclassical works such as his Haydn-esque Symphony
No. 1 (called the Classical). His music shows a concise approach to
form, yet it is filled with strong rhythmic feel and a rich lyricism.
It was on its surface properly assessable—to fit the demands of
Socialist Realist aesthetics—yet complex and intricate enough,
ultimately, to attract criticism as "formalist"—the mark of shame in
the Soviet view. In short, it was great music, something of little use
to those who saw music not as art, or even as entertainment, but as a
means of social control.- All Music Guide and W.W. Norton
COMPOSITIONS Prokofiev Links ~ ~ ~ Works by Genre ~ ~ ~ Prokofiev on Prokofiev
Piano Sonata No. 1, F minor, op. 1 (1909)
Four Etudes, piano, op. 2 (1909)
Four Pieces, piano, op. 3 (1911) [Revision of four early pieces, 1907-1908]
Four Pieces, piano, op. 4 (1910/1912) [Revision of four early pieces, 1908]
Sinfonietta in A major, orchestra, op. 5 (1909) [completely revised op. 48, 1929]
Dreams, symphonic tableau, orchestra, op.6 (1910)
Two Poems of K. Balmont, female chorus and orchestra, op. 7 (1909/1910)
Autumn, symphonic sketch, small symphonic orchestra, op. 8 (1910)
Two Poems, voice and piano, op. 9 (1910/1911)
Piano Concerto No. 1, D flat major, op. 10 (1911/1912)
Toccata, C major, piano, op. 11 (1912)
Ten Pieces, piano, op. 12 (1906/1913) [Humoresque Scherzo, 4 bassoons (1915) - after op. 12, no. 9]
Maddalena, opera in 1 act, op. 13 (1911/1913)
Piano Sonata No. 2 , D minor, op. 14 (1912)
Ballade, C minor, violoncello and piano, op. 15 (1912)
Piano Concerto No. 2, G minor, op. 16 (1912/1913)
Sarcasms (five pieces), piano, op. 17 (1912/1914) [Suite "Moments and Sarcasm", op. 17b, orchestra]
The Ugly Duckling, voice and piano/orchestra, op. 18 (1914)
Violin Concerto No. 1, D major, op. 19 (1916-17)
Scythian Suite, suite from Ala i Lolli, orchestra, op. 20 (1915) [Ala i Lolli, ballet, op. 20a (1914/1915)]
The Tale of the Buffoon (Chout), ballet, op. 21 (1915)
Visions Fugitives (twenty pieces), piano, op. 22 (1915/1917) [also for orchestra]
Five Poems, voice and piano, op. 23 (1915)
The Gambler, opera, op. 24 (1915/1917)
Classical Symphony (Symphony No. 1), D major, op. 25 (1916/1917)
Piano Concerto No. 3, C major, op. 26 (1917/1921)
Five Poems, voice and piano, op. 27 (1916)
Piano Sonata No. 3 ("From old notebooks"), A minor, op. 28 (1917) (After Sonata No. 3, 1907)
Piano Sonata No. 4 ("From old notebooks"), C minor, op. 29 (1917) (After Sonata No. 5, 1908)
Andante, orchestra, op. 29bis (1934) (from Piano Sonata No. 4)
They are Seven, cantata for tenor, chorus and orchestra, op. 30 (1917/1918)
Tales of an Old Grandmother (four pieces), piano, op. 31 (1918)
Four pieces, piano, op. 32 (1918)
Transcription of Buxtehude's Organ prelude and Fugue in D minor for piano (1918/1920)
Transcription of Schubert's Waltzes in the form of a suite for piano (1918/1920)
Transcription of Schubert's Waltzes in the form of a suite for piano four hands (1923)
The Love for Three Oranges, opera, op. 33 (1919)
Suite, orchestra, op. 33bis (1924)
March and Scherzo, piano, op. 33c (1922)
Overture on Hebrew Themes, clarinet, string quartet and piano, op. 34 (1919) [arr. for orch, op. 34b, 1934]
Five Songs Without Words, voice and piano, op. 35 (1920) [arr. as 5 Melodies, violin and pf, op. 35bis, 1925]
Melodie, voice and orchestra, op. 35c (1920) [from Five Songs without Words, op. 35, no. 2]
Five Poems, voice and piano, op. 36 (1921)
The Fiery Angel, opera, op. 37 (1921/1923) [Vocal Suite, voice and orchestra, op. 37b, 1923]
Piano Sonata No. 5, C major, op. 38 (1923) [completely revised as op. 135, 1952/1953]
Quintet, G minor, oboe, clarinet, violin, viola and double bass, op. 39 (1924) [arr. as ballet, Trapeze, op. 39a]
Symphony No. 2, D minor, op. 40 (1924/1925) [unrealized revision, op. 136, 1952]
Le Pas d'Acier (The Steel Step), ballet, op. 41 (1925/1926) [Suite, orchestra, op. 41b]
American Overture, B flat major, chamber orchestra, op. 42 (1926; arr. for large orchestra, op. 42b, 1928)
Divertissement, orchestra, op. 43 (1925/1929) [arr. for piano, op. 43b, 1938]
Five Kazakh Popular Songs, voice and piano, op. 43a (1927)
Symphony No. 3, C minor, op. 44 (1928)
Things in Themselves (Choses en soi) (two pieces), piano, op. 45 (1928)
The Prodigal Son, ballet, op. 46 (1928/1929) [Suite, orchestra, op. 46b]
Symphony No. 4, C major, op. 47 (1929/1930) [completely revised as op. 112, 1947]
Sinfonietta, A major, op. 48 (1929) [complete revision of Sinfonietta, op. 5, 1909]
Four Portraits and Dánouement from The Gambler, orchestra, op. 49 (1931)
String Quartet No. 1, B minor, op. 50 (1930) [Andante, string orchestra, op. 50b, 1930]
On the Dniepr, ballet, op. 51 (1930/1931) [Suite, orchestra, op. 51b, 1933]
Six Pieces, piano, op. 52 (1930/1931)
Piano Concerto No. 4, B flat major, for the left hand, op. 53 (1931)
Two Sonatinas, E minor and G major, piano, op. 54 (1931/1932)
Piano Concerto No. 5, G major, op. 55 (1931/1932)
Sonata, C major, two violins, op. 56 (1932)
Symphonic Song, orchestra, op. 57 (1933)
Cello Concerto, E minor, op. 58 (1933/1938)
Three Pieces, piano, op. 59 (1933/1944)
Lieutenant Kijé, film score (1933)
- Suite, orchestra w/bar. ad lib, op. 60
Two Songs, voice and piano, op. 60b (1934)
Egyptian Nights, incidental music, orchestra (1934) [Suite, orchestra, op. 61, 1938]
Thoughts (Penséés) (three pieces), piano, op. 62 (1933/1934)
Violin Concerto No. 2, G minor, op. 63 (1935)
Romeo and Juliet, ballet, op. 64 (1935/1936)
- Suite No. 1, orchestra, op. 64b (1936)
- Suite No. 2, orchestra, op. 64c (1936)
- Dance of the Girls from Antilla, cello and piano, op. 64d
- Suite No. 3, orchestra, op. 101 (1946)
Music for Children (12 easy pieces), piano, op. 65 (1935)
- transcription for cello and orchestra, op. 65a (1935)
- Dumka, piano, op. 65b (1935)
- Summer Day, children's suite, small orchestra, op. 65bis (1941) [Music for Children: nos. 1, 9, 6, 5, 10, 11, 12]
- Music for gymnastic exercises, orchestra, op. 65d (1935)
Six Songs, voice and piano, op. 66 (1935) [2 Choruses, voices and pf, op. 66a; 4 Songs, voices and pf, op. 66b]
Peter and the Wolf, symphonic tale for children, narrator and orchestra, op. 67 (1936)
Three Children's Songs, voice and piano, op. 68 (1936/1939)
Four Marches, military band, op. 69 (1935/1937)
The Queen of Spades, film score, op. 70 (1936)
Boris Godunov, orchestra, op. 70bis (1936)
Evgeny Onegin, orchestra, op. 71 (1936)
Russian Overture, orchestra, op. 72 (1936)
Three Romances on Words by Pushkin, voice and piano, op. 73 (1936)
Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 2 choruses, orch, band, etc., op. 74 (1936/1937)
Songs of Our Times, solo voices, chorus and orchestra, op. 76 (1937)
Hamlet, orchestra, op. 77 (1937/1938) [Gavotte from the Music for "Hamlet", op. 77b, piano]
Alexander Nevsky, film score, mezzo-soprano, chorus and orchestra (1938)
Alexander Nevsky, cantata from the film score, voice, mixed chorus and orchestra, op. 78 (1939)
Three Songs, voice and piano, op. 78b (1939)
Seven Mass Songs, voice and piano, op. 79 (1939)
Violin Sonata No. 1, F minor, violin and piano op. 80 (1938/1946)
Semyon Kotko, opera, op. 81 (1939) [Suite, orchestra, op. 81b, 1941]
Piano Sonata No. 6, A major, op. 82 (1939/1940)
Piano Sonata No. 7, B flat major, op. 83 (1939/1942)
Piano Sonata No. 8, B flat major, op. 84 (1939/1944)
Hail to Stalin, cantata, chorus and orchestra, op. 85 (1939)
Betrothal in a Monastery (The duenna), opera, op. 86 (1940/1941)
- Suite, “Summer Night”, small orchestra, op. 123 (1950)
Cinderella, ballet, op. 87 (1940/1944)
- Three Pieces, piano, op. 95 (1942)
- Three Pieces, piano, op. 96 (1941/1942)
- Ten Pieces, piano, op. 97 (1943)
- Adagio, cello and piano, op. 97bis (1944)
- Six Pieces, piano, op. 102 (1944)
- Suite No. 1, orchestra, op. 107 (1946)
- Suite No. 2, orchestra, op. 108 (1946)
- Suite No. 3, orchestra, op. 109 (1946)
Symphonic March, B flat major, orchestra, op. 88 (1941)
Seven Mass Songs & a March, A major, voices and piano, op. 89 (1941/1942) [March, A flat major, band, op. 89b]
The Year 1941, symphonic suite, orchestra, op. 90 (1941)
Lermontov, film score (1941/1942)
War and Peace, opera, op. 91 (1941/1943) [Suite, orchestra, op. 91bis, 1943]
String Quartet No. 2, F major, op. 92 (1941)
Ballad of an Unknown Boy, cantata, soprano, tenor, chorus and orchestra, op. 93 (1942/1943)
Kotovsky, film score (1942)
The Partisans in the Ukrainian Steppes, film score (1942)
Tonya, film score (1942)
Khan Buzay, opera (1942; incomplete)
Flute Sonata, D major, op. 94 (1943) [arr. as Violin Sonata No. 2, op. 94b, 1944]
Soviet National Anthem, male chorus, op. 98 (1943)
Hymn of the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic (All-Union hymn), male chorus, op. 98a (1946)
March, B flat major, band, op. 99 (1943/1944)
Symphony No. 5, B flat major, orchestra, op. 100 (1944)
Piano Sonata No. 9, C major, op. 103 (1947)
Twelve Russian Folk Songs, voice and piano, op. 104 (1944)
Ode to the End of the War, 8 harps, 4 pianos, orch of woodwinds, perc. and contrabasses, op. 105 (1945)
Two Duets, tenor, bass and piano, op. 106 (1945) [arrangements of Russian folk songs]
Waltz Suite (from Cinderella, War and Peace and Lermontov), orchestra, op. 110 (1946)
Symphony No. 6, E flat minor, orchestra, op. 111 (1945/1947)
Symphony No. 4, C major, orchestra, op. 112 (1947) [complete revision of Symphony No. 4, op. 47, 1929-30]
Thirty Years, festive poem, orchestra, op. 113 (1947)
Flourish, Mighty Land, cantata for 30th anniversary of the October revolution, chorus and orchestra, op. 114 (1947)
Sonata, D major, violin or violins in unison, op. 115 (1947)
Ivan the Terrible, film score, op. 116 (1942/1944) [concert scenario, op. 116a]
The Story of a Real Man, opera, op. 117 (1947/1948)
The Tale of the Stone Flower, ballet, op. 118 (1948/1953) - see details here
- Wedding Suite, orchestra, op. 126 (1951)
- Waltz, op. 126bis, cello and piano (1951)
- Gypsy Fantasy, orchestra, op. 127 (1951)
- Ural Rhapsody, orchestra, op. 128 (1951)
- Mistress of Copper Mountain, orchestra, op. 129 (1951; unrealized)
Distant Seas, opera (1948; incomplete)
Cello Sonata, C major, cello and piano, op. 119 (1949)
Pushkin Waltzes, orchestra, op. 120 (1949)
Soldiers' Marching Song, chorus, op. 121 (1950)
Winter Bonfire, suite, narrators, boy's chorus and orchestra, op. 122 (1949/1950)
On Guard for Peace, oratorio, mezzo-soprano, narrators, chorus, boy's chorus and orchestra, op. 124 (1950)
Symphony-Concertante, E minor, cello and orchestra, op. 125 (1950/1951)
The Meeting of the Volga and the Don, festive poem, orchestra, op. 130 (1951)
Symphony No. 7, C sharp minor, orchestra, op. 131 (1951/1952)
Cello Concertino, G minor, cello and orchestra, op. 132 (1952; incomplete; completed by Rostropovich and Kabalevsky]
Piano Concerto No. 6, 2 pianos and string orchestra, op. 133 (1952; incomplete)
About Sheatfish, song after Mikhailov, voice and piano, op. 133b (1952)
Sonata for Solo Cello, C sharp minor, op. 134 (1952; incomplete; completed by V. Blok)
Piano Sonata No. 5 (2nd version), C major, op. 135 (1952/1953) [complete revision of original, op. 38, 1923]
Symphony No. 2, D minor, op. 136 (1952; unrealized revision of original, op. 40)
Piano Sonata No. 10, C minor, op. 137 (1953; partially completed)
Piano Sonata No. 11, op. 138 (1953; unrealized)
WORKS BY GENRE Prokofiev Links ~ top of page ~
Dramatic/Theater
Maddalena, opera in one act, op. 13 (1911/1913)
The Gambler, opera, op. 24 (1915/1917)
The Love for Three Oranges, opera, op. 33 (1919)
The Fiery Angel, opera, op. 37 (1921/1923)
Semyon Kotko, opera, op. 81 (1939)
Betrothal in a Monastery (The duenna), opera, op. 86 (1940/1941)
War and Peace, opera, op. 91 (1941/1943)
Khan Buzay, opera (1942; incomplete)
The Story of a Real Man, opera, op. 117 (1947/1948)
Distant Seas, opera (1948; incomplete)
Ballet
Ala i Lolli, ballet, op. 20a (1914/1915) [arr, as Scythian Suite, suite from Ala i Lolli, orchestra, op. 20, 1915]
The Tale of the Buffoon (Chout), ballet, op. 21 (1915)
Trapeze, ballet, op. 39a (1924) [arr. from Quintet, G minor, oboe, clarinet, violin, viola and double bass, op. 39, 1924]
Le Pas d'Acier (The Steel Step), ballet, op. 41 (1925/1926)
The Prodigal Son, ballet, op. 46 (1928/1929)
On the Dniepr, ballet, op. 51 (1930/1931)
Romeo and Juliet, ballet, op. 64 (1935/1936)
Cinderella, ballet, op. 87 (1940/1944)
The Tale of the Stone Flower, ballet, op. 118 (1948/1953) - see details here
Orchestra
Sinfonietta in A major, orchestra, op. 5 (1909) [completely revised op. 48, 1929]
Dreams, symphonic tableau, orchestra, op.6 (1910)
Autumn, symphonic sketch, small symphonic orchestra, op. 8 (1910)
Suite "Moments and Sarcasm", orchestra, op. 17b (1912/1914) [from Sarcasms, piano, op. 17, 1912/1914]
Scythian Suite, suite from Ala i Lolli, orchestra, op. 20 (1915) [Ala i Lolli, ballet, op. 20a (1914/1915)]
The Tale of the Buffoon (Chout), ballet, op. 21 (1915)
Visions Fugitives (twenty pieces), orchestra, op. 22 (1915/1917) [arr. from original piano work]
Classical Symphony (Symphony No. 1), D major, op. 25 (1916/1917)
Andante, orchestra, op. 29bis (1934) [from Piano Sonata No. 4]
Suite from The Love for Three Oranges, orchestra, op. 33bis (1919; arr. 1924)
Overture on Hebrew Themes, orchestra, op. 34b (1934) [arr. from orig. chamber work, 1919]
Symphony No. 2, D minor, op. 40 (1924/1925) [unrealized revision, op. 136, 1952]
Suite from Le Pas d'Acier (The Steel Step), orchestra, op. 41b (1925/1926)
American Overture, B flat major, chamber orchestra, op. 42 (1926; arr. for large orchestra, op. 42b, 1928)
Divertissement, orchestra, op. 43 (1925/1929)
Symphony No. 3, C minor, op. 44 (1928)
Suite from The Prodigal Son, orchestra, op. 46b (1928/1929)
Symphony No. 4, C major, op. 47 (1929/1930) [completely revised as op. 112, 1947]
Sinfonietta, A major, op. 48 (1929) [complete revision of Sinfonietta, op. 5, 1909]
Four Portraits and Dánouement from The Gambler, orchestra, op. 49 (1931)
Andante, string orchestra, op. 50b (1930) [from String Quartet No. 1, B minor, op. 50, 1930]
Suite from On the Dniepr, orchestra, op. 51b (1930/1931; arr. 1933)
Symphonic Song, orchestra, op. 57 (1933)
Suite from Lieutenant Kijé, orchestra w/bar. ad lib, op. 60 (1933)
Suite from Egyptian Nights, orchestra, op. 61 (1934; arr. 1938)
Suites from Romeo and Juliet, orchestra (1935/36): No. 1, op. 64b (1936); No. 2, op. 64c (1936); No. 3, op. 101 (1946)
Summer Day, children's suite, small orchestra, op. 65bis (1941) [from Music for Children, 1935: nos. 1, 9, 6, 5, 10, 11, 12]
Music for gymnastic exercises, orchestra, op. 65d (1935) [from Music for Children, 1935]
Peter and the Wolf, symphonic tale for children, narrator and orchestra, op. 67 (1936)
Boris Godunov, orchestra, op. 70bis (1936)
Evgeny Onegin, orchestra, op. 71 (1936)
Russian Overture, orchestra, op. 72 (1936)
Hamlet, orchestra, op. 77 (1937/1938)
Suite from Semyon Kotko, orchestra, op. 81b (1939; arr. 1941)
Suite, “Summer Night”, small orchestra, op. 123 (1950) [from Betrothal in a Monastery, opera, op. 86, 1940/1941]
Suites from Cinderella, orchestra (1949/1944): No. 1, op. 107 (1946); No. 2, op. 108 (1946); No. 3, op. 109 (1946)
Symphonic March, B flat major, orchestra, op. 88 (1941)
The Year 1941, symphonic suite, orchestra, op. 90 (1941)
Suite from War and Peace, orchestra, op. 91bis (1941/1943)
Symphony No. 5, B flat major, orchestra, op. 100 (1944)
Ode to the End of the War, 8 harps, 4 pianos, orch of woodwinds, perc. and contrabasses, op. 105 (1945)
Waltz Suite (from Cinderella, War and Peace and Lermontov), orchestra, op. 110 (1946)
Symphony No. 6, E flat minor, orchestra, op. 111 (1945/1947)
Symphony No. 4, C major, orchestra, op. 112 (1947) [complete revision of Symphony No. 4, op. 47, 1929-30]
Thirty Years, festive poem, orchestra, op. 113 (1947)
Ivan the Terrible, concert scenario, op. 116a (1942/1944) [from film score]
Wedding Suite, orchestra, op. 126 (1951) [from The Tale of the Stone Flower, ballet, op. 118, 1948/1953]
Gypsy Fantasy, orchestra, op. 127 (1951) [from The Tale of the Stone Flower, ballet, op. 118, 1948/1953]
Ural Rhapsody, orchestra, op. 128 (1951) [from The Tale of the Stone Flower, ballet, op. 118, 1948/1953]
Mistress of Copper Mountain, orchestra, op. 129 (1951; unrealized) [from The Tale of the Stone Flower, ballet, op. 118, 1948/1953]
Pushkin Waltzes, orchestra, op. 120 (1949)
The Meeting of the Volga and the Don, festive poem, orchestra, op. 130 (1951)
Symphony No. 7, C sharp minor, orchestra, op. 131 (1951/1952)
Symphony No. 2, D minor, op. 136 (1952; unrealized revision of original, op. 40)
Band
Four Marches, military band, op. 69 (1935/1937)
March, B flat major, band, op. 99 (1943/1944)
Soloist(s) w/Orchestra
Piano Concerto No. 1, D flat major, op. 10 (1911/1912)
Piano Concerto No. 2, G minor, op. 16 (1912/1913)
Violin Concerto No. 1, D major, op. 19 (1916-17)
Piano Concerto No. 3, C major, op. 26 (1917/1921)
Piano Concerto No. 4, B flat major, for the left hand, op. 53 (1931)
Piano Concerto No. 5, G major, op. 55 (1931/1932)
Cello Concerto, E minor, op. 58 (1933/1938)
Violin Concerto No. 2, G minor, op. 63 (1935)
Music for Children (12 easy pieces), cello and orchestra, op. 65a (1935) [from original work for piano]
Symphony-Concertante, E minor, cello and orchestra, op. 125 (1950/1951)
Cello Concertino, G minor, cello and orchestra, op. 132 (1952; incomplete; completed by Rostropovich and Kabalevsky]
Piano Concerto No. 6, 2 pianos and string orchestra, op. 133 (1952; incomplete)
Chorus w/Orchestra
Two Poems of K. Balmont, female chorus and orchestra, op. 7 (1909/1910)
They are Seven, cantata for tenor, chorus and orchestra, op. 30 (1917/1918)
Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution, 2 choruses, orch, band, etc., op. 74 (1936/1937)
Songs of Our Times, solo voices, chorus and orchestra, op. 76 (1937)
Alexander Nevsky, cantata from the film score, voice, mixed chorus and orchestra, op. 78 (1939)
Hail to Stalin, cantata, chorus and orchestra, op. 85 (1939)
Ballad of an Unknown Boy, cantata, soprano, tenor, chorus and orchestra, op. 93 (1942/1943)
Flourish, Mighty Land, cantata for 30th anniversary of the October revolution, chorus and orchestra, op. 114 (1947)
Winter Bonfire, suite, narrators, boy's chorus and orchestra, op. 122 (1949/1950)
On Guard for Peace, oratorio, mezzo-soprano, narrators, chorus, boy's chorus and orchestra, op. 124 (1950)
Choral
Soviet National Anthem, male chorus, op. 98 (1943)
Hymn of the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic (All-Union hymn), male chorus, op. 98a (1946)
Soldiers' Marching Song, chorus, op. 121 (1950)
Chamber
Humoresque Scherzo, 4 bassoons (1915) [from no. 9 of Ten Piano Pieces, op. 12, 1906/13]
Overture on Hebrew Themes, clarinet, string quartet and piano, op. 34 (1919) [arr. for orch, op. 34b, 1934]
Quintet, G minor, oboe, clarinet, violin, viola and double bass, op. 39 (1924) [arr. as ballet, Trapeze, op. 39a]
String Quartet No. 1, B minor, op. 50 (1930) [Andante, string orchestra, op. 50b, 1930]
Sonata, C major, two violins, op. 56 (1932)
String Quartet No. 2, F major, op. 92 (1941)
Solo Instrument
Ballade, C minor, violoncello and piano, op. 15 (1912)
Five Melodies, violin and piano, op. 35bis (1925) [from Five Songs Without Words, voice and piano, op. 35, 1920]
Dance of the Girls from Antilla, cello and piano, op. 64d (1935/36) [from Romeo and Juliet, ballet]
Violin Sonata No. 1, F minor, violin and piano op. 80 (1938/1946)
Adagio, cello and piano, op. 97bis (1944) [from Cinderella, ballet, op. 87, 1940/1944]
Flute Sonata, D major, op. 94 (1943) [arr. as Violin Sonata No. 2, op. 94b, 1944]
Violin Sonata No. 2, op. 94b, 1944 [arr. from Flute Sonata, 1943]
Sonata, D major, violin or violins in unison, op. 115 (1947)
Waltz, op. 126bis, cello and piano (1951) [from The Tale of the Stone Flower, ballet, op. 118, 1948/1953]
Cello Sonata, C major, cello and piano, op. 119 (1949)
Sonata for Solo Cello, C sharp minor, op. 134 (1952; incomplete; completed by V. Blok)
Piano
Piano Sonata No. 1, F minor, op. 1 (1909)
Four Etudes, piano, op. 2 (1909)
Four Pieces, piano, op. 3 (1911) [Revision of four early pieces, 1907-1908]
Four Pieces, piano, op. 4 (1910/1912) [Revision of four early pieces, 1908]
Toccata, C major, piano, op. 11 (1912)
Ten Pieces, piano, op. 12 (1906/1913) [Humoresque Scherzo, 4 bassoons (1915) - after op. 12, no. 9]
Piano Sonata No. 2 , D minor, op. 14 (1912)
Sarcasms (five pieces), piano, op. 17 (1912/1914) [Suite "Moments and Sarcasm", op. 17b, orchestra]
Visions Fugitives (twenty pieces), piano, op. 22 (1915/1917) [also for orchestra]
Piano Sonata No. 3 ("From old notebooks"), A minor, op. 28 (1917) (After Sonata No. 3, 1907)
Piano Sonata No. 4 ("From old notebooks"), C minor, op. 29 (1917) (After Sonata No. 5, 1908)
Tales of an Old Grandmother (four pieces), piano, op. 31 (1918)
Four pieces, piano, op. 32 (1918)
Transcription of Buxtehude's Organ prelude and Fugue in D minor for piano (1918/1920)
Transcription of Schubert's Waltzes in the form of a suite for piano (1918/1920)
Transcription of Schubert's Waltzes in the form of a suite for piano four hands (1923)
March and Scherzo, piano, op. 33c (1922)
Piano Sonata No. 5, C major, op. 38 (1923) [completely revised as op. 135, 1952/1953]
Things in Themselves (Choses en soi) (two pieces), piano, op. 45 (1928)
Six Pieces, piano, op. 52 (1930/1931)
Two Sonatinas, E minor and G major, piano, op. 54 (1931/1932)
Three Pieces, piano, op. 59 (1933/1944)
Thoughts (Penséés) (three pieces), piano, op. 62 (1933/1934)
Music for Children (12 easy pieces), piano, op. 65 (1935)
Dumka, piano, op. 65b, 1935 [from Music for Children, op. 65, 1935]
Gavotte from the Music for "Hamlet", piano, op. 77b (1937/1938)
Piano Sonata No. 6, A major, op. 82 (1939/1940)
Piano Sonata No. 7, B flat major, op. 83 (1939/1942)
Piano Sonata No. 8, B flat major, op. 84 (1939/1944)
Three Pieces, piano, op. 95 (1942) [from Cinderella, ballet, op. 87, 1940/1944]
Three Pieces, piano, op. 96 (1941/1942) [from Cinderella, ballet, op. 87, 1940/1944]
Ten Pieces, piano, op. 97 (1943) [from Cinderella, ballet, op. 87, 1940/1944]
Six Pieces, piano, op. 102 (1944) [from Cinderella, ballet, op. 87, 1940/1944]
Piano Sonata No. 9, C major, op. 103 (1947)
Piano Sonata No. 5 (2nd version), C major, op. 135 (1952/1953) [complete revision of original, op. 38, 1923]
Piano Sonata No. 10, C minor, op. 137 (1953; partially completed)
Piano Sonata No. 11, op. 138 (1953; unrealized)
Vocal
Two Poems, voice and piano, op. 9 (1910/1911)
The Ugly Duckling, voice and piano/orchestra, op. 18 (1914)
Five Poems, voice and piano, op. 23 (1915)
Five Poems, voice and piano, op. 27 (1916)
Five Songs Without Words, voice and piano, op. 35 (1920) [arr. as 5 Melodies, violin and pf, op. 35bis, 1925]
Melodie, voice and orchestra, op. 35c (1920) [from Five Songs without Words, op. 35, no. 2]
Five Poems, voice and piano, op. 36 (1921)
Vocal Suite from The Fiery Angel, voice and orchestra, op. 37b (1923)
Five Kazakh Popular Songs, voice and piano, op. 43a (1927)
Two Songs, voice and piano, op. 60b (1934)
Six Songs, voice and piano, op. 66 (1935) [2 Choruses, voices and pf, op. 66a; 4 Songs, voices and pf, op. 66b]
Three Children's Songs, voice and piano, op. 68 (1936/1939)
Three Romances on Words by Pushkin, voice and piano, op. 73 (1936)
Three Songs, voice and piano, op. 78b (1939)
Seven Mass Songs, voice and piano, op. 79 (1939)
Seven Mass Songs & a March, A major, voices and piano, op. 89 (1941/1942) [March, A flat major, band, op. 89b]
Twelve Russian Folk Songs, voice and piano, op. 104 (1944)
Two Duets, tenor, bass and piano, op. 106 (1945) [arrangements of Russian folk songs]
About Sheatfish, song after Mikhailov, voice and piano, op. 133b (1952)
Incidental/Film
Lieutenant Kijé, film score (1933)
Egyptian Nights, incidental music, orchestra (1934) [Suite, orchestra, op. 61, 1938]
The Queen of Spades, film score, op. 70 (1936)
Alexander Nevsky, film score, mezzo-soprano, chorus and orchestra (1938) [see also Alexander Nevsky, cantata, op. 78, 1939]
Lermontov, film score (1941/1942)
Kotovsky, film score (1942)
The Partisans in the Ukrainian Steppes, film score (1942)
Tonya, film score (1942)
Ivan the Terrible, film score, op. 116 (1942/1944) [concert scenario, op. 116a]
PROKOFIEV LINKS Works by Genre ~ top of page ~
The Fiery Angel - An Allegorical Lampooning of Stravinsky? (Robert Cummings, Classical Net)
Mystery and Contradiction (Chad Twedt)
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 (Marina Mdivani)
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (Bernard Jacobson, geocities.com/Vienna)
Prokofiev as Pianist (Mark Arnest)
Prokofiev in "The Metropolitan Opera Stories of the Great Operas" (John Freeman, W.W. Norton, books.google.com)
Rare Footage of Sergei Prokoviev (Uncertain Times/YouTube)
Selected Letters of Sergei Prokofiev (edited by Harlow Robinson, UPNE, books.google.com)
Sergei Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky - Concert Study Guides (Choral Arts Society)
Sergei Prokofiev and Chess (Edward Winter, chesshistory.com)
Sincerity in Music (Edward Green)
The Prokofiev Page (composer website)
The Sergei Prokofiev Website
Composer website
Serge Prokofiev Foundation
The Serge Prokofiev Archive (AIM25)
Prokofiev @ Wikipedia
Prokofiev @ About.com
Prokofiev @ American Ballet Theater
Prokofiev @ Answers.com
Prokofiev @ Ballet Met Columbus
Prokofiev @ Boosey & Hawkes
Prokofiev @ Classic Cat
Prokofiev @ Classical Archives
Prokofiev @ Classical Composers Database
Prokofiev @ Classical Music Pages
Prokofiev @ Classical Net
Prokofiev @ ClassicsToday
Prokofiev @ Decca Music Group
Prokofiev @ Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers
Prokofiev @ DSO Kids (Dallas Symphony Orchestra)
Prokofiev @ Everything2.com
Prokofiev @ Facebook
Prokofiev @ Film Reference
Prokofiev @ Find a Grave
Prokofiev @ Fugue Masters
Prokofiev @ GMN ClassicalPlus
Prokofiev @ Great Performance/Peter and the Wolf
Prokofiev @ Humanites Web
Prokofiev @ IMDb (Internet Movie Database)
Prokofiev @ Infoplease
Prokofiev @ Karadar Classical Music
Prokofiev @ Kennedy Center
Prokofiev @ Lesson Tutor
Prokofiev @ Los Angeles Philharmonic
Prokofiev @ Making Music Fun
Prokofiev @ mfiles
Prokofiev @ Music Academy Online
Prokofiev @ The Music Chamber
Prokofiev @ Music Ed Magic
Prokofiev @ Music Under Soviet Rule
Prokofiev @ MusicWeb International
Prokofiev @ MySpaceMusic
Prokofiev @ NationMaster
Prokofiev @ Naxos
Prokofiev @ The New York Times
Prokofiev @ NNDB
Prokofiev @ W.W. Norton
Prokofiev @ Piano Society
Prokofiev @ REC Music Foundation /The Lied and Art Song Texts Page
Prokofiev @ The Rice Brothers and Friends
Prokofiev @ G. Schirmer
Prokofiev @ Soundtrack Express also here (via google)
Prokofiev @ Squidoo
Prokofiev @ Suite101
Prokofiev @ The Symphony - An Interactive Guide
Prokofiev @ UNjobs
Prokofiev @ wanadoo.nl (Onno van Rijen)
Prokofiev @ Who2.com
Prokofiev @ Yahoo Music Groups
Streaming Audio
Prokofiev @ The Classical MIDI Connection
Prokofiev @ Classical Masterpieces
Prokofiev @ Classical Archives
Prokofiev @ GMN ClassicalPlus
Prokofiev @ Kunst der Fuge
Prokofiev @ last.fm
Prokofiev @ MidiWorld
Prokofiev @ W.W. Norton
Prokofiev @ NPRmusic
Prokofiev @ PRX (Public Radio Exchange)
Prokofiev @ Rhapsody
Prokofiev @ Stan's Classical Music MIDI Archive (Stan's Music Page)
Recordings
Prokofiev @ ArkivMusic
Prokofiev @ ClassicsOnline
Prokofiev @ YouTube
Prokofiev on Prokofiev (Playing the Piano and Talking About His Music) * Translation
* Translation
Interviewer: Sergei Sergeevich, maybe you will tell our viewers about your work?
Prokofiev: Well, right now I am working on a symphonic suite of waltzes, which will include three waltzes from Cinderella, two waltzes from the War and Peace, and one waltz from the movie score Lermontov. [The War and Peace] has just been brilliantly produced in Leningrad, where the composer Cheshko (?) made an especially noteworthy appearance as a tenor, giving a superb performance in the role of Pierre Bezukhoff. Besides this suite, I am working on a Sonata for violin and piano [No. 1 in F minor], upon completion of which I will resume work on the Sixth Symphony, which I had started last year. I have just completed three suites from the ballet Cinderella and I am now turning the score over to copyists for the writing out of parts, so most likely the suites will be ready to be performed at the beginning of the fall season.
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