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Sergei Prokofiev (Russian: Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев, 1891 -1953) was a major russian/ soviet composer of the 20th century. Prokofiev was born in Sontsovka (now Krasne in Donetsk oblast, Ukraine).
Prokofiev took piano, theory, and composition lessons from Reinhold Glière, then enrolled at the St. Petersburg Conservatory when he was thirteen. He took theory with Anatoly Lyadov, orchestration with Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and became lifelong friends with Nicolai Myaskovsky. After graduating, he began performing in St. Petersburg and in Moscow, then in Western Europe, all the while writing more music.
Prokofiev’s earliest fame was as a pianist and composer for the piano, with works like the Sarcasms, op. 17 (1912-1914), and Visions fugitives, op. 22 (1915-1917), and his first few piano sonatas. He also wrote orchestral works, concertos, and operas, and talked to Sergei Diaghilev about producing ballets. The years immediately after the Revolution were spent in the U.S., where Prokofiev tried to follow Sergei Rachmaninov’s lead and make his way as a pianist/composer. His commission for The Love for Three Oranges came from the Chicago Opera in 1919, but overall Prokofiev was disappointed by his American reception, and he returned to Europe in 1922.
He married singer Lina Llubera in 1923, and the couple moved to Paris. He continued to compose on commission, meeting with mixed success from both critics and the public. He had maintained contact with the Soviet Union, even toured there in 1927. The Love for Three Oranges was part of the repertory there, and the government commissioned the music for the film Lieutenant Kijé and other pieces from him. In 1936, he decided to return to the Soviet Union with his wife and two sons.
Prokofiev took piano, theory, and composition lessons from Reinhold Glière, then enrolled at the St. Petersburg Conservatory when he was thirteen. He took theory with Anatoly Lyadov, orchestration with Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and became lifelong friends with Nicolai Myaskovsky. After graduating, he began performing in St. Petersburg and in Moscow, then in Western Europe, all the while writing more music.
Prokofiev’s earliest fame was as a pianist and composer for the piano, with works like the Sarcasms, op. 17 (1912-1914), and Visions fugitives, op. 22 (1915-1917), and his first few piano sonatas. He also wrote orchestral works, concertos, and operas, and talked to Sergei Diaghilev about producing ballets. The years immediately after the Revolution were spent in the U.S., where Prokofiev tried to follow Sergei Rachmaninov’s lead and make his way as a pianist/composer. His commission for The Love for Three Oranges came from the Chicago Opera in 1919, but overall Prokofiev was disappointed by his American reception, and he returned to Europe in 1922.
He married singer Lina Llubera in 1923, and the couple moved to Paris. He continued to compose on commission, meeting with mixed success from both critics and the public. He had maintained contact with the Soviet Union, even toured there in 1927. The Love for Three Oranges was part of the repertory there, and the government commissioned the music for the film Lieutenant Kijé and other pieces from him. In 1936, he decided to return to the Soviet Union with his wife and two sons.
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RobM64 wrote:
His piano concertos are the best
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JustChewIt wrote:
perfect....
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affasf wrote:
Sonata No.6, op.82 = Mother Of God
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Forteski wrote:
Erudite music group: http://www.last.fm/group/Erudite+Music
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loiccv wrote:
Can't get enough of the last movement of Piano concerto III.
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andrewmunkoh wrote:
brilliant
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RaquelTogepi wrote:
He + Eisenstein = eternal love
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FallingUpwards7 wrote:
Отличный.
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arthurrrw wrote:
dance of the knights, +
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XevildollX wrote:
Violin Concert is pure <3
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ribbane wrote:
neyolop, +
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gabiioiq wrote:
symphony n. 5 <3
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syllannibal wrote:
Dance of the Knights is a masterpiece
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HeyYouBitch wrote:
taniec kurcząt w skorupkach - tylko to pamiętam z lekcji audycji w szkole muzycznej
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Erkan-Yilmaz wrote:
Sergei Prokofiev + Gustav Mahler are still leading our plays (see my message below)
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neyolop wrote:
Музыка Прокофьева — крупнейшего композитора 20 в. — воплощает гармоничное и радостное ощущение жизни, проникнута духом деятельной энергии. Она разнообразна по содержанию, соединяющему в себе эпос и лирику, драматизм и юмор, характеристичность и психологизм. Прочно связанное с традициями прошлого, творчество Прокофьева раздвинуло границы музыкального искусства в области языка, содержания, средств выразительности, представляя собой передовое и новаторское явление современной эпохи.
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Erkan-Yilmaz wrote:
Sergei Prokofiev appears in group Musicology (for a time frame of 2.5 months) together with Gustav Mahler as artist played "Unique to this Group".
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eusa_kills wrote:
Piano Concerto No. 3 is a bit too fragmented for me to really get into.
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pointlessdude wrote:
One of the best composers, evarrr
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- Feb 17 A Russian Spectacular: Prokofiev and Shostakovich Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, United States
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