"L'Amour des trois oranges" is a satirical opera by Prokofiev. The orchestral suite was compiled from the opera for concert use. The suite lasts for 15 to 20 minutes and is in 6 movements. 1. The...

It is a little-known fact that Prokofiev's Op.115 Sonata was not originally intended as a work for solo violin, but rather for a group of twenty or so violinists playing in unison, a prevalent...

"The number of places in which I wrote the Concerto shows the kind of nomadic concert-tour life I led then. The main theme of the 1st movement was written in Paris, the first theme of the 2nd...

Prokofiev extracted three orchestral suites and a set of ten piano transcriptions from his ballet masterpiece "Romeo and Juliet" (one of the most enduringly popular ballets). Suite No. 1 from Romeo...

Composed in 1933, for the film "Lieutenant Kijé". The troika is frequently used in films and documentaries for Christmas scenes and scenes involving snow. The suite, in five movements broadly...

"Cinderella" is a ballet (Op.87) composed by S. 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...

Piano Score Based on William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet", it is today on of the most enduringly popular ballets. Prokofiev reduced selected music from the ballet in 1937 for piano, which...

Peter and the Wolf, for narrator and orchestra, was composed in 1936 and is recognized as one of Prokofiev's most famous works. It's a children's story, with both music and text by the composer...