Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) Russian

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List of Prokofiev's Compositions

Prokofiev's Operas

Important works include (in chronological order):

Piano Concerto No. 1 in D♭ major, Op. 10

Toccata in D minor, Op. 11, for piano

Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14

Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16

Sarcasms, Op. 17, for piano

Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19

Scythian Suite, Op. 20, suite for orchestra

Chout, Op. 21, ballet in six scenes

Visions fugitives, Op. 22, set of twenty piano pieces

The Gambler, Op. 24, opera in four acts

Symphony No. 1 in D major Classical, Op. 25

Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26

Tales of an Old Grandmother, Op. 31, four piano pieces

The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33, opera in four acts

Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op. 34, for clarinet and piano quintet

Quintet, Op. 39, for oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, and double-bass

The Fiery Angel, Op. 37, opera in five acts

Symphony No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40

Le pas d'acier, Op. 41, ballet in two scenes

Divertimento, Op. 43

Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 44

The Prodigal Son, Op. 46, ballet in three scenes

Symphony No. 4 in C major, Op. 47 (revised as Op. 112)

Sinfonietta, Op. 5/48

Four Portraits from The Gambler, Op. 49

String Quartet No. 1 in B minor, Op. 50

Symphonic Song, Op. 57

Lieutenant Kije, Op. 60, suite for orchestra, includes the famous Troika

Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63

Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, ballet in four acts, contains the famous "Dance of the Knights"

Suite No. 1 from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64bis

Suite No. 2 from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64ter

Suite No. 3 from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 101

Ten Pieces for Piano from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75

Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67, a children's tale for narrator and orchestra

Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78, cantata for mezzo-soprano, chorus, and orchestra

Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80

The Three War Sonatas:

Piano Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 82

Piano Sonata No. 7 in B♭ major, Op. 83

Piano Sonata No. 8 in B♭ major, Op. 84

Betrothal in a Monastery, Op. 86, opera

Cinderella, Op. 87, ballet in three acts

War and Peace, Op. 91, opera in thirteen scenes

String Quartet No. 2 in F major, Op. 92

Flute Sonata in D, Op. 94 (later arranged as Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 94a)

Symphony No. 5 in B♭ major, Op. 100

Piano Sonata No. 9 in C major, Op. 103

Symphony No. 6 in E♭ minor, Op. 111

Ivan the Terrible, Op. 116, music for Eisenstein's film

The Tale of the Stone Flower, Op. 118, ballet in two acts

Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 125

Symphony No. 7 in C♯ minor, Op. 131


Full Works:

Ballets[edit]

• Ala i Lolli, Op. 20 (1914–15), mostly incorporated into Scythian Suite (see below)
• Chout / The Tale of the Buffoon, Op. 21 (1915, rev. 1920)
• Trapeze, Op. 39 (1924), mostly incorporated into Quintet, Op. 39 (1924) (see Chamber Music below)
• Le pas d'acier / The Steel Step, Op. 41 (1925–26)
• The Prodigal Son, Op. 46 (1928–29)
• On the Dnieper / Sur le Borysthène, Op. 51 (1930–31)
• Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (1935–36), includes Montagues and Capulets
• Cinderella, Op. 87 (1940–44)
• The Tale of the Stone Flower, Op. 118 (1948–53)

Incidental music[edit]

• Egyptian Nights (1934)
• Boris Godunov, Op. 70bis (1936)
• Eugene Onegin, Op. 71 (1936)
• Hamlet, Op. 77 (1937–38)

Film music[edit]

• Lieutenant Kijé (1934), also arranged as an orchestral suite (see below)
• The Queen of Spades (1936), after Pushkin
• Alexander Nevsky (1938), film directed by Sergei Eisenstein (also exists in the form of a cantata, see below)
• Ivan the Terrible, Op. 116 (1942–45), film directed by Sergei Eisenstein (also exists in various concert forms arranged by various people)

Symphonies[edit]

• Symphony No. 1 in D Classical, Op. 25 (1916–17)
• Symphony No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40 (1924–25)
• Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 44 (1928)
• Symphony No. 4 in C (original version), Op. 47 (1929–30)
• Symphony No. 5 in B♭, Op. 100 (1944)
• Symphony No. 6 in E♭ minor, Op. 111 (1945–47)
• Symphony No. 4 in C (revised version), Op. 112 (1947)
• Symphony No. 7 in C♯ minor, Op. 131 (1951–52)

Orchestral suites[edit]

• Suites (3) from "Romeo and Juliet"
  • Suite No. 1, Op. 64bis (1936)
  • Suite No. 2, Op. 64ter (1936)
  • Suite No. 3, Op. 101 (1946)
• Suites (3) from "Cinderella"
  • Suite No. 1, Op. 107 (1946)
  • Suite No. 2, Op. 108 (1946)
  • Suite No. 3, Op. 109 (1946)
• Suites (4) from "The Tale of the Stone Flower"
  • Wedding Suite, Op. 126 (1951)
  • Gypsy Fantasy, Op. 127 (1951)
  • Urals Rhapsody, Op. 128 (1951)
  • The Mistress of Copper Mountain Op. 129 (1951; unfinished)
• Scythian Suite, Op. 20 (from "Ala i Lolli") (1914–15)
• Suite from "Chout", Op. 21bis (1920)
• Suite from "The Love for Three Oranges", Op. 33bis (1919, rev. 1924)
• Vocal Suite from "The Fiery Angel", Op. 37bis (1923; incomplete)
• Suite from "Le pas d'acier", Op. 41bis (1926)
• Suite from "The Prodigal Son", Op. 46bis (1929)
• Suite from "The Gambler" ("Four Portraits and Denouement"), Op. 49 (1931)
• Suite from "On the Dnieper", Op. 51bis (1933)
• Suite from "Lieutenant Kijé", Op. 60 (1934)
• Suite from "Egyptian Nights", Op. 61 (1938)
• Suite from "Semyon Kotko", Op. 81bis (1941)
• Waltz Suite, Op. 110 (1946) (includes waltzes from "War and Peace," "Cinderella," and "Lermontov")
• Summer Night, suite from "Betrothal in a Monastery", Op. 123 (1950)

Other orchestral works[edit]

• Sinfonietta in A (original version), Op. 5 (1909)
• Dreams, Op. 6 (1910)
• Autumnal, Op. 8 (1910)
• Andante from Piano Sonata No. 4, arranged for orchestra, Op. 29bis (1934)
• Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op. 34bis (based on chamber version) (1934)
• American Overture, Op. 42 (1926), for 17 instruments
• American Overture, Op. 42bis (1928), for full orchestra
• Divertimento, Op. 43 (1925–29) (also exists in a piano transcription, see transcriptions for piano below)
• Sinfonietta in A (revised version of Op. 5), Op. 48 (1929)
• Andante from String Quartet No. 1, arranged for string orchestra, Op. 50bis (1930)
• Symphonic Song, Op. 57 (1933)
• Russian Overture, Op. 72 (1936) (2 differently orchestrated versions)
• Symphonic March, Op. 88 (1941)
• The Year 1941, Op. 90 (1941)
• Ode to the End of the War, Op. 105 (1945), for winds, 8 harps, 4 pianos, percussion, and double basses
• Thirty Years, Op. 113 (1947), festive poem for orchestra
• Pushkin Waltzes, Op. 120 (1949)
• The Meeting of the Volga and the Don, Op. 130 (1951), festive poem for orchestra

Concertos[edit]

• Piano:
  • Piano Concerto No. 1 in D♭, Op. 10 (1911–12)
  • Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16 (1912–13, lost, re-written in 1923)
  • Piano Concerto No. 3 in C, Op. 26 (1917–21)
  • Piano Concerto No. 4 in B♭, Op. 53 (1931), for left hand (written for Paul Wittgenstein)
  • Piano Concerto No. 5 in G, Op. 55 (1932)
  • Piano Concerto No. 6, Op. 134 (1953–unfinished)
• Violin:
  • Violin Concerto No. 1 in D, Op. 19 (1916–17)
  • Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63 (1935)
• Cello:
  • Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 58 (1933–38)
  • Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 125 (1950–52)
  • Cello Concertino in G minor, Op. 132 (1953–unfinished) (one version completed by Kabalevsky, another by Vladimir Blok)

Vocal orchestral[edit]

• Two Poems for Female Chorus and Orchestra, Op. 7 (1909–10)
• The Ugly Duckling, Op. 18 (1914), for soprano and orchestra
• Seven, They Are Seven, Op. 30 (1917–18, rev. 1933), cantata for tenor, chorus, and large orchestra
• Melodie, Op. 35bis (1920), for female voice and orchestra
• Vocal Suite from The Fiery Angel, Op. 37bis (1923, incomplete)
• Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 (1936), a children's story for narrator and orchestra
• Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution, Op. 74 (1936–37), cantata for 2 choruses, orchestra, military band, accordion band, and percussion band
• Songs of Our Days, Op. 76 (1937), for chorus and orchestra
• Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78 (1939), cantata for mezzo-soprano, chorus, and orchestra
• Zdravitsa, Op. 85 (1939), cantata for chorus and orchestra (also known as 'Hail to Stalin')
• Ballad of an Unknown Boy, Op. 93 (1942–43), for soloists, chorus, and orchestra
• Flourish, Mighty Land, Op. 114 (1947), cantata for chorus and orchestra
• Winter Bonfire, Op. 122 (1949–50), for boy's choir and small orchestra
• On Guard for Peace, Op. 124 (1950), cantata for chorus and orchestra

Choral[edit]

• Six Songs, Op. 66 (1935)
• Seven Songs and a March, Op. 89 (1941–42)
• National Anthem and All-Union Hymn, Op. 98 (1943 and 1946)
• Soldiers' Marching Song, Op. 121 (1950)

Songs[edit]

• Two Poems, Op. 9 (1910–11)
• The Ugly Duckling, Op. 18 (1914)
• Five Poems, Op. 23 (1915)
• Five Poems after Akhmatova, Op. 27 (1916)
• Five Songs Without Words, Op. 35 (1920)
• Five Poems after Bal'mont, Op. 36 (1921)
• Five Kazakh Songs (1927)
• Two Songs from Lieutenant Kijé, Op. 60bis (1934)
• Three Children's Songs, Op. 68 (1936)
• Three Romances after Pushkin, Op. 73 (1936)
• Three Songs from Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78bis (1939)
• Seven Songs, Op. 79 (1939)
• Twelve Russian Folksongs, Op. 104 (1944)
• Two Duets, Op. 106 (1945)
• Broad and Deep the River Flows (1957)

Chamber music[edit]

• Humoresque scherzo, Op. 12bis (1915) (for four bassoons)
• Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op. 34 (1919) (for clarinet, string quartet and piano)
• Quintet in G minor, Op. 39 (1924) (for oboe, clarinet, violin, viola and double bass)
• String Quartet No. 1 in B minor, Op. 50 (1930)
• Sonata for Two Violins in C, Op. 56 (1932)
• String Quartet No. 2 in F, Op. 92 (1941)

Instrumental[edit]

• Violin
  • Five Melodies for Violin and Piano, Op. 35bis (1925)
  • Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80 (1946)
  • Violin Sonata No. 2 in D, Op. 94a (1943; based on Flute Sonata in D, Op. 94)
  • Sonata for Solo Violin / Unison Violins in D, Op. 115 (1947)
• Cello
  • Ballade for Cello and Piano, Op. 15 (1912)
  • Adagio for Cello and Piano, Op. 97bis (1944)
  • Cello Sonata in C, Op. 119 (1949)
  • Sonata for Solo Cello in C♯ minor (completed posthumously by Vladimir Blok), Op. 134 (1952, completed 1972)
• Flute
  • Flute Sonata in D, Op. 94 (1943)

Piano sonatas[edit]

• Piano Sonatas – six juvenile: 1904, 1907 (revised for Op.1), 1907 (revised for Op.28), 1907–08, 1908 (revised for Op.29), 1908–09
• Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 1 (1907–09)
• Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14 (1912)
• Piano Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 28 (1907–17)
• Piano Sonata No. 4 in C minor, Op. 29 (1908–17)
• Piano Sonata No. 5 in C major (original version), Op. 38 (1923)
• Piano Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 82 (1939–40)
• Piano Sonata No. 7 in B♭ major Stalingrad, Op. 83 (1939–42)
• Piano Sonata No. 8 in B♭ major, Op. 84 (1939–44)
• Piano Sonata No. 9 in C major, Op. 103 (1947)
• Piano Sonata No. 5 in C major (revised version), Op. 135 (1952–53)
• Piano Sonata No. 10 in E minor, Op. 137 (unfinished) (1952)
• Piano Sonata No. 11, Op. 138 (unrealized)

Other piano works[edit]

• Four Etudes for Piano, Op. 2 (1909)
• Four Pieces for Piano, Op. 3 (1911)
• Four Pieces for Piano, Op. 4 (1910–12)
• Toccata in D minor, Op. 11 (1912)
• Ten Pieces for Piano, Op. 12 (1906–13)
• Sarcasms, five pieces for piano, Op. 17 (1912–14)
• Visions fugitives, 20 pieces for piano, Op. 22 (1915–17)
• Tales of an Old Grandmother, Op. 31 (1918)
• Four Pieces for Piano, Op. 32 (1918)
• Schubert Waltzes (1920)
• Fantasia on Scheherazade (1926)
• Things in Themselves, 2 pieces for piano, Op. 45 (1928)
• Two Sonatinas for Piano, Op. 54 (1931–32)
• Three Pieces for Piano, Op. 59 (1933–34)
• Pensées, 3 pieces for piano, Op. 62 (1933–34)
• Music for Children, 12 easy pieces, Op. 65 (1935)
• Dumka (after 1933)

Transcriptions for piano[edit]

• March and Scherzo from "The Love for Three Oranges", Op. 33ter (1922)
• Divertissement, Op. 43bis (1938)
• Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 52 from a variety of sources (1930–31)
• Ten Pieces from "Romeo and Juliet", Op. 75 (1937)
• Gavotte from "Hamlet", Op. 77bis (1938)
• Three Pieces from "Cinderella", Op. 95 (1942)
• Three Pieces for Piano, Op. 96 from "War and Peace" and "Lermontov" (1941–42)
• Ten Pieces from "Cinderella", Op. 97 (1943)
• Six Pieces from "Cinderella", Op. 102 (1944)