Sergei Prokofiev

Interestingly there are two different versions of Prokofiev’s second piano concerto the first written between 1912 and 1913 the second written in 1923. However during the Russian Civil War the original manuscript of the Concerto was destroyed in a fire in Prokofiev’s apartment in St. Petersburg. In 1923 he recreated the score from memory effectively composing the second edition of the work which was very different. Prokofiev wrote to a friend: I have so completely rewritten the second concerto that it might be considered the fourth (his third piano concerto having been written in the meantime).At the time of composition the concerto's wild temperamentleft some exalted whereas others were horrified by the jarring and at the time futuristic sound. Today however it is generally recognised as a masterpiece and is one of the most virtuosic works in the piano concerto repertoire.Available here is the Hawkes Pocket Score edition (No.877) of Prokoviev’s virtuosic Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor Op.16 and is ideal for study and perusal usage.

Hawkes Pocket Scores HPS 1322-Study Score - Hawkes Pocket Score 1322. Prokofiev S

Russian composer Serge Prokofiev completed his Symphony No.2 Op.40 In D Minor in 1924 and it is sometimes referred to as Iron and Steel. This is a practical Study Score format (Hawkes Pocket Score 1111) where it has been transcribed and written in C.

Ballet Op. 75 - 10 Pieces. Par PROKOFIEV SERGEI. Available in France and Belgium only! Sergei Prokofiev's Romeo Et Juliette Ballet Op. 75 - 10 Pieces for Piano. Available in France and Belgium only! Sergei Prokofiev's Romeo Et Juliette Ballet Op. 75 - 10 Pieces for Piano./ Répertoire / Piano

This collection of Sonatas For Piano contains Prokofiev?s Sonatas Nos. 6-9 i.e. Opp. 82 83 84 and 103. The three ?War Sonatas? (Opp. 83-4) were written between 1940 and 1944 while No. 9 was finished in 1947 just after the war. They were among the last works he completed before the infamous Zhdanov Doctrine was implemented which severely restricted his artistic freedom. Serge Prokofiev (1891-1953) was a Ukrainian-born Soviet composer pianist and conductor. He is best remembered for his 1936 children?s theatrical work Peter And The Wolf but he also wrote several operas symphonies ballets and concertos. He was a leading figure in the Neoclassical movement; his dissonant harmonies and virtuosic style frequently shocked audiences and helped establish him as one of the foremost composers of his generation.

Serge Prokofiev trois pièces de Roméo & Juliette transcrites pour orgue par Jean-Paul Imbert La jeune Juliette Montaigus et Capulets Pater Lorenzo

The Russian ballet director Sergei Diaghilev commissioned many composers to write music for the theatre. This was what caused Serge Prokofiev to compose the four part Scytische Suite (also known as Ala and Lolli) in 1916 from which The Enemy God and the Dance of the Spirits can be heard on this CD. This suite is one of Prokofiev's first works and received negative criticism following its first performance on account of its being 'uncivilised'. Prokofiev himself wrote after this first performance '. . . The timpani player beat the skin of the timpani to tatters and the whole orchestra voiced a protest. A cellist complained that he only put up with the violence createdby the blaring brass on account of his sick wife and three children . . .'.

Cinq mouvements courts en contraste des styles pour les violonistes avancés. / Violon Et Piano