Listening Through The Dictionary of Composers and Their Music
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Bio
Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev was born in modern-day Ukraine, then a part of the Russian Empire. His mother introduced him to music and he began composing as a child. He studied under Glière initially and then enrolled in the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. He met and studied under Glazunov & briefly Rimsky-Korsakov and was friends with Myaskovsky. He gained international renown and traveled the world, but eventually returned and settled in Moscow. He died the same day as Josef Stalin.
Music
Symphony No. 5
Symphony No. 4 in C major
Piano Concerto No. 3
Symphony No. 3
Symphony No. 6
Symphony No. 7
Symphony No. 1 "Symphonie classique"
Piano Concerto No. 1
Piano Concerto No. 2
Violin Concerto No. 1
Cinderella
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