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Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (/prəˈkɒfiɛf, proʊ-, -ˈkɔː-, -ˈkoʊ-, -jɛf, -jɛv, -iəf/;Russian: Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев, tr. Sergej Sergeevič Prokof'ev; 15/27 April 1891 – 5 March 1953) was a Russian and Soviet composer, pianist and conductor. As the creator of acknowledged masterpieces across numerous musical genres, he is regarded as one of the major composers of the 20th century. His works include such widely heard works as the March from The Love for Three Oranges, the suite Lieutenant Kijé, the ballet Romeo and Juliet – from which "Dance of the Knights" is taken – and Peter and the Wolf. Of the established forms and genres in which he worked, he created – excluding juvenilia – seven completed operas, seven symphonies, eight ballets, five piano concertos, two violin concertos, a cello concerto, and nine completed piano sonatas.
A graduate of the St Petersburg Conservatory, Prokofiev initially made his name as an iconoclastic composer-pianist, achieving notoriety with a series of ferociously dissonant and virtuosic works for his instrument, including his first two piano concertos. In 1915 Prokofiev made a decisive break from the standard composer-pianist category with his orchestral Scythian Suite, compiled from music originally composed for a ballet commissioned by Sergei Diaghilev of the Ballets Russes. Diaghilev commissioned three further ballets from Prokofiev – Chout, Le pas d'acier and The Prodigal Son – which at the time of their original production all caused a sensation among both critics and colleagues. Prokofiev's greatest interest, however, was opera, and he composed several works in that genre, including The Gambler and The Fiery Angel. Prokofiev's one operatic success during his lifetime was The Love for Three Oranges, composed for the Chicago Opera and subsequently performed over the following decade in Europe and Russia.
1 (one; /ˈwʌn/ or UK /ˈwɒn/, also called unit, unity, and (multiplicative) identity), is a number, a numeral, and the name of the glyph representing that number. It represents a single entity, the unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of unit length is a line segment of length 1.
One, sometimes referred to as unity, is the integer before two and after zero. One is the first non-zero number in the natural numbers as well as the first odd number in the natural numbers.
Any number multiplied by one is that number, as one is the identity for multiplication. As a result, one is its own factorial, its own square, its own cube, and so on. One is also the result of the empty product, as any number multiplied by one is itself. It is also the only natural number that is neither composite nor prime with respect to division, but instead considered a unit.
The glyph used today in the Western world to represent the number 1, a vertical line, often with a serif at the top and sometimes a short horizontal line at the bottom, traces its roots back to the Indians, who wrote 1 as a horizontal line, much like the Chinese character 一. The Gupta wrote it as a curved line, and the Nagari sometimes added a small circle on the left (rotated a quarter turn to the right, this 9-look-alike became the present day numeral 1 in the Gujarati and Punjabi scripts). The Nepali also rotated it to the right but kept the circle small. This eventually became the top serif in the modern numeral, but the occasional short horizontal line at the bottom probably originates from similarity with the Roman numeral I. In some countries, the little serif at the top is sometimes extended into a long upstroke, sometimes as long as the vertical line, which can lead to confusion with the glyph for seven in other countries. Where the 1 is written with a long upstroke, the number 7 has a horizontal stroke through the vertical line.
A piano sonata is a sonata written for a solo piano. Piano sonatas are usually written in three or four movements, although some piano sonatas have been written with a single movement (Scarlatti, Scriabin, Medtner), two movements (Haydn), five (Brahms' Third Piano Sonata) or even more movements. The first movement is generally composed in sonata form.
In the Baroque era, the use of the term "sonata" generally referred to either the sonata da chiesa (church sonata) or sonata da camera (chamber sonata), both of which were sonatas for various instruments (usually one or more violins plus basso continuo). The keyboard sonata was relatively neglected by most composers.
The sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti (of which there are over 500) were the hallmark of the Baroque keyboard sonata, though they were for the most part unpublished during Scarlatti's lifetime. The majority of these sonatas are in one-movement binary form, both sections being in the same tempo and utilizing the same thematic material. These sonatas are prized for both their technical difficulty and their musical and formal ingenuity. The influence of Spanish folk music is evident in Scarlatti's sonatas.
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays. Today, the title characters are regarded as archetypal young lovers.
Romeo and Juliet belongs to a tradition of tragic romances stretching back to antiquity. The plot is based on an Italian tale translated into verse as The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet by Arthur Brooke in 1562, and retold in prose in Palace of Pleasure by William Painter in 1567. Shakespeare borrowed heavily from both, but expanded the plot by developing a number of supporting characters, particularly Mercutio and Paris. Believed to have been written between 1591 and 1595, the play was first published in a quarto version in 1597. The text of the first quarto version was of poor quality, however, and later editions corrected the text to conform more closely with Shakespeare's original.
A piano concerto is a concerto written for a piano accompanied by an orchestra or other large ensemble.
Keyboard concerti were common in the time of Johann Sebastian Bach. Occasionally, Bach's harpsichord concerti are played on piano.
In the 17th and 18th centuries, typical concertos for keyboard were organ concertos and harpsichord concertos, such as those written by George Friedrich Handel and Johann Sebastian Bach.
As the piano developed and became accepted, composers naturally started writing concerti for it. This happened in the late 18th century, during the Classical music era. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was the most important composer in the early development of the form. Mozart's body of masterly piano concerti put his stamp firmly on the genre well into the Romantic era.
Mozart wrote many piano concertos for himself to perform (his 27 piano concertos also include concerti for two and three pianos). With the rise of the piano virtuoso, many composer-pianists did likewise, notably Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin, and Robert Schumann—and also lesser-known musicians like Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Joseph Wölfl, Carl Maria von Weber, John Field, Ferdinand Ries, and F. X. Mozart.
The Best of Prokofiev
Prokofiev - Dance of the Knights
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Sergei Prokofiev - Battle On The Ice
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, No 13 Dance of the Knights (Valery Gergiev, LSO)
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B flat major (Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Proms 2013)
Prokofiev : Symphony 5 ( Full) - BPO Karajan
Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas 1-9 (Complete), Yefim Bronfman
Prokofiev - Cinderella Suite - Cinderella's Waltz
Yuja Wang: Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26 (Claudio Abbado, LUCERNE FESTIVAL)
S. Prokofiev: Toccata op. 11 (Rahman el Bacha)
Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet (Complete Ballet Music)
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 7 / Gergiev · London Symphony Orchestra
Prokofiev - "Classical Symphony" [Symphony no.1, op.25]
Prokofiev-Romeo and Juliet
Prokofiev - Peter And The Wolf March
Prokofiev plays and talks about his music
Prokofiev Lieutenant Kijé (Suite), Op. 60
Martha Argerich - Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No 3 - Previn
Prokofiev - Alexander Nevsky op. 78 (Complet)
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Actors: Kevin MacLeod (composer), Patrick Clement (writer), Patrick Clement (producer), Patrick Clement (director), Patrick Clement (writer), Oron Mendel (actor), Matthew Gilliam (actor), David Michael Harwell (producer), Alanna Goodman (producer), David Michael Harwell (writer), Jeremiah Small (producer), Anna Maria Dwyer (composer), Dennis Parker (producer), Valerie Grimm (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Our "Joe Everybody" hero, Prokofiev, finds himself immersed inside of a strange, but familiar world. Things are not as he remembers them. Yet, he finds his thirst an overwhelming and unquenchable desire. As familiarity turns to elliptical surrealism, soon arrives a character with all of the answers. Somewhat dated in appearance, but unmistakably The Devil, the ominous figure offers a simple answer to Prokofiev's beverage bedevilment. He will gladly exchange a "pitch tinted drink" for his virgin soul. Still unawares of the world in which he now inhabits, Prokofiev thinks nothing of this silly trade and promptly accepts it. Now, having drunk his recently acquired beverage, Prokofiev soon realizes the gravity of the situation. The Devil demands the payment of which he is owed, one Virgin Prokofiev Soul. Panicked, Prokofiev offers a duel, double or nothing. The Devil accepts and they are whisked away to the dueling table. Of course Prokofiev looses, and makes a mad dash in a feeble attempt to escape. Now caught, Prokofiev, pulls one last rabbit out of his hat, and out foxes the Devil with a simple technicality - he had his fingers crossed. Defeated, The Devil promises to return and capture the soul which he still believes is owed to him. As Prokofiev celebrates his victory, he awakes. Laying in his bed. Descending into his kitchen, he finds a full refrigerator of cold refreshing beverages. Sipping from his bottle he turns to leave - sitting confidently behind him is a smiling, laughing Devil. Smugly, he offers a "cheers" in celebration of his now paid-in-full debt. Prokofiev sits up in bed - awake.
Keywords: avant-garde, caligari, christian, cinémathèque, evil, experimental-film, independent-film, magical-realism, neo-noir, period-dramaActors: Leonid Nevedomsky (actor), Vatslav Dvorzhetsky (actor), Petr Shelokhonov (actor), Ivan Pereverzev (actor), Georgi Zhzhyonov (actor), Gennadiy Yukhtin (actor), Natalya Fateeva (actress), Aleksandr Mikhaylov (actor), Sos Sargsyan (actor), Oleg Belov (actor), Yuri Volkov (actor), Ants Eskola (actor), Mikhail Zimin (actor), Nikolai Yeryomenko St. (actor), Vladlen Davydov (actor),
Plot: Set in the Soviet Union in the 70s. Modernization of Soviet metallurgical industry causes a clash between old style Communist bosses and the new generation of engineers and managers. Engineer Ruzaev (Aleksandr Mikhailov) is introducing innovations in technology, but Soviet reality makes it hard for him. Outdated infrastructure causes a cascade of problems, then a major explosion shakes the old metal works where a giant melting pot blows up. Tons of melted steel pour out causing a catastrophe, alluding to dangerous state of affairs in the Soviet Union. Now old-style bosses must be replaced with forward thinking managers.
Keywords: catastrophe, soviet, steel-industry, technologyLove classical music? Learn to play the best PIANO pieces the easiest way: http://tinyurl.com/classic-flowkey Serguei Prokofiev Tracklist: Romeu e Julieta (Trechos das Suítes Nº 1 e 2) 1. Montecchios e Capulettos 2. A Jovem Julieta 3. Frei Lorenzo 4. Dança do Amanhecer 5. Minueto 6. Máscaras 7. Morte de Tibaldo 8. Dança 9. Romeu Diante do Cadáver de Julieta Sinfonia Nº 1, OP. 25, "Clássica" 10. Allegro 11. Larghetto 12. Gavotta. Non Troppo. Allegro 13. Finale. Molto Vivace Suíte Sinfônica , OP. 60, "O Tenente Kijé" 14. O Nascimento de Kijé 15. O Romance de Kijé 16. O Casamento de Kijé 17. A Tróica 18. O Enterro de Kijé Royal Philharmonic Orchestra For more: http://www.melhoresmusicasclassicas.blogspot.com
That music was in a french TV spot (directed by Jean-Paul Goude) for Chanel's perfume "Egoiste"... "Dance of the Knights", by Sergueï Prokofiev....
The Best of Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (23 April 1891 -- 5 March 1953) Prokofiev is regarded as one of the major composers of the 20th century. His works include five piano concertos, nine completed piano sonatas and seven symphonies, and such widely heard works as the March from The Love for Three Oranges, the suite Lieutenant Kijé, the ballet Romeo and Juliet -- from which "Dance of the Knights" is taken -- and Peter and the Wolf. A graduate of the St Petersburg Conservatory, Prokofiev initially made his name as an iconoclastic composer-pianist, achieving notoriety with a series of ferociously dissonant and virtuosic works for his instrument and with his first two piano concertos. Prokofiev's first major success breaking out of the composer-pianist mould was with his purely orchestra...
Composed by Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev Aditional credit: Irina Gelahova, Dmitry Yablonsky; Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Stanislavsky Chorus. Link to the CD at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Alexander-Nevsky-Prokofiev/dp/B00008ZZ2Q/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s;=music&qid;=1279916276&sr;=1-7
Purchase on iTunes now: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/prokofiev-romeo-juliet/id345362830 Valery Gergiev conducts the London Symphony Orchestra performing the complete version of Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet. Recorded in November 2008. This recording won Best Orchestral Performance and Disc of the Year at the BBC Music Magazine Awards 2011. Find out more about the LSO at: http://lso.co.uk http://twitter.com/londonsymphony http://facebook.com/londondsymphonyorchestra
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B flat major : Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony has a brightness and energy beyond the requirements of Soviet war-time propaganda. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conductor Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra London, PROMS 2013 Royal Albert Hall ... Ref: BBC's website (c) et...
One of the greatest recordings of Herbert von Karajan. "Karajan's1969 recording of the fifth is in a class of his own" ( Penguin guide)
Sergey Prokofiev: Piano sonatas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 pianist: Yefim Bronfman year of recording: 2002 Track list: 1. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 1 0:00 2. Piano Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 14 I. Movement: Allegro, ma non troppo (in D minor) 6:58 II. Movement: Scherzo (in A minor) 13:22 III. Movement: Andante (in G-sharp minor) 15:26 IV. Movement: Vivace (in D minor) 20:41 3. Piano Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 28 25:08 4. Piano Sonata No. 4 in C minor, Op. 29 I. Movement: Allegro molto sostenuto 32:32 II. Movement: Andante assai ...
Prokofiev - Cinderella Suite - Cinderella's Waltz
Recorded live at the Lucerne Festival, Summer 2009 Concert Hall of the KKL Luzern, August 2009 Soloist - Yuja Wang Lucerne Festival Orchestra Claudio Abbado - conductor Sergei Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Opus 26 1:00 I. Andante - Allegro (8:51) 9:53 II. Tema con variazioni (9:08) 19:03 III. Allegro ma non troppo (11:53) Whenever Claudio Abbado conducts the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, music lovers are in for a very special event. Such was the case in the summer of 2009, when the charismatic Italian conductor opened Lucerne's tradition-rich Festival with a concert featuring Mahler's First Symphony and Prokofiev's Third Piano Concerto. In 2003 Abbado, together with Artistic and Executive Director Michael Haefliger, founded the orchestra, which consists of internationally...
The franco-lebanese pianist Abdel Rahman El Bacha performs Sergueï Prokofiev's Toccata op. 11. Wikipedia about the toccata: Prokofiev's Toccata starts off with a persistent repetition of the note D, interchanged between the right hand (which plays the single note) and the left hand (which plays the same note but with the lower octave as well). After a brief development, there are chromatic leaps in the left hand while the right hand plays a repeated figuration. The two hands soon switch positions, although the leaps still continue for a while. A series of split chromatic thirds leads upwards until a descending melody (in A) with chromatic third accompaniments begins, with the left hand traveling in contrary motion upwards. This leads back to the main repetition 'theme' before a very shor...
Complete Ballet Music with a list of Acts, Scenes and Musical Numbers. My favorites parts at 1:10:55 and 1:57:05. ------------------------------------------------------------- Sergei Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet (Complete Ballet Music) Conductor: Unknown Orchestra: Unknown Venue: Unknown (possibly Ópera Bastille, Paris) I have found a clip of this perfomance. If you can identify it, do tell me about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mjPm... ACT 1: . Scene 1: . 00:00:00 - No. 01 - Introduction . 00:02:25 - No. 02 - Romeo . 00:05:51 - No. 03 - The Street Awakens . 00:08:23 - No. 04 - Morning Dance . 00:10:27 - No. 05 - The Quarrel . 00:12:22 - No. 06 - The Fight .................. No. 07 - The Prince Gives His Order — (a.k.a. The Duke's Command) — [NOT PRESENT IN THIS R...
Gran presentación del maestro ruso Valery Gergiev conduciendo a la Orquesta Sinfónica de Londres, interpretando el último y melancólico trabajo de Sergei Prokofiev, su Sinfonía No. 7 en el festival de los Proms de la BBC de Londres el 28 de Agosto del 2007. Great perfomance of the russian maestro Valery Gergiev conducting the London Symphony Orchestra, playing the last and most-melancholic work of Sergei Prokofiev, his Symphony No. 7 at BBC Proms, August 2007. http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/archive/search/2000s/2007/august-28/12887 (C) BBC and ALL their respective owners. There's a very-little-tiny personal work, JUST making video quality better.
in the memory of Sergei Prokofiev [23 April 1891- 5 March 1953] Prokofiev, started composing this piece in 1916, and finished it in 1917. It is written in loose imitation of the style of Haydn (and to a lesser extent, Mozart), and is widely known as the Classical Symphony, a name given to it by the composer. It premiered on April 21, 1918, conducted by Prokofiev himself and has become one of his most popular and beloved works. I. Allegro 00:00 II. Larghetto 04:25 III. Gavotta 08:33 IV. Finale: Molto Vivace 10:02
Rare footage of the composer Sergei Prokofiev playing his own music and being interviewed about the activities he was engaged with at the time. The Russian translates thus: Prokofiev is being asked: "Sergei Sergeevich, maybe you will tell our viewers about your work?" He replies: "Well, right now I am working on a symphonic suite of waltzes, which will include three waltzes from Cinderella, two waltzes from the War and Peace, and one waltz from the movie score "Lermontov." [The War and Peace] has just been brilliantly produced in Leningrad, where the composer Cheshko (?) made an especially noteworthy appearance as a tenor, giving a superb performance in the role of Pierre Bezukhoff. Besides this suite, I am working on a sonata for violin and piano [no.1 in f minor], upon completion of w...
Boston Civic Symphony, 88th Season Guest Conductor, Konstantin Dobroykov Prokofiev Suite from Lt. Kijé March, 2013 Jordan Hall - New England Conservatory
Sergei Prokofiev Piano Concerto No 3 in C major, Op 26 Martha Argerich, piano London Symphony Orchestra André Previn, conductor May 1977
Serge Prokofiev - Alexander Nevsky op. 78 (complet) Elena Obraztsova, Mezzosopran London Symphony Chorus London Symphony Orchestra CLAUDIO ABBADO
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