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Prokofiev, who was many years younger than most of his Conservatory students, was seen as eccentric and haughty, frequently voicing his unhappiness with his schooling, which he felt uninteresting.[([[https:// | Prokofiev, who was many years younger than most of his Conservatory students, was seen as eccentric and haughty, frequently voicing his unhappiness with his schooling, which he felt uninteresting.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | Prokofiev rose to prominence as a composer-pianist, | ||
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+ | ===== Classical ===== | ||
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+ | In the summer of 1917, Prokofiev wrote his first symphony, the Classical, which he believed was written in the manner that Haydn would have used if he had been living at the time.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Scythian Suite ===== | ||
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+ | The Scythian Suite, assembled from music he produced for the Ballets Russes, was Prokofiev' | ||
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+ | ===== Family ===== | ||
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+ | Following the Russian Revolution, Prokofiev fled his motherland with the official approval of the Soviet Union. He resided in the United States, Germany, and Paris, where he met and married Spanish singer Carolina Codina, with whom he had two kids.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Operas ===== | ||
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+ | Opera was Prokofiev' | ||
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+ | ===== Prokofiev and Stravinsky ===== | ||
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+ | Prokofiev and his compatriot Stravinsky were friends, however the latter' | ||
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+ | ===== First Recording ===== | ||
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+ | Prokofiev recorded for the first time in his life in London' | ||
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+ | ===== Chess ===== | ||
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+ | Prokofiev was a chess enthusiast who befriended world champions José Raul Capablanca, whom he defeated in 1914, and Mikhail Botvinnik.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Soundtrack ===== | ||
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+ | Prokofiev worked on the historical epic Alexander Nevsky alongside Russian director Sergei Eisenstein in 1938. He wrote some of his most innovative dramatic music for this. Despite the film's poor sound quality, Prokofiev transformed much of his soundtrack into a cantata, which has been widely performed and recorded.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== War And Peace ===== | ||
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+ | When Germany invaded Russia on June 22, 1941, Prokofiev was already planning an opera based on Tolstoy' | ||
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+ | ===== Rostropovich ===== | ||
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+ | Prokofiev received emotional and creative support from a new generation of Russian artists near the end of his life, most notably pianist Richter and cellist Rostropovich, | ||
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+ | ===== Overshadowed By Stalin ===== | ||
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+ | On March 5, 1953, the day Stalin' |