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| ===== Scythian Suite ===== | ===== Scythian Suite ===== |
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| The Scythian Suite, assembled from music he produced for the Ballets Russes, was Prokofiev's first significant symphonic hit. Diaghilev commissioned three further ballets from Prokofiev, all of which were well-received.[([[https://www.coursehero.com/file/13050819/ScythianSuite/Course Hero]])] | The Scythian Suite, assembled from music he produced for the Ballets Russes, was Prokofiev's first significant symphonic hit. Diaghilev commissioned three further ballets from Prokofiev, all of which were well-received.[([[https://www.coursehero.com/file/13050819/ScythianSuite/|Course Hero]])] |
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| ===== Family ===== | ===== Family ===== |
| ===== First Recording ===== | ===== First Recording ===== |
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| Prokofiev recorded for the first time in his life in London's legendary Abbey Road studios towards the end of June 1932. With the London Symphony Orchestra, he recorded his third Piano Concerto. HRH Prince George (later the Duke of Kent) paid a visit to the studios on June 28 and "left abruptly, maybe shocked by the rather forceful nature of the music."[([[http://www.sprkfv.net/journal/three11/thirdconcerto.html|sprkfv]])] | Prokofiev recorded for the first time in his life in London's legendary Abbey Road studios towards the end of June 1932. With the London Symphony Orchestra, he recorded his third Piano Concerto. HRH Prince George (later the Duke of Kent) paid a visit to the studios on June 28 and "left abruptly, maybe shocked by the rather forceful nature of the music".[([[http://www.sprkfv.net/journal/three11/thirdconcerto.html|sprkfv]])] |
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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://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=61923&kpage=1|Chessgames]])] |
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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://www.britannica.com/biography/Sergey-Prokofiev/Soviet-period#ref33812|Britannica]])] |
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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's War and Peace. The dispute motivated him, and it took him two years to complete his initial version.[([[https://greedhead.net/who-did-the-music-for-war-and-peace/|Greedhead]])] |
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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, for whom he created his Symphony-Concerto.[([[https://books.google.pl/books?id=TgZADwAAQBAJ&pg=PT63&lpg=PT63&dq=Towards+the+end+of+his+life,+Prokofiev+enjoyed+personal+and+artistic+support+from+a+new+generation+of+Russian+performers,+notably+the+pianist+Richter+and+cellist+Rostropovich+for+whom+he+composed+his+Symphony-Concerto.&source=bl&ots=cKOVVSOpJk&sig=ACfU3U3DQEfOjwnniIOSF_ESIAJFzUQ2Ow&hl=pl&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjk8aXyg_f1AhUDRPEDHdTYClgQ6AF6BAgPEAM#v=onepage&q=Towards%20the%20end%20of%20his%20life%2C%20Prokofiev%20enjoyed%20personal%20and%20artistic%20support%20from%20a%20new%20generation%20of%20Russian%20performers%2C%20notably%20the%20pianist%20Richter%20and%20cellist%20Rostropovich%20for%20whom%20he%20composed%20his%20Symphony-Concerto.&f=false|Google Books]])] |
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| | ===== Overshadowed By Stalin ===== |
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| | On March 5, 1953, the day Stalin's death was announced, Prokofiev died at the age of 61.[([[https://www.rferl.org/a/prokofiev-stalin-deaths/24920002.html|rferl]])] |
