Sergey Prokofiev

by Jaffé, Daniel

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Title Statements

Full title :Sergey Prokofiev / by Daniel Jaffé.

Summary

The versatile composer and pianist Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953) is among the most significant and individual figures in twentieth-century Russian music. Best known for the ballet Romeo and Juliet and his piece for children Peter and the Wolf, Prokofiev wrote primarily for the stage and also contributed notably to the genres of symphony and concerto. The pressure from Soviet authority, following his return to Russia after years abroad, stimulated as much as it limited his creativity, leading ultimately to the denunciation of his music in 1948 as 'formalistic'. This revealing and comprehensive biography examines Prokofiev's works--wild, brilliant, lyrical, sometimes unashamedly over-the-top--as inseparable from the political background of their composition [Publisher description].

Edition Statements

Publication Date:1998.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Phaidon
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:1998.

Notes

Classified list of works: p. 217-225.

The Physical Object

Description:240 pages : : illustrations ; : 22 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0714835137, 9780714835136, 9780714847740, 0714847747
oclc:ocm39702152
LC Classification:ML410.P
Dewey Decimal:780.92

The Russian wunderkind : 1891-1914 -- Ballets Russes and revolution : 1914-18 -- A tale of three cities : 1918-22 -- Lina and The fiery angel : 1922-7 -- The prodigal son : 1927-9 -- Return to the USSR : 1929-36 -- The terror : 1936-41 -- The Great Patriotic War : 1941-5 -- Winter bonfire : 1945-53 -- Epilogue.

Subjects

Biographies Biography Composers Composers -- Biography. -- Soviet Union Compositeurs -- Biographies. -- URSS Prokofiev, Sergey Prokofiev, Sergueï Sergueïevitch Soviet Union