List of compositions by Sergei Prokofiev

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This is a list of musical compositions by the 20th-century Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev.

Opera

The Giant (1900)

On Desert Islands (1900; unfinished)

A Feast in Time of Plague (Prokofiev opera) (1903, rev. 1908–09; unfinished)

Undina (1904–07)

Maddalena, Op. 13 (1911–13)

Igrok (The Gambler), Op. 24 (1915–16, rev. 1927); after Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33 (1919)

The Fiery Angel, Op. 37 (1919–27)

Semyon Kotko, Op. 81 (1939)

Betrothal in a Monastery, Op. 86 (1940–41)

War and Peace, Op. 91 (1941–52); after Leo Tolstoy

Khan Buzay (1942; unfinished)

The Story of a Real Man, Op. 117 (1947–48)

Distant Seas (1948; unfinished)

Ballets

Ala i Lolli, Op. 20 (1914–15), mostly incorporated into Scythian Suite (see below)

Chout / The Tale of the Buffoon, Op. 21 (1915, rev. 1920)

Trapeze, Op. 39 (1924), mostly incorporated into Quintet, Op. 39 (1924) (see Chamber Music below)

Le pas d'acier / The Steel Step, Op. 41 (1925–26)

The Prodigal Son, Op. 46 (1928–29)

On the Dnieper / Sur le Borysthène, Op. 51 (1930–31)

Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (1935–36), includes Montagues and Capulets

Cinderella, Op. 87 (1940–44)

The Tale of the Stone Flower, Op. 118 (1948–53)

Incidental music

Egyptian Nights (1934)

Boris Godunov, Op. 70bis (1936)

Eugene Onegin, Op. 71 (1936)

Hamlet, Op. 77 (1937–38)

Film music

Lieutenant Kijé (1934), also arranged as an orchestral suite (see below)

The Queen of Spades (1936), after Pushkin

Alexander Nevsky (1938), film directed by Sergei Eisenstein (also exists in the form of a cantata, see below)

Lermontov (1941)

Kotovsky (1942)

Tonya (1942)

The Partisans in the Ukrainian Steppes (1942)

Ivan the Terrible, Op. 116 (1942–45), film directed by Sergei Eisenstein (also exists in various concert forms arranged by various people)

Symphonies

Symphonies - two juvenile (Symphony (1902) and Symphony (1908))

Symphony No. 1 in D Classical, Op. 25 (1916–17)

Symphony No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40 (1924–25)

Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 44 (1928)

Symphony No. 4 in C (original version), Op. 47 (1929–30)

Symphony No. 5 in B-flat, Op. 100 (1944)

Symphony No. 6 in E-flat minor, Op. 111 (1945–47)

Symphony No. 4 in C (revised version), Op. 112 (1947)

Symphony No. 7 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 (1951–52)

Symphony No. 2 in D minor (revised version), Op. 136 (1953; unrealized)

Orchestral suites

Suites (3) from "Romeo and Juliet"

Suite No. 1, Op. 64bis (1936)

Suite No. 2, Op. 64ter (1936)

Suite No. 3, Op. 101 (1946)

Suites (3) from "Cinderella"

Suite No. 1, Op. 107 (1946)

Suite No. 2, Op. 108 (1946)

Suite No. 3, Op. 109 (1946)

Suites (4) from "The Tale of the Stone Flower"

Wedding Suite, Op. 126 (1951)

Gypsy Fantasy, Op. 127 (1951)

Urals Rhapsody, Op. 128 (1951)

The Mistress of Copper Mountain Op. 129 (1951; unfinished)

Scythian Suite, Op. 20 (from "Ala i Lolli") (1914–15)

Suite from "Chout", Op. 21bis (1920)

Suite from "The Love for Three Oranges", Op. 33bis (1919, rev. 1924)

Vocal Suite from "The Fiery Angel", Op. 37bis (1923; incomplete)

Suite from "Le pas d'acier", Op. 41bis (1926)

Suite from "The Prodigal Son", Op. 46bis (1929)

Suite from "The Gambler" ("Four Portraits and Denouement"), Op. 49 (1931)

Suite from "On the Dnieper", Op. 51bis (1933)

Suite from "Lieutenant Kijé", Op. 60 (1934)

Suite from "Egyptian Nights", Op. 61 (1938)

Suite from "Semyon Kotko", Op. 81bis (1941)

Waltz Suite, Op. 110 (1946) (includes waltzes from "War and Peace," "Cinderella," and "Lermontov")

Summer Night, suite from "Betrothal in a Monastery", Op. 123 (1950)

Other orchestral works

Sinfonietta in A (original version), Op. 5 (1909)

Dreams, Op. 6 (1910)

Autumnal, Op. 8 (1910)

Andante from Piano Sonata No.4, arranged for orchestra, Op. 29bis (1934)

Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op. 34bis (based on chamber version) (1934)

American Overture, Op. 42 (1926), for 17 instruments

American Overture, Op. 42bis (1928), for full orchestra

Divertimento, Op. 43 (1925–29) (also exists in a piano transcription, see transcriptions for piano below)

Sinfonietta in A (revised version of Op. 5), Op. 48 (1929)

Andante from String Quartet No. 1, arranged for string orchestra, Op. 50bis (1930)

Symphonic Song, Op. 57 (1933)

Russian Overture, Op. 72 (1936) (2 differently orchestrated versions)

Symphonic March, Op. 88 (1941)

The Year 1941, Op. 90 (1941)

Ode to the End of the War, Op. 105 (1945), for winds, 8 harps, 4 pianos, percussion, and double basses

Thirty Years, Op. 113 (1947), festive poem for orchestra

Pushkin Waltzes, Op. 120 (1949)

The Meeting of the Volga and the Don, Op. 130 (1951), festive poem for orchestra

Concertos

Piano:

Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-flat, Op. 10 (1911–12)

Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16 (1912–13, lost, re-written in 1923)

Piano Concerto No. 3 in C, Op. 26 (1917–21)

Piano Concerto No. 4 in B-flat, Op. 53 (1931), for left hand (written for Paul Wittgenstein)

Piano Concerto No. 5 in G, Op. 55 (1932)

Piano Concerto No. 6, Op. 134 (1953–unfinished)

Violin:

Violin Concerto No. 1 in D, Op. 19 (1916–17)

Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63 (1935)

Cello:

Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 58 (1933–38)

Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 125 (1950–52)

Cello Concertino in G minor, Op. 132 (1953–unfinished) (one version completed by Kabalevsky, another by Vladimir Blok)

Vocal orchestral

Two Poems for Female Chorus and Orchestra, Op. 7 (1909–10)

The Ugly Duckling, Op. 18 (1914), for soprano and orchestra

Seven, They are Seven, Op. 30 (1917–18, rev. 1933), cantata for tenor, chorus, and large orchestra

Melodie, Op. 35bis (1920), for female voice and orchestra

Vocal Suite from The Fiery Angel, Op. 37bis (1923–incomplete)

Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 (1936), a children's story for narrator and orchestra

Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution, Op. 74 (1936–37), cantata for 2 choruses, orchestra, military band, accordion band, and percussion band

Songs of Our Days, Op. 76 (1937), for chorus and orchestra

Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78 (1939), cantata for mezzo-soprano, chorus, and orchestra

Zdravitsa, Op. 85 (1939), cantata for chorus and orchestra (also known as 'Hail to Stalin')

Ballad of an Unknown Boy, Op. 93 (1942–43), for soloists, chorus, and orchestra

Flourish, Mighty Land, Op. 114 (1947), cantata for chorus and orchestra

Winter Bonfire, Op. 122 (1949–50), for boy's choir and small orchestra

On Guard for Peace, Op. 124 (1950), cantata for chorus and orchestra

Choral

Six Songs, Op. 66 (1935)

Seven Songs and a March, Op. 89 (1941–42)

National Anthem and All-Union Hymn, Op. 98 (1943 and 1946)

Soldiers' Marching Song, Op. 121 (1950)

Songs

Two Poems, Op. 9 (1910–11)

The Ugly Duckling, Op. 18 (1914)

Five Poems, Op. 23 (1915)

Five Poems after Akhmatova, Op. 27 (1916)

Five Songs Without Words, Op. 35 (1920)

Five Poems after Bal'mont, Op. 36 (1921)

Five Kazakh Songs (1927)

Two Songs from Lieutenant Kijé, Op. 60bis (1934)

Three Children's Songs, Op. 68 (1936)

Three Romances after Pushkin, Op. 73 (1936)

Three Songs from Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78bis (1939)

Seven Songs, Op. 79 (1939)

Twelve Russian Folksongs, Op. 104 (1944)

Two Duets, Op. 106 (1945)

Broad and Deep the River Flows (1957)

Chamber music

Humoresque scherzo, Op. 12bis (1915) (for four bassoons)

Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op. 34 (1919) (for clarinet, string quartet and piano)

Quintet in G minor, Op. 39 (1924) (for oboe, clarinet, violin, viola and double bass)

String Quartet No. 1 in B minor, Op. 50 (1930)

Sonata for Two Violins in C, Op. 56 (1932)

String Quartet No. 2 in F, Op. 92 (1941)

Instrumental

Violin

Five Melodies for Violin and Piano, Op. 35bis (1925)

Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80 (1946)

Violin Sonata No. 2 in D, Op. 94a (1943; based on Flute Sonata in D, Op. 94)

Sonata for Solo Violin / Unison Violins in D, Op. 115 (1947)

Cello

Ballade for Cello and Piano, Op. 15 (1912)

Adagio for Cello and Piano, Op. 97bis (1944)

Cello Sonata in C, Op. 119 (1949)

Sonata for Solo Cello in C# minor (incomplete), Op. 134 (1953?)

Flute

Flute Sonata in D, Op. 94 (1943)

Piano sonatas

Piano Sonatas - six juvenile: 1904, 1907 (revised for Op.1), 1907 (revised for Op.28), 1907–08, 1908 (revised for Op.29), 1908–09

Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 1 (1907–09)

Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14 (1912)

Piano Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 28 (1907–17)

Piano Sonata No. 4 in C minor, Op. 29 (1908–17)

Piano Sonata No. 5 in C major (original version), Op. 38 (1923)

Piano Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 82 (1939–40)

Piano Sonata No. 7 in B flat major Stalingrad, Op. 83 (1939–42)

Piano Sonata No. 8 in B flat major, Op. 84 (1939–44)

Piano Sonata No. 9 in C major, Op. 103 (1947)

Piano Sonata No. 5 in C major (revised version), Op. 135 (1952–53)

Piano Sonata No. 10 in E minor, Op. 137 (unfinished) (1952)

Piano Sonata No. 11, Op. 138 (unrealized)

Other piano works

Four Etudes for Piano, Op. 2 (1909)

Four Pieces for Piano, Op. 3 (1911)

Four Pieces for Piano, Op. 4 (1910–12)

Toccata in D minor, Op. 11 (1912)

Ten Pieces for Piano, Op. 12 (1906–13)

Sarcasms, 5 Pieces for Piano, Op. 17 (1912–14)

Visions fugitives, 20 Pieces for Piano, Op. 22 (1915–17)

Tales of an Old Grandmother, Op. 31 (1918)

Four Pieces for Piano, Op. 32 (1918)

Schubert Waltzes (1920)

Things in Themselves, 2 Pieces for Piano, Op. 45 (1928)

Two Sonatinas for Piano, Op. 54 (1931–32)

Three Pieces for Piano, Op. 59 (1933–34)

Pensées, 3 Pieces for Piano, Op. 62 (1933–34)

Music for Children, 12 Easy Pieces, Op. 65 (1935)

Dumka (after 1933)

Transcriptions for piano

March and Scherzo from "The Love for Three Oranges", Op. 33ter (1922)

Divertissement, Op. 43bis (1938)

Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 52 from a variety of sources (1930–31)

Ten Pieces from "Romeo and Juliet", Op. 75 (1937)

Gavotte from "Hamlet", Op. 77bis (1938)

Three Pieces from "Cinderella", Op. 95 (1942)

Three Pieces for Piano, Op. 96 from "War and Peace" and "Lermontov" (1941–42)

Ten Pieces from "Cinderella", Op. 97 (1943)

Six Pieces from "Cinderella", Op. 102 (1944)

Band music

Four Marches, Op. 69 (1935–37)

March in A-flat, Op. 89bis (1941)

March in B-flat, Op. 99 (1943–44)

References

List of compositions by Sergei Prokofiev Wikipedia

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