Sergei Prokofiev: Overture on Hebrew Themes, Opus 34
Led by the clarinetist Simeon Bellison, the Zimro Ensemble grew out of the Jewish art music movement. Prokofiev agreed to write a piece for them based on Ashkenazic melodies.
Category: Sergei Prokofiev
Sergei Prokofiev: The Love for Three Oranges Suite, Op. 33a
While sailing to America, Prokofiev wrote the libretto for The Love for Three Oranges, an opera based on a Russian comedy based on an 18th-century Italian commedia dell’arte play.
Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100
Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5 is filled with warmth and measured optimism. It seems to acknowledge the heaviness of the Second World War while looking ahead to the future, and recognizing what was worth fighting for.
Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major, Op. 83
Prokofiev’s Piano Sonata No. 7 was written at the height of World War II and premiered just as the Russian Army came within reach of victory at Stalingrad.