These are all only two degrees of Beethoven 5. Prokofiev composed his Symphony No. 5 after taking a 16-year break from the symphonic form. The year was 1944 and, as with so many of these mid-century ...

This pairing of Prokofiev symphonies includes two examples of differing character: his intense Second Symphony, “a piece of iron and steel” as he described it, and his most popular symphony, the more ...

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Michael Houstoun brought NZ composer Lyell Cresswell's new piano concerto to life during the APO's Prokofiev 5 concert. A powerhouse Soviet symphony may have provided the title for Auckland ...

Prokofiev had the misfortune to die on the same day as Stalin Russian composer Sergey Prokofiev died 50 years ago on Wednesday. BBC News Online looks at his legacy. It is tempting to wonder if the ...

Soviet pianist and composer Sergei Prokofiev died 60 years ago, on March 5, 1953, at the age of 61. He had been ill for many years and may have died from a cerebral hemorrhage. His death happened to ...

This youngish orchestra has a magnificent string section that responds well to darker moments. Marin Alsop has established herself internationally through two dozen Naxos CDs that track her special ...

When Marin Alsop left the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra to take on the Baltimore, it seemed she might have a yen for orchestras with the initials BSO. But now she has bucked the trend by combining ...