| Prokofiev fashioned a suite of six pieces resembling a classical divertimento, but one laced with dissonances, evoking Stravinsky's Octet. |
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| Oleg Marshev is a fine interpreter of the Piano Concerto having already recorded excellent accounts of the Shostakovich and Prokofiev concertos. |
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| Gringolts shows maturity beyond his 21 years in his rich phrasing of the boldly romantic Sibelius and the prickly angularity of the Prokofiev. |
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| This is the last of the evening-length ballets Prokofiev wrote in the Soviet Union. |
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| A couple of the pieces have the stamp of Prokofiev, and the other three reflect strong 19th Century influences. |
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| Yes, one can hear Shostakovich and Prokofiev, particularly in their most dolefully melodic moods, and I understand that Latvian folk elements have been used as well. |
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| Often, at pedagogy conferences, we witness prodigiously talented fourteen-year-olds taking a master lesson in huge pieces like Prokofiev sonatas or Chopin scherzos. |
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| I see it as more sardonic and astringent, in the manner of Prokofiev. |
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| Other 20th-century composers, for instance Honegger, Martin, and Prokofiev, wrote toccatas in perpetuum mobile style, following the example of Schumann. |
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| The opening zips along with sparkling, clear articulation in a style more typical for early Prokofiev than for a member of the less ferocious Les Six. |
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| Prokofiev and Khachaturian both had to repent grovellingly, as did Dmitri Shostakovich, similarly arraigned for composing worthwhile music. |
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| Yes, we had the Anvil Chorus and Slaves Chorus, but also a long Musorgsky scene and powerful Shostakovich and Prokofiev. |
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| The soundtrack for the film was written by Sergei Prokofiev, who also reworked the score into a concert cantata. |
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| Originally commissioned by the Kirov Ballet, it was rejected by them when Prokofiev attempted a happy ending and was rejected again for the experimental nature of its music. |
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