Top 5 Prokofiev works.

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vandermolen

May 06, 2015, 10:54:32 AM
Only one symphony and one concerto allowed.  >:D

Symphony 6
Ivan the Terrible Film Score
Piano Concerto No.2
Scythian Suite
War and Peace Orchestral Suite.

I'm aware that the Ivan music and War and Peace suite were compiled and arranged by others but these are still my favourites.
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Karl Henning

#1
May 06, 2015, 10:59:18 AM
This one is even tougher than the RVW request . . . .

Symphony № 2
Romeo & Juliet
L'enfant prodigue
f minor Violin Sonata
Piano Sonata № 7
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
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Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

North Star

#2
May 06, 2015, 11:03:54 AM
Piano Concerto no. 2
Romeo & Juliet
Violin Sonata no. 1 in f minor
Piano Sonata no. 8
The Fiery Angel
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Sergeant Rock

#3
May 06, 2015, 11:36:34 AM Last Edit: May 06, 2015, 11:43:00 AM by Sergeant Rock
Symphony No.7
Romeo and Juliet
Cinderella
Piano Concerto No.2 G minor (this is surprisingly popular here  ;D )
Piano Sonata No.2 D minor

Honorable Mention: the Classical Symphony
the phone rings and somebody says,
"hey, they made a movie about
Mahler, you ought to go see it.
he was as f*cked-up as you are."
                               --Charles Bukowski, "Mahler"

Kamisama

#4
May 06, 2015, 11:40:50 AM
Symphony no. 6
Piano Concerto no. 4 for the left hand
Chout
Piano Sonata no. 6
Piano Sonata no. 8

vandermolen

#5
May 06, 2015, 12:10:20 PM
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on May 06, 2015, 11:36:34 AM
Symphony No.7
Romeo and Juliet
Cinderella
Piano Concerto No.2 G minor (this is surprisingly popular here  ;D )
Piano Sonata No.2 D minor

Honorable Mention: the Classical Symphony

Symphony 7 with the loud or quiet ending Sarge?
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

mc ukrneal

#6
May 06, 2015, 12:17:20 PM
Peter and the Wolf
Alexander Nevsky
Love for the Three Oranges
Cinderella
Romeo and Juliet
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Sergeant Rock

#7
May 06, 2015, 12:21:34 PM
Quote from: vandermolen on May 06, 2015, 12:10:20 PM
Symphony 7 with the loud or quiet ending Sarge?

The "happy ending" is obscene  ;D ;)  Prefer the original downer.

Sarge
the phone rings and somebody says,
"hey, they made a movie about
Mahler, you ought to go see it.
he was as f*cked-up as you are."
                               --Charles Bukowski, "Mahler"

ritter

#8
May 06, 2015, 12:22:15 PM
Hmmm, let's see..the first that come to mind, and in no particular order:

Scythian suite
Piano sonata No. 6
Lieutenant Kijé
The Fiery Angel
Alexander Nesky

С уважением,



Cato

#9
May 06, 2015, 12:23:56 PM Last Edit: May 06, 2015, 12:30:41 PM by Cato
Symphony II

Piano Sonata VII

Seven, They Are Seven

Scythian Suite

The Fiery Angel

Baker's 5: Chout
"Meet Miss Ruth Sherwood, from Columbus, Ohio, the Middle of the Universe!"

- Brian Aherne introducing Rosalind Russell in  My Sister Eileen (1942)

vandermolen

#10
May 06, 2015, 01:39:28 PM
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on May 06, 2015, 12:21:34 PM
The "happy ending" is obscene  ;D ;)  Prefer the original downer.

Sarge

Me too. Thought that would be the case.  :)
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Dax

#11
May 06, 2015, 01:58:02 PM
Pretty much with Cato

2nd piano concerto
2nd symphony
Cantata for the 20th anniversary of the October Revolution
Seven they are seven
Scythian suite

vandermolen

#12
May 06, 2015, 01:59:44 PM
Quote from: Dax on May 06, 2015, 01:58:02 PM
Pretty much with Cato

2nd piano concerto
2nd symphony
Cantata for the 20th anniversary of the October Revolution
Seven they are seven
Scythian suite

Nice choices.
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

ZauberdrachenNr.7

#13
May 06, 2015, 02:40:07 PM
Sonata for Violin & Piano No. 1 (Mintz & Bronfman preferred)
Visions Fugitives
VC No. 1
Symphony 5
Alexander Nevsky (film score)

Most underrated Prokers work:  the Gambler http://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/feb/04/gambler-royal-opera-house-prokofiev.

NJ Joe

#14
May 06, 2015, 03:04:53 PM
Symphony No. 5
Cinderella
Piano Concerto No. 5
Lieutenant Kije
Romeo and Juliet
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Brian

#15
May 06, 2015, 04:37:36 PM
Symphony No. 7 (with quiet ending)
Alexander Nevsky
Piano Concerto No. 1*
Romeo and Juliet
String Quartet No. 2*

*almost certainly going to be the only vote for these

TheGSMoeller

#16
May 06, 2015, 04:40:29 PM
With the rule...

Symphony No. 6
Alexander Nevsky (full score)
On the Dnieper
Piano Concerto No. 5
Romeo & Juliet

Without the rule  ;D ...

Symphony No. 2
Symphony No. 3
Symphony No. 5
Symphony No. 6
Symphony No. 7


Quote from: Brian on May 06, 2015, 04:37:36 PM
String Quartet No. 2*

*almost certainly going to be the only vote for these

Nice pick, Brian. I'm very much attracted more to Prokofiev's orchestral works, but if I had to choose one chamber work it would be Quartet No. 2. I think the Adagio from this piece is some of the best music Prokofiev composed.

Karl Henning

#17
May 06, 2015, 04:45:18 PM
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Karl Henning

#18
May 06, 2015, 04:45:40 PM
Quote from: Brian on May 06, 2015, 04:37:36 PM
Symphony No. 7 (with quiet ending)
Alexander Nevsky
Piano Concerto No. 1*
Romeo and Juliet
String Quartet No. 2*

*almost certainly going to be the only vote for these

Hey, I was a fan of the quartets way before they were cool  8)
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Karl Henning

#19
May 06, 2015, 04:47:03 PM
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on May 06, 2015, 11:36:34 AM
Piano Concerto No.2 G minor (this is surprisingly popular here  ;D )

No surprise to me.  If I had had to include a concerto (and I hated to omit any), under duress I should have to choose the g minor violin concerto.
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot
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