Composer

Sergei Prokofiev

1891–1953 · Russian

55 catalogued orchestral works — all with instrumentation confirmed against a source.

YearWorkInstrumentationDur.
1910Autumnal, op. 82 2 2 2 — 4 2 3 0 — tmp+perc — hp — str8'
1912Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-flat major, op. 102[1.2/pic] 2 2 2 — 4 2 3 1 — tmp+perc — str16'
1913Maddalena, op. 13 (opera in 1 act, orch. completed by Edward Downes) · opera · chorus3[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.Eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] — 6 4 3 1 — tmp+2 — 2 hp — str48'
1913Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, op. 162[1.2/pic] 2 2 2 — 4 2 3 1 — tmp+perc — str32'
1915Scythian Suite (Ala and Lolli), op. 204[1.2.3.pic] 4[1.2.3.Eh] 4[Ebcl.1.2.bcl] 4[1.2.3.cbn] — 8 4 4 1 — tmp+perc — 2 hp cel pf — str20'
1917Symphony No. 1 in D major, op. 25 “Classical”2 2 2 2 — 2 2 0 0 — tmp — str15'
1917The Gambler, op. 24 (opera in 4 acts) · opera · chorus3[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.Eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+perc — 2 hp, pf — str130'
1917Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, op. 192[1.2/pic] 2 2 2 — 4 2 1 1 — tmp+perc — hp — str22'
1919The Love for Three Oranges Suite, op. 33bis3[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.Eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+perc — 2 hp — str16'
1919The Love for Three Oranges, op. 33 (complete opera in 4 acts and a prologue) · opera · chorus3[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.Eh] 3[1.2/Ebcl.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] — 6 3 3 1 — tmp+perc — 2 hp — str110'
1920Chout (The Buffoon) Suite, op. 21bis3[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.Eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+perc — hp cel pf — str34'
1920Chout (The Buffoon), op. 21 (complete ballet in 6 scenes)3[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.Eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 3 — 4 3[1.2.3/a.tpt in F] 3 1 — tmp+3 — 2 hp, pf — str55'
1921Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, op. 263[1.2.pic] 2 2 2 — 4 2 3 0 — tmp+2 — str28'
1925Symphony No. 2 in D minor, op. 403[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+perc — hp — pf — str35'
1925Trapèze, op. 39 (complete chamber ballet in 8 movements)chamber quintet: ob.cl.vn.va.db22'
1926Le Pas d'acier (The Steel Step), op. 41 (complete ballet in 2 tableaux)3[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.Eh] 4[1.2.Ebcl.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] — 4 4 3 1 — tmp+perc — pf — str55'
1927The Fiery Angel, op. 37 (opera in 5 acts) · opera · chorus3[1.2/pic.3/pic] 3[1.2.Eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+perc — 2 hp — str125'
1928Symphony No. 3 in C minor, op. 443[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+perc — hp — str35'
1929Sinfonietta in A major, op. 5/482 2 2 2 — 2 2 0 0 — tmp — str22'
1929The Prodigal Son (L'enfant prodigue), op. 46 (complete ballet in 3 scenes)3[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.Eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] — 4 2 3 1 — tmp+perc — str35'
1930Symphony No. 4 in C major, op. 47/1123[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+perc — hp — pf — str38'
1931On the Dnieper (Sur le Borysthène), op. 51 (complete ballet in 2 tableaux)3[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.Eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] — 4 2 3 1 — tmp+perc — str40'
1931Piano Concerto No. 4 in B-flat major, op. 53 (left hand)2 2 2 2 — 2 2 1 0 — tmp+perc — str24'
1932Piano Concerto No. 5 in G major, op. 552[1.2/pic] 2 2 2 — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+perc — str24'
1934Egyptian Nights, Symphonic Suite, op. 612[1.pic] 2[1.Eh] 2 2 — 4 2 3 1 — tmp+perc — hp — str22'
1934Lieutenant Kijé: Suite, op. 603[1.2.pic] 2 2 2 — 4 3[1.crt.2.3] 3 1 — tmp+4 — hp, pf/cel — str20'
1934Overture on Hebrew Themes, op. 34bis (orchestral version)2 2 2 2 — 2 2 0 0 — tmp — str9'
1935Romeo and Juliet, op. 64 (complete ballet in 4 acts)3[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.Eh] 3[1.2/Ebcl.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] — 6 4[1.2.3.crt] 3 1 — tmp+6 — 2 hp, pf, cel, org — str120'
1935Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, op. 632 2 2 2 — 2 2 0 0 — +2[bd.sd.cast] — str27'
1936Boris Godunov, incidental music, op. 70bis · chorus2[1.2/pic] 1 2[1.2/bcl] 1 — 4 4 2 3[2tba.euph] — 4 perc — hp, pf — str45'
1936Eugene Onegin, incidental music, op. 71 · chorus2[1.2/pic] 2[1.2/Eh] 2[1.2/bcl.asax.tsax] 2 — 2 2 2 2[tba.baritone] — tmp+2 — hp, 2hpd — str57'
1936Peter and the Wolf, op. 671 1 1 1 — 3 1 1 0 — tmp+2 — str25'
1936Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 1, op. 64bis3[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.Eh] 3[1.2.bcl] tsx 3[1.2.cbn] — 4 3[1.2.crt] 3 1 — tmp+4 — hp pf — str28'
1936Romeo and Juliet: Suite No. 2, op. 64ter3[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.Eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+4 — hp, pf/cel — str30'
1936Russian Overture, op. 723[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.Eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+perc — 2 hp pf — str14'
1938Alexander Nevsky, complete film music (1938) · chorus3[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.Eh] 5[1.2.Ebcl.2bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] — 6 8[1-7.flgn] 4[1.2.3.btbn] 2 — tmp+3 — 2 hp, pf — str55'
1938Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 582[1.pic] 2 2 2 — 4 2 3 1 — tmp+perc — cel — str35'
1938Hamlet, incidental music, op. 771 1 1 1 — 2 1 1 0 — 2 perc — accordion — str28'
1939Alexander Nevsky, cantata, op. 78 · chorus3[1=pic] 2+Eh 2+bcl 2+cbn — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+5 — hp — SATB — str40'
1939Semyon Kotko, op. 81 (opera in 5 acts) · opera · chorus3[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.Eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+perc — hp — str140'
1940Betrothal in a Monastery (The Duenna), op. 86 (opera in 4 acts) · opera · chorus3[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.Eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+perc — hp — str156'
1941Summer Day, Suite for Small Orchestra, op. 65bis2[1.pic] 2 2 2 — 2 2 0 0 — tmp+perc — str12'
1942War and Peace, op. 91 (opera in 13 scenes) · opera · chorus3[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.Eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+perc — hp — str230'
1944Cinderella, op. 87 (complete ballet in 3 acts)3[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.Eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+5 — hp, pf, cel — str100'
1944Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, op. 1003[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.Eh] 4[1.2.Ebcl.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+4 — hp, pf — str45'
1945Ode to the End of the War, op. 1054 4[1.2.3.Eh] 4[1.2.3.bcl] 4[1.2.3.cbn] — 8 4 4 1 — tmp+perc — 8 hp 4pf — db (no upper str)13'
1946Cinderella Suite No. 1, op. 1073[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.Eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+perc — 2 hp cel pf — str25'
1946Ivan the Terrible, op. 116a (oratorio after the film music, arr. Abram Stasevich) · chorus3[1.2/pic.3/pic] 3[1.2.Eh] 5[1.2.3.Ebcl.bcl] 4[1.2.3.cbn] — 4 5 3 2 — tmp+perc — 2 hp — str65'
1946Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 3, op. 1013[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.Eh] 4[Ebcl.1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] — 6 3 3 1 — tmp+perc — 2 hp cel pf — str20'
1947Symphony No. 6 in E-flat minor, op. 1113[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+perc — hp — pf — str45'
1948The Story of a Real Man, op. 117 (opera in 4 acts) · opera · chorus2 2 2 2 — 4 2 3 1 — tmp+perc — pf — str135'
1950The Tale of the Stone Flower, op. 118 (complete ballet)3[1.2.pic] 2[1.Eh] 4[1.2/Ebcl.3.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+5 — hp, pf — str160'
1951The Stone Flower — Wedding Suite, op. 1263[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.Eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+perc — hp cel — str20'
1952Symphony No. 7 in C-sharp minor, op. 1313[1.2.pic] 2 3[1.2.bcl] 2 — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+perc — hp — pf — str32'
1952Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, op. 1252[1.pic] 2 2 2 — 4 2 3 1 — tmp+perc — cel — str37'

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