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Editor's Note: - I've rated the overall quality
of the sites listed here on a 5-star scale. These
subjective ratings are purely my own and are intended to help the reader sift through
the plethora of Internet links out there. Send complaints, suggestions, or corrections
to webmaster@prokofiev.org.
- Prokofiev 2003
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Boosey & Hawkes has a page dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Prokofiev's death. This
special tribute includes sound samples of his major works, links to all of Prokofiev's
works in Boosey & Hawkes' catalog, links to selected recordings, an introduction to the
composer by Prokofiev expert David Nice, and a very useful timeline chronicling the
major events in the composer's life. The Timeline feature is worth the visit
alone, packed with previously unpublished photographs provided by the Prokofiev
family.
- Prokofiev - The Collected Works
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Maintained by Lionel Choi in Singapore. Contains reviews and recommendations of recordings
of most of Prokofiev's major works. Excellent starting point if you're looking for
recommendations of good recordings of particular works.
- Compositions by Prokofiev
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Maintained by Onno van Rijen in the Netherlands. Contains the most complete English-language
listing (other than this site) of Prokofiev's works, including uncataloged works.
Classic CD Online - Prokofiev
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Maintained by Classic CD Online. Contains one paragraph biography of Prokofiev riddled with historical errors.
More useful are the dozens of reviews of Prokofiev's music on CD written by biographer Daniel Jaffé, Ian McDonald
(see below), and other Classic CD Online writers.
- Pièrre et le Loup -
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Maintained by Lorcom Productions in Nîmes, France. French page about Peter and the Wolf
that is a companion to the interactive DVD. Website includes information about the work
as well as interactive animations to discover the instruments of the orchestra.
- 9.Prokofiev
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Maintained by K. Stewart in Tacoma, Washington. Contains concise, sometimes scathing reviews of
selected recordings.
- Prokofiev: A Little Recording Guide
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Written by Carlos De Martin (Torino, Italy) and maintained by Neil Tingley, London.
Excellent personal recommendations of recordings of major works by Prokofiev, including
most of the solo piano repetoire.
- BalletNotes: Prokofiev
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Part of the BalletNotes website, the page devoted to Prokofiev provides a brief
biography of the composer, as well as a list of his most popular works and a discussion
of his major ballets.
- The Symphony - Prokofiev
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Maintained by Brian Blackwell and Andre Dauwalder. Contains brief biography of Prokofiev
as well an analysis of his compositional style as it relates to other composers of classical
music.
- Classical Net - Basic Repretoire List - Prokofiev
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Maintained by David Lampson and Classical Net. Contains
recommendations of recordings of a handful of Prokofiev's major works.
- fredericchiu.com - Sergei Prokofiev Forum
Maintained by Frederic Chiu. Message
board on the pianist's website devoted to the discussion of Prokofiev, his music,
and Frederic's recordings of the complete solo piano music of Prokofiev.
- The Serge Prokofiev Association
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Newly formed organization dedicated to bringing together those interested in Prokofiev and his music by
providing the latest information about international events, recordings and publications. Home
to the quarterly print journal Three Oranges.
- Prokofiev as Pianist
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Maintained by Mark Arnest in Colorado. Contains an excellent essay and analysis of Prokofiev's
piano roll and 78RPM recordings from the 1920s and 1930s. Brilliantly insightful and intelligently
written.
A Prokofiev Page
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Maintained by rossik. Contains a great compendium of
essays written by or about Prokofiev and his music, as well an annotated list of Prokofiev's recordings,
and a great selection of photographs, most unauthorized reproductions.
- The Sergei Prokofiev Website
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Maintained by Bruce Turlish. Contains abridged catalog of works, lots of photographs, a limited
collection of links, and, best of all, a compilation of all of Robert Cummings' reviews of
recordings of Prokofiev's major works.
Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev
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Maintained by Joshua Brandt Schiffman at Oberlin College. Contains abridged catalog of works, some
photographs, links, and a great discussion of Prokofiev's piano sonatas.
- BBC Artist Profile: Sergei Prokofiev
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Part of the BBC's excellent classical music site. Their profile of Prokofiev
includes a biography, list of key dates, some RealAudio sound clips of his music,
and an unusual collage.
- Sergei Prokofiev's Home Page
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Maintained by ah-san@geocities.com. Generic
Prokofiev page that contains material lifted from other sites, including the full-text of Nestyev's
biographical entry from Encyclopaedia Britannica, as well as program notes about major works lifted
from CD jackets.
Sergei Prokofiev
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Maintained by Innovative Media. Part of The Classical Corner, this is yet another
biography page about Prokofiev. Contains brief discussions of his major works as well.
- Prokofiev
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Maintained by eniale@mit.edu while at MIT. Contains
links to other sites, as well as an essay on Sergei Prokofiev and Romeo & Juliet by Karen Monson.
- PRKF: to the Memory of Sergei S. Prokofiev
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Maintained by Otto Nordgreen or Norway. Contains short biography and personal comments about Prokofiev.
- The Sergei Prokofiev Piano Web Page
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Maintained by Brian Marks while at Baylor University. Contains very limited information on Prokofiev's
piano works, including a short bibliography, an incomplete catalog of piano works, and an almost
worthless discography of Prokofiev piano recordings.
- Classical Music Home Pages - Sergei Prokofiev
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Maintained by Matt Boynick, American musician living in Germany. Contains a reprinting
of the concise biography of Prokofiev from the Grove
Concise Dictionary of Music.
Click here for an abridged list of books about Prokofiev and his music.
The page includes links to reviews of the books on Amazon.com. You can
also order the books directly from Amazon.
Research and other Scholarly Links
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- The Serge Prokofiev Archive
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Maintained at Goldsmiths College, University of London. Created by Mme Lina Prokofiev,
the Prokofiev Archive was established by the Sergei Prokofiev Foundation to promote a deeper
understanding of Prokofiev's music and life.
- Encylopaedia Britannica
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Maintained by Encylopaedia Britannica. Complete
reference article about Prokofiev's life and his music. Written by Prokofiev biographer and musicologist Israel Vladimirovich Nestyev.
- Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia
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Maintained by Microsoft's Encarta division. Encarta encyclopedia
entry for Prokofiev. Written by Prokofiev biographer and musicologist Israel Vladimirovich Nestyev.
Essays and Writings by Internet Authors
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Click here for an extensive list of articles and essays about
Prokofiev and his music.
Record and Music Publishing Company Pages on Prokofiev
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- Boosey & Hawkes
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Boosey & Hawkes retains the publishing rights to most of Prokofiev's music. Their excellent website
contains a plethora of information about the composer. Here you'll find a biography, an introduction
to his music by David Nice, a list of works sorted by category with lists to the sheet music
(if Boosey & Hawkes has it for sale or rental), a brief list of upcoming performances, a handful
of recordings, and four sound samples of Prokofiev's music.
- iclassics.com Profile of Sergei Prokofiev
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Maintained by iClassics.com, a production of Universal-Vivendi, which
maintains the Philips, Deutsche Grammophon, and Decca labels among others. This page
contains lots of useful information about Prokofiev, including a brief biography,
a list of his works, selected discography from Universal's stable of classical
record labels, and links to features about artists who play Prokofiev's music on
one of the Universal labels.
- Schirmer Prokofiev Works
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The venerable G. Schirmer, Inc. publishing company maintains a listing of
Prokofiev sheet music they sell from their catalog.
- Naxos Biography and Listing of Sergey Prokofiev
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Maintained by Naxos and Marco Polo. Concise listing
of major works and recommeded recordings in the Naxos catalog.
- Philips Prokofiev Listings
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Maintained by Philips Music Group.
Contains a brief biography of Prokofiev, as well as an almost-comprehensive listing
of major works and recommeded Prokofiev recordings in the Philips catalog.
Additions, corrections or deletions? Please contact webmaster@prokofiev.org.
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