Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Nationality: Russian | Soviet | Ukrainian

Born: April 27, 1891, Sontsovka, Ukraine Died: March 5, 1953, Moscow (age 61)

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Ballade in c minor, Op. 15

(for cello and piano)

Allegro

Duration: 12 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1912 (age 20-21)

2 recordings, 2 videos

11:34

Dimitri Ferschtman, Ronald Brautigam

12:55

Guy Fallot, Rita Possa

Teacher

Nationality: Russian | Soviet

Born: January 11, 1875, Kiev Died: June 23, 1956, Moscow (age 81)

Friend/Colleague

Nationality: Russian | Soviet

Born: April 20, 1881, Modlin, Poland Died: August 8, 1950, Moscow (age 69)

allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
ballade, ballad—a narrative "song": as in a literary ballad, poem, in the musical tradition of an art song, or to a one-movement instrumental piece with lyrical and dramatic narrative qualities reminiscent of such a song setting.
chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
duo, duet, dueto [S], duetto [I], duett [G]—a work for two instruments; the ensemble itself
opus [L], opera[pl], Op., Opp, WoO, Op. posth—work, as in a work of art. For unique identification, publishers/composers often assign an "opus number", abbreviated as "Op." (e.g. Op. 1). A range of works by opus number, uses the plural "opp." (e.g. "Opp. 1-3"). A single opus number may refer to a collection of works (e.g. a set of quartets) giving rise to designations like "Op. 1, No. 4". For misc. works without opus numbers, "WoO" is often used (e.g."Without Opus"). Posthumously assigned numbers may use "Op. posth". Opus numbers may not precisely reflect chronology (publication vs. composition), can be erroneous, sparse or duplicative. Thus, the works of some historically important composers may use separate catalog numbers (e.g. Bach, Haydn, Schubert). See wiki