Sergei Prokofiev - Scherzo humoristique, Op. 12 No. 9 (audio + sheet music)

Scherzo humoristique in C major, No. 9, from 10 Pieces Op. 12, by Sergei Prokofiev. (year first published 1914)

Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (11/23 April 1891 – 5 March 1953) was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor. As the creator of acknowledged masterpieces across numerous musical genres, he is regarded as one of the major composers of the 20th century. His works include such widely heard works as the March from The Love for Three Oranges, the suite Lieutenant Kijé, the ballet Romeo and Juliet – from which "Dance of the Knights" is taken – and Peter and the Wolf. Of the established forms and genres in which he worked, he created – excluding juvenilia – seven completed operas, seven symphonies, eight ballets, five piano concertos, two violin concertos, a cello concerto, and nine completed piano sonatas.

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Please take note that the audio AND the sheet music ARE NOT mine. Change the quality to 480p if the video is blurry.

Recording by: Frederic Chiu

[francoisrodewald]

Prokofiev set this piece for four bassoons! It fits amazingly well

[m.a.]

This is so dark and sarcastic. God bless Prokofiev!

[AsrielKujo]

reminds me of Milhaud in some points hehe! very nice!

[johnnicholls]

Is the piece considered to be in his neo-classical style ? Its hard to tell sometimes.

[ffs]

I bet if Balakirev heard this, he would shoot himself, feeling that he had seen what could constitute the doom of academic music.