Yields a list of representative recordings of key works by the Russian composer, a photo, his birth and death years, and a set of related links.

Music under Soviet Rule presents discussion of the composer's relationship with the Soviet state. Also a complete catalog of works.

Outlines the career of the composer who worked within the atmosphere of Stalinist Russia. Listen to examples of his work.

Profiles the Russian composer of the ballet "Romeo and Juliet," "Sarcasms" for piano, the film score of Eisenstein's "Alexander Nevsky," and "Peter and the Wolf."

Check out samples from Valery Gergiev's Grammy-nominated performance, with soloists and the Kirov Theater Chorus and Orchestra, of the opera.

Lionel Choi provides reviews by himself or Prokofiev specialist Robert Cummings of recommended recordings of music by the Russian composer.

Essay cover's the composer's background, touring career, and major influences, and reviews his contemporary critics.

Check the listing for recording details and availability of CDs featuring his compositions.

Read about Prokofiev's final full-length ballet, "The Tale of the Stone Flower," composed as a reply to Stalinist criticism of his music as being overly formalist.

Describes the epic opera by the Russian composer that, in its entirety, has become a standard repertoire item in only in since the 1990s.

Contains an extract about the influential Russian composer known for being a musical iconoclast. Read a brief biography.