Sergei Prokofiev: A Biography traces the career of one of the most significant — and most popular — composers of the twentieth century. Using materials from

This volume collects for the first time in English the most representative and enlightening of Prokofiev's letters, including some previously suppressed missive

This account of the renowned composer’s neglected wife—including her years in a Soviet prison—is “a story both riveting and wrenching” (Kirkus Reviews

A comprehensive, revealing biography of the versatile Russian composer and pianist.

Sergei Prokofiev was a bold innovator who eschewed the beaten path in art all his life, often in defiance of orthodox tastes. His compositions, many of which ar