Genre: Ballet
Duration: 55 minutes (approximate)
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Scene 1 The Buffoon's Kitchen
Entracte 1
Scene 2 The Seven Clowns
Entracte 2
Scene 3 Buffoon's Courtyard
Entracte 3
Scene 4 Buffoon's Sitting Room
Entracte 4
Scene 5 Buffoon's Bedroom
Entracte 5
Scene 6 In the Merchant's Garden
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Composed: |
1915-1920
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Commission:
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Commissioned by Sergei Diaghilev.
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Scenario:
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Sergei Prokofiev, based on folktales by Alexander Afanasiev.
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Premiere:
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17-May-1921, Théâtre Municipal de la Gaite, Paris. Orchestre des Ballets Russes, conducted by Sergei Prokofiev, choreographed by Fyodor Slavinsky.
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Orchestration: 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, english horn, 3 clarinets, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, trumpet in F, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, 3 percussionists (glockenspiel, xylophone, cymbals, triangle, snare drum, bass drum, tambourine), 2 harps, piano, and strings.
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Prokofiev: Le Chout, Op. 21 / Jurowski
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Conductor: Michail Jurowski
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra
Catalog Num: CPO Records 999 975
Release Date: January 20, 2004
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Prokofiev: The Buffoon (Chout), Op 21
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Conductor: Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
Orchestra/Ensemble: USSR Ministry of Culture State Symphony Orchestra
Catalog Num: Olympia OCD 126
Release Date: 1987
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