the boston opera house, 1942 ballet version first shown
prokofiev conducted first performance of suite in paris on 21 december 1934. piece received american premiere on 14 october 1937, when serge koussevitsky conducted boston symphony orchestra; performance formed basis of first commercial recording of work, issued in following year. while prokofiev in united states boston premiere sought after film producers, although flattered , attracted offers never composed hollywood film score. suite rapidly gained popularity, particularly in us; choreographer michel fokine used music in ballet russian soldier, performed @ boston opera house on 23 january 1942. further ballet version lieutenant kijé (ballet) devised moscow s bolshoi ballet in 1963, alexander lapauri , olga tarasova, raissa struchkova in leading role.
the music critic david gutman has called suite [o]ne of [prokofiev s] popular compositions today [and] 1 of accomplished robinson rates kijé suite among composer s greatest compositions, alongside romeo , juliet , second violin concerto accessible, simple , melodic . in essential canon of classical music (2001), david dubal remarks on how kijé music has thrived in popular culture: bits , pieces used everywhere . having begun life 1930s film soundtrack, parts of suite began appear in later films, such british horse s mouth (1958), , woody allen s 1975 parody on russian literature, love , death. in world of pop music, troika movement has been adapted several times, beginning in 1958 midnight sleighride , jazz band arrangement eddie sauter , bill finegan. in 1975 troika tune used extensively in greg lake s best-selling pop song believe in father christmas , , romance movement formed basis of main theme in sting s 1985 anti-war song russians .
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