Visions Fugitives

"Visions Fugitives" are a series of short piano pieces written by Russian composer, Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) between 1915 and 1917. They were premiered by Prokofiev on April 15 1918 in Petrograd, Soviet Union. They are based on a poem written by Russian poet Konstantin Bal'mont.

The title is French for "Fleeting/Fugitive Visions" which is taken from the following line of poetry by Bal'mont:

"In every fugitive vision I see worlds, full of the changing play of rainbow hues..."

The pieces, though far from atonal, contain dissonant harmonies similar in nature of music composed by Prokofiev's contemporaries (Schoenberg and Scriabin), although still retaining highly original concepts in both tonality and rhythm.

List of Movements by Name (Tempo)

*1. "Lentamente"
*2. "Andante"
*3. "Allegretto"
*4. "Animato"
*5. "Molto giocoso"
*6. "Con eleganza"
*7. "Pittoresco (Arpa)"
*8. "Commodo"
*9. "Allegro tranquillo"
*10. "Ridicolosamente"
*11. "Con vivacità"
*12. "Assai moderato"
*13. "Allegretto"
*14. "Feroce"
*15. "Inquieto"
*16. "Dolente"
*17. "Poetico"
*18. "Con una dolce lentezza"
*19. "Presto agitatissimo e molto accentuato"
*20. "Lento irrealmente"

External links

* [http://www.prokofiev.org/catalog/workessential.cfm?WorkID=168 Prokofiev.org catalog page] - listing information and various recordings.