Sergei Prokofiev wrote the two Pushkin Waltzes (Op. 120) in 1949. The waltzes were written to a commission from the Moscow Radio Committee, for 1949 was the 150th anniversary of Pushkin's birth.
The two waltzes (lasting around 8 minutes) are titled:
The work is scored for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, percussion (timpani, bass drum, snare drum, wood blocks, cymbals, tambourine, and triangle), and strings.
Premiere 01-Jan-1952, Moscow (radio performance), conducted by Samuel Samosud.
Recordings OrchestraConductorRecord CompanyYear of RecordingFormatNational Symphony Orchestra of UkraineTheodore KucharNaxos Records1995CDRoyal Scottish National OrchestraNeeme JärviChandos Records1985CDSeattle Symphony OrchestraGerard SchwarzDelos?CDUSSR Radio/TV Large Symphony OrchestraFuat MansurovConsonance1973CDUSSR Radio Symphony OrchestraSamuil SamosudMelodiyaca. 1958LP
External links Pushkin Waltzes at prokofiev.org