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Prokofiev

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Chess master

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Prokofiev: 15 facts about the great composer

Sergei Prokofiev chess

11. Chess master

Prokofiev was a passionate chess player who became friends with world chess champions José Raúl Capablanca, whom he beat in 1914, and Mikhail Botvinnik.

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Prokofiev self-playing piano

This piano plays an ACTUAL 100-year-old recording of Prokofiev playing a Prelude

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This is what a world-class pianist does when their train is late

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Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 in D

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Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet

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Sergei Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé

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Prokofiev: Symphonies 1 & 2 - Bournemouth SO/Karabits

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Why did these composers have life-long musical feuds?

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