Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major

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Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major is a 1944 symphonic work by Sergei Prokofiev, widely regarded as one of his greatest and most frequently performed compositions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral work ⓘ
symphony ⓘ
approximateDuration 45 minutes ⓘ
associatedWith Moscow Conservatory Great Hall ⓘ
USSR State Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
belongsTo symphonies by Sergei Prokofiev ⓘ
belongsToRepertoire standard symphonic repertoire ⓘ
catalogueNumber Op. 100 ⓘ
composedIn 1944 ⓘ
composer Sergei Prokofiev ⓘ
compositionContext World War II ⓘ
compositionYear 1944 ⓘ
countryOfComposition Soviet Union ⓘ
dedication to the greatness of the human spirit ⓘ
era Soviet era ⓘ
followedBy Symphony No. 6 (Prokofiev) ⓘ
follows Symphony No. 4 (Prokofiev) ⓘ
genre symphonic music ⓘ
hasOriginalTitle Симфония № 5 си-бемоль мажор ⓘ
hasTitle Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major ⓘ
hasTonality B-flat major ⓘ
historicalSignificance major Soviet symphonic work of the 1940s ⓘ
key B-flat major ⓘ
languageOfTitle Russian ⓘ
movement I. Andante ⓘ
II. Allegro marcato ⓘ
III. Adagio ⓘ
IV. Allegro giocoso ⓘ
notableFor being one of Prokofiev's most frequently performed works ⓘ
large symphonic scale ⓘ
numberOfMovements 4 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 100 ⓘ
orchestration full symphony orchestra ⓘ
period 20th-century classical music ⓘ
precededBy Symphony No. 4 (Prokofiev) ⓘ
premiereConductor Sergei Prokofiev ⓘ
premiereCountry Soviet Union ⓘ
premiereDate 13 January 1945 ⓘ
premiereOrchestra USSR State Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
premierePlace Moscow ⓘ
style neoclassical ⓘ
widelyRegardedAs one of Prokofiev's greatest compositions ⓘ
one of Prokofiev's most frequently performed works ⓘ
workNumberInComposerOutput fifth symphony ⓘ
workTypeNumber No. 5 ⓘ

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Sergei Prokofiev → notableWork → Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major ⓘ
Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major → hasTitle → Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major ⓘ
Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major → hasOriginalTitle → Симфония № 5 си-бемоль мажор ⓘ
linked to: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major
Symphony No. 6 in C major "Little C major" → precededBy → Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major ⓘ