Prokofiev Symphony No. 3 in c minor, Op. 44, The Fiery Angel

This symphony sometimes carries the nickname, The Fiery Angel, after Prokofiev s opera of that title. The composer had composed that opera under contract to the Städtische Oper in Berlin and was to have it finished for that company s 1927 1928 season. But Prokofiev missed the deadline and, despite further negotiations with other opera companies, failed to attain a performance for the work. Because he had worked on it sporadically for nearly eight years, he was reluctant to let it languish unperformed, e