Prokofiev, along with other composers, was evacuated to the Caucasus when Germany started attacking the Soviet Union in 1941. It was under such circumstances that Prokofiev began work on this symphonic suite. He was working on his epic opera War and Peace and the String Quartet No. 2 at the same time.
| Date of composition | 1941 |
| Premiered | 1943 in Moscow, Russia |
| Type | Symphony |
| Catalogue | Op. 90 |
| Approx. duration | 15 minutes |
| Instruments | Orchestra |
| Autotranslations beta |
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