"The composer's music should Express the spirit of the country in which he was born, his faith and thoughts that arose under the impression of books and paintings that he loves. It should be a generalization of the composer's entire life experience... "I am a Russian composer, and my homeland has left its mark on my character and my views. My music is the fruit of my character, and that's why it's Russian music. I never tried to intentionally write Russian music...»

"The first part of his 2nd Concerto, Scherzo, Prokofiev called "Running from the bogeyman". In fact, the whole life of a composer is a run from a bogeyman. In 1917,he went abroad. Unfortunately, Prokofiev could not organize his creative destiny abroad: he was disgusted with publishers, managers, impresarios, and businessmen from the world of music. Returning to the USSR in the late 20s, he was by no means full of hope and happiness. He had no illusions about the revolution and all that followed. But even in the West, it was getting harder to breathe, and the cloud of fascism was gathering. From one monster he ran to another."..