One year after Three Pieces from the Ballet 'Cinderella', Op. 95, a new version of the suite for piano solo, Op. 97, was written in 1943. Although this work comprises a substantial number of ten pieces, each piece is relatively short, approximately two pages in length. The total performance time is slightly shorter than that of Six Pieces from the Ballet 'Cinderella', Op. 102, a six-piece suite for piano written the following year in 1944. From the first piece, "Spring Fairy," to the fifth piece, "The Grasshopper and the Dragonfly," the music accompanies the scene where the Fairy Godmother appears before Cinderella and bestows upon her glass slippers and a dress. The vibrant Spring Fairy, brimming with vitality, bestows flowers upon Cinderella. The "Summer Fairy," with its languid and ephemeral musical ideas, evokes in the listener's mind the scene of a long Russian summer twilight. This fairy bestows a dress upon Cinderella. In contrast, the "Autumn Fairy," with its dissonant sonorities, might suggest the sound of dancing fallen leaves, or perhaps the rustling of insects that had hidden away from the summer heat. It bestows a cloak upon Cinderella. And in "Winter Fairy," a scene like a sparkling snowy landscape emerges amidst the cold, clear air. This Winter Fairy bestows diamonds upon Cinderella. "The Grasshopper and the Dragonfly" appears in the ballet between the Summer Fairy and the Autumn Fairy. Set to a Vivace con brio tempo, two insects rhythmically hop and leap. The sixth piece, "Oriental Dance," accompanies the scene where the Prince, searching for Cinderella who has fled the ball, travels around the world with a single glass slipper. It is an exotic, alluring, and beautiful miniature. The "Passepied" appearing in the seventh piece is a court dance popular in France during the 17th and 18th centuries. It employs a fast tempo in 3/8 or 6/8 time, characterized by a fairly consistent rhythm of eighth notes and sixteenth notes. This piece accompanies the scene where the stepmother and stepsisters, upon arriving at the ball, begin to dance with the other guests. The eighth piece, "Capriccio," is titled "Dance of the Fat Man" in the ballet, but is actually danced as a variation for Aloisa, one of Cinderella's stepsisters. Like the previous piece, it appears in the ball scene. The ninth piece, "Bourrée," also plays during the ball scene. To a powerful and weighty atmosphere, the stepsisters dance with two knights. The final tenth piece, "Prince and Cinderella (Adagio)," accompanies the climax of the ball, the scene where Cinderella and the Prince, dancing together, confess their feelings for each other. Set to a passionate 3/4 time utilizing a wide dynamic range, it depicts Cinderella and the Prince enveloped in happiness.