Sergei Prokofiev - 30 January, 1916, at night
from Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 30 January 1916, pages 79-80:
In the evening BNB* was making his debut as a performer, but I defected and went to Ziloti's concert, not only because of the interesting programme, but because I also simply wanted to see people and show myself after the Ala scandal.**
[...] The programme included: a drab but not totally uninteresting piece by Gubenko, Valisneria, Steinberg's untalented La Princesse Maleine, and Ravel's delicious Rapsodie espagnole. I am definitely beginning to like French composers, whereas as recently as last spring, even after … more >>
http://data.open.ac.uk/led/person/Sergey+Prokofiev/1450307447086, Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 30 January 1916, p. 79-80. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1450971590662 accessed: 28 April, 2024
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Overture to 'La Princesse Maleine'
written by Maximilian Steinberg |
performed by Alexander Siloti |
Valisneria
written by Gubenko |
performed by Alexander Siloti |
Rapsodie espagnole
written by Maurice Ravel |
performed by Alexander Siloti |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 30 January, 1916, at night |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
*S.P.'s friend, Boris Bashkirov, was making his public debut as a poetry reciter. ** The premiere performance of S.P.'s 'Ala i Lolli' (Scythian Suite), which had been something of a succès de scandale.