Sergei Prokofiev in Saint Petersburg Conservatory - 28 January, 1910
from Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 31 January 1910, page 145:
My chorus* was performed at the 18 January concert. This was rather short notice, necessitating a compressed rehearsal schedule, but there was no possibility of delaying it, because the next student concert was not until the 12 February, at which time I would be away in Moscow, and the one after it would not be until March. When the orchestra played through its part at rehearsal it sounded wonderful, and I was quite satisfied with my orchestration. But when the orchestra was combined with the choir the result was such an utter mess that it was impossible to hear anything; neither group was … more >>
Sergei Prokofiev, Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 31 January 1910. In Sergey Prokofiev, and Anthony Phillips (ed.), Sergey Prokofiev diaries, volume 3 (Ithaca N.Y, 2006), p. 145. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1426363835495 accessed: 11 October, 2024
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The White Swan, Op. 7 No. 1
written by Sergei Prokofiev |
performed by Students of the Imperial Russian Conservatoire |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 28 January, 1910 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
* The White Swan, set to text by Konstatin Balmont. Later published as Op. 7, No. 1