Sergei Prokofiev in Saint Petersburg Conservatory - 8 March, 20th Century
from Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 8 March 1913, pages 337-338:
Before orchestra class, while I still had a clear head, I read through the Finnish Fantasia, and having fixed all the gradations of tempo in my brain went in to rehearsal. This time the tempi were praised without reservation. Tsybin's efforts in 'The Little Golden Cloud Passed the Night' were condemned as hopeless, and indeed he is generally not much of a conductor at all. Thanks to the breathing points I had marked in the score and the exhaustive pains I had taken to absorb all the rhythmic details of the vocal part, The Wedding was beyond reproach as far … more >>
Sergei Prokofiev, Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 8 March 1913. In Anthony Phillips (ed.), Sergey Prokofiev diaries 1907-1914 (Ithaca N.Y, 2006), p. 337-338. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1438525910846 accessed: 13 December, 2024
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'The Little Golden Cloud Passed the Night'
written by Alexander Dargomyzhsky |
performed by Vladimir Tsybin |
The Wedding
written by Alexander Dargomyzhsky |
performed by Students of the Imperial Conservatoire, Vasilieva |
Finnish Fantasia
written by Alexander Dargomyzhsky |
performed by Students of the Imperial Conservatoire |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 8 March, 20th Century |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |
Notes
Rehearsal for a Conservatoire concert of works by Alexander Dargomyzhsky