Sergei Prokofiev - 15 July, 1914
from Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 15 July 1914, page 713:
In the morning Zakharov rang up asking me to accompany him in Rachmaninov's Second Concerto, which he is to play in Pavlovsk on the 25th. I was amazed to find that he had still not managed to learn another concerto but five years on was still playing the same old Rachmaninov. All the same, the work itself is enchanting. I agreed readily and at three o'clock was at Shreders. To my astonishment Zakharov's playing has improved out of all recognition: in place of its former artificiality and affectation it now has a genuine softness and intimacy. I congratulated him on the successful … more >>
Sergey Prokofiev, Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 15 July 1914. In Anthony Phillips (ed.), Sergey Prokofiev diaries 1907-1914 (Ithaca N.Y, 2006), p. 713. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1445181698172 accessed: 6 December, 2024
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Second Piano Concerto
written by Sergei Prokofiev, Sergei Rachmaninoff |
performed by Boris Zakharov |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 15 July, 1914 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |