Sergei Prokofiev - 16 November, 1913, at night
from Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 16 November 1913, page 544:
After dinner I wanted to go to Ziloti's concert, particularly to hear Debussy's Jeux. The tickets had all been sold, so I went to the backstage entrance and sent up my card to Ziloti with the following inscription: 'SSP begs of Alexander Ilyich the very great favour of granting him a pass, so that he may hear the performance of Debussy's Jeux.' Ziloti ordered a pass to be given to me, and so I got into the concert.
Jeux is an interesting and poetic piece without much content. 'Well, no, you won't find a lot of meat in it,' agreed … more >>
Sergey Prokofiev, Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 16 November 1913. In Anthony Phillips (ed.), Sergey Prokofiev diaries 1907-1914 (Ithaca N.Y, 2006), p. 544. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1446507287567 accessed: 14 October, 2024
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Jeux
written by Claude Debussy |
performed by Alexander Siloti |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 16 November, 1913, at night |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |