Sergei Prokofiev in Saint Petersburg Conservatory - 24 March, 1914, at night
from Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 24 March 1914, page 630:
In Act III the chorus watched me attentively, some of the girls grinning broadly when they saw the anger on my face. Act IV also went well; during the last interval I visited the buffet where I met Myaskovsky, who was full of praise for my rhythmic firmness, the way I was directing the chorus and the care I was taking not to drown them. Quite an encomium, coming from him! Hitherto he has never done anything but criticize my conducting, so I was most encouraged.
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Sergey Prokofiev, Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 24 March 1914. In Anthony Phillips (ed.), Sergey Prokofiev diaries 1907-1914 (Ithaca N.Y, 2006), p. 630. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1450137589620 accessed: 14 May, 2024
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The Marriage of Figaro, Act III and Act IV
written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
performed by Sergei Prokofiev, Student performers of the Imperial Conservatoire (second cast) |
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| Date/Time | 24 March, 1914, at night |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by isobel.1111 on Mon, 14 Dec 2015 23:59:49 +0000
Approved on Wed, 13 Jun 2018 16:30:19 +0100