Sergei Prokofiev in Saint Petersburg Conservatory - 1 May, 1914
from Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 1 May 1914, page 668:
Rehearsal for the Graduation Concert. Tsybin is rehearsing Yasin's Magdal, music of quite remarkable vacuity. To quote Tcherepnin, it is a well-orchestrated zero. I am rehearsing Shcherbakov's Procession, which sounds noisy and authoritative and, after Yasin's music, rich in content. In the end, no obstacles were placed in the way of my Concerto being included in the programme. Tcherepnin says he will conduct all accompaniments, so the only work I am responsible for is Shcherbakov's Procession, which could be conducted with one foot if necessary. This is not much … more >>
Sergey Prokofiev, Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 1 May 1914. In Anthony Phillips (ed.), Sergey Prokofiev diaries 1907-1914 (Ithaca N.Y, 2006), p. 668. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1450273300940 accessed: 4 December, 2024
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Procession
written by Vladimir Shcherbakov |
performed by Student orchestra of the Imperial Conservatoire, Sergei Prokofiev |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 1 May, 1914 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |