Alexander Siloti et al. - 15 December, 1916
from Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 15 January 1916, page 73:
General rehearsal. Benois, Coates, Malko, Steinberg, Shteiman, Walter, Nurok, the Damskaya sisters, Mama, my aunts. I addressed the trombones, asking them to play at maximum volume. The work was played right through without stopping, and pretty well - the eighth rehearsal, after all. At the end, some of the orchestra applauded, fifteen or so booed, and the remainder indignantly reproached their colleagues: 'That's enough! Stop that, it's uncalled-for...' Ziloti was in total ecstacy, rushing around the hall shouting: 'A slap! A real slap!' meaning that in this piece I was giving the audience… more >>
http://data.open.ac.uk/led/person/Sergey+Prokofiev/1450307447086, Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 15 January 1916, p. 73. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1450622845346 accessed: 1 September, 2024
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Ala i Lolli
written by Sergei Prokofiev |
performed by Imperial Conservatoire Orchestra, Sergei Prokofiev |
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Date/Time | 15 December, 1916 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |