Sergei Prokofiev in Paris - 10 May, 1920, in the afternoon

from Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 10 May 1920, page 508:

Stravinsky then asked me to do a second proofrading of his new ballet Pulcinella, boasting that it was completely error-free. I did so, and unearthed two. The ballet is written in an antique style, and it is an extraordinary coincidence that three years ago I had composed my 'Classical' Symphony and now Stravinsky, knowing nothing about this, had written a classical ballet.

cite as

http://data.open.ac.uk/led/person/Sergey+Prokofiev/1450307447086, Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 10 May 1920, p. 508. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1452427427032 accessed: 10 December, 2024

location of experience: Paris

Listeners

Sergei Prokofiev
performer, Composer, Musician
1891-1953

Listening to

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Pulcinella
written by Igor Stravinksy, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
performed by Igor Stravinksy, Sergei Prokofiev

Experience Information

Date/Time 10 May, 1920, in the afternoon
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, in private, indoors

Originally submitted by isobel.1111 on Sun, 10 Jan 2016 12:03:47 +0000
Approved on Mon, 18 Jun 2018 09:41:55 +0100