Serge Diaghileff et al. - 17 May, 1920, at night
from Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 17 May 1920, page 514:
In the evening I again attended Pulcinella which this time I followed with the score, a model of neatness and clarity that gave me great pleasure. After the performance there was supper at Mme Edwards, where Stravinsky and Diaghilev very nearly came to blows. Stravinsky complained that at the end of Pulcinella the curtain had come down too slowly, to which Diaghilev retorted: C'est parce que tu as raté la fin.'* Stravinsky went for him then, declaring that Pulcinella was a work of genius and that Diaghilev had no understanding … more >>
http://data.open.ac.uk/led/person/Sergey+Prokofiev/1450307447086, Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 17 May 1920, p. 514. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1452431020179 accessed: 8 November, 2024
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Pulcinella
written by Igor Stravinksy, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi |
performed by Orchestra of the Ballets Russes |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 17 May, 1920, at night |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
* 'That's because you messed up the ending.'