Maurice Ravel et al. in Theatre Gaîté Lyrique, Rue Papin, Paris - late May, 1921, at night
from Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 1 - 31 May 1921, page 604:
The piece [Chout] was an exceptional success among musicians. Ravel described it as a work of genius, Stravinsky as the single modern work he could listen to with pleasure. 'Les six'* spluttered with delight, although the appearance of Chout was a blow to them, representing something they ought to have done themselves but had not been able to. Larionov wittily and cruelly punned on the six-of-one-and-half-a-dozen-of-the-other nature of 'Les six'.
http://data.open.ac.uk/led/person/Sergey+Prokofiev/1450307447086, Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 1 - 31 May 1921, p. 604. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1458663932347 accessed: 24 November, 2024
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Chout
written by Sergei Prokofiev |
performed by Orchestra of the Ballets Russes |
Experience Information
Date/Time | late May, 1921, at night |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
* Les six: the group of French composers comprising Darius Milhaud, Artur Honegger, Francis Poulenc, Georges Auric, Germaine Taillefer and Lous Durey.