Sergei Prokofiev in Berlin - 11 January, 1925, at night
from Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 11 January 1925, page 124:
At five o'clock I took part in a concert at the offices of the Vossische Zeitung newspaper. The audience was almost exclusively Jewish. Suvchinsky said his attempt to identify at least five Christians had not been successful. I played well and Suvchinsky, who had not heard me play since Russian times, complimented me on my pianism. Yuryevskaya sang well, although she did not hold the final notes of 'Butterfly' and 'Remember Me' quite long enough. Ranchev (a Bulgarian tenor with a nice, sweet voice) had not learnt any of my songs and so sang some by Rimsky-Korsakov, which was … more >>
Sergei Prokofiev, Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 11 January 1925. In Sergey Prokofiev, and Anthony Phillips (ed.), Sergey Prokofiev diaries, volume 3 (Ithaca N.Y, 2006), p. 124. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1460140204550 accessed: 9 October, 2024
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Listening to
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Songs
written by Nikolai Andrejewitsch Rimski-Korsakow |
performed by Ranchev |
Five Songs of Konstantin Balmont, Op. 36
written by Sergei Prokofiev |
performed by Zinaïda Yuryevskaya, Sergei Prokofiev |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 11 January, 1925, at night |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |