Sergei Prokofiev in Paris - 23 May, 1925, at night
from Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 23 May 1925, pages 165-166:
Koussevitzky's concert, with the first performance of Honegger's Concerto for Piano. It was nice, pleasant orchestral effects from modest forces, and some attractive tunes. But it was an extremely boring work for the pianist, and technically elementary. I said it would be a good new Concerto for Stravinsky to add to his repertoire. Suvchinsky liked the work, but Dukelsky was very critical. It was followed by Scriabin's Extase, which I have not heard for a long time and which, apart from a few passages, I now listened to with some enjoyment. I shall doubtless be stones for this… more >>
Sergei Prokofiev, Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 23 May 1925. In Sergey Prokofiev, and Anthony Phillips (ed.), Sergey Prokofiev diaries, volume 3 (Ithaca N.Y, 2006), p. 165-166. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1464216705229 accessed: 24 November, 2024
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Extase
written by Alexander Scriabin |
performed by Serge Koussevitzky |
Concerto for Piano
written by Arthur Honegger |
performed by Serge Koussevitzky |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 23 May, 1925, at night |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |