Sergei Prokofiev in Paris - 30 May, 1925, at night
from Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 30 May 1925, page 168:
The second of Koussevitzky's concerts, including a piano Concerto by Tailleferre. At first it seemed an attractive piece, light and Mozartian. But not for long: later on it turned into a derivative bore. From the point of view of a pianist playing this Concerto it was very feeble. It is no easy matter to compose a Concerto that is interesting for a pianist to play. Time was when Ziloti was very critical of my First Piano Concerto in this respect: it was insufficiently pianistic. Well, this one was far less so, and to make matters worse she was barely audible.
Sergei Prokofiev, Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 30 May 1925. In Sergey Prokofiev, and Anthony Phillips (ed.), Sergey Prokofiev diaries, volume 3 (Ithaca N.Y, 2006), p. 168. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1464217704994 accessed: 8 November, 2024
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Piano Concerto
written by Germaine Tailleferre |
performed by Serge Koussevitzky, Germaine Tailleferre |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 30 May, 1925, at night |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |