Serge Diaghileff et al. in Paris - 15 June, 1925, in the afternoon
from Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 15 June 1925, page 177:
In the afternoon I went to the rehearsal of Zéphyr, alerted by Dukelsky, but as matters turned out Zéphyr had been rehearsed in the morning, and I had happened along to bits and pieces and tidying up of problems in Auric's Matelots. Diaghilev appeared, embraced me, and after wandering up and down for a while came to sit beside me. 'Revolting music,' he smiled at one of Auric's melodies, 'supremely tasteless vulgarity', but said with a certain indulgence towards the music. After a while, he said, 'Well now, Serge, you and I have to… more >>
Sergei Prokofiev, Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 15 June 1925. In Sergey Prokofiev, and Anthony Phillips (ed.), Sergey Prokofiev diaries, volume 3 (Ithaca N.Y, 2006), p. 177. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1464385766855 accessed: 10 September, 2024
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Matelots
written by Georges Auric |
performed by Orchestra of the Ballets Russes |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 15 June, 1925, in the afternoon |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |