Sergei Prokofiev in St. Petersburg - mid April, 1911
from Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 19 June 1911, page 207:
In the middle of April Wahrlich's assistant, Belling, came bearing a request to get him both the score and parts of Dreams. I was not at home, so he left a note in which he stated that the first rehearsal would take place tomorrow, and the performance a week later. I was very proud. Myaskovsky came with me to the first rehearsal, and for the first time - during the performance in the Conservatoire I had not been able to hear anything - I heard my Dreams. And what pleasure it was, after the Conservatoire, to hear a good orchestra capable of playing everything properly. The only cause for … more >>
Sergei Prokofiev, Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 19 June 1911. In Sergey Prokofiev, and Anthony Phillips (ed.), Sergey Prokofiev diaries, volume 3 (Ithaca N.Y, 2006), p. 207. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1427638332781 accessed: 11 December, 2024
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Dreams, op. 6
written by Sergei Prokofiev |
performed by St. Petersburg Court Orchestra |
Experience Information
Date/Time | mid April, 1911 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |