Sergei Prokofiev - 16 March, 1914, at night
from Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 16 March 1914, pages 623-624:
In the evening Mama and I went to hear Zherebtsova-Andreyeva, who had included my song 'There Are Other Planets' in her programme. I was extremely interested to hear my song, never having heard it performed before. Rather good, although naturally not for the wider public (although actually it was very well received). Anna Grigorievna sang wonderfully, except for her habit of clearing her throat when she finished singing, but Dulov accompanied drily and he played some wrong notes in the bass. In the interval he said to me, 'Well, I seemed to get your song worked out all right, don't you … more >>
Sergey Prokofiev, Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 16 March 1914. In Anthony Phillips (ed.), Sergey Prokofiev diaries 1907-1914 (Ithaca N.Y, 2006), p. 623-624. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1450133742739 accessed: 1 September, 2024
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'There Are Other Planets'
written by Sergei Prokofiev |
performed by Anna Zherebtsova-Andreyeva, Dulov |
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Date/Time | 16 March, 1914, at night |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |