Sergei Prokofiev in New York City - 5 March, 1919, in the afternoon

from Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 5 March 1919, pages 394-395:

In the afternoon I listened to my Prelude. All the wrong notes have already been corrected, but the slightest unevenness in execution stands out in exaggerated relief, and this is horrible to listen to. I expended great efforts in making the necessary adjustments. I have dragged out the final meno mosso much too much, but nothing can be done about that now and it's not worth doing it all over again.

cite as

http://data.open.ac.uk/led/person/Sergey+Prokofiev/1450307447086, Sergey Prokofiev diaries: 5 March 1919, p. 394-395. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1452202746142 accessed: 28 November, 2024

location of experience: New York City

Listeners

Sergei Prokofiev
performer, Composer, Musician
1891-1953

Listening to

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Prelude
written by Sergei Prokofiev
performed by Sergei Prokofiev, Sergei Prokofiev

Experience Information

Date/Time 5 March, 1919, in the afternoon
Medium playback
Listening Environment in private, indoors, solitary

Originally submitted by isobel.1111 on Thu, 07 Jan 2016 21:39:06 +0000
Approved on Mon, 18 Jun 2018 09:34:23 +0100