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Sergey Prokofiev: Diaries 1915-1923: Behind the Mask
Sergei Prokofiev
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Hardback. Covering the years 1915 to 1922, this title describes the genesis and the problematic path to performance of major works in the author's canon, and the life-changing experiences of living in war-torn and revolutionary Russia, and deciding to leave for the mythic America he had long dreamed of visiting. Editor(s): Phillips, Anthony. Num Pages: 784 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 162 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1302.
The second volume of Sergey Prokofiev's recently uncovered Diaries covers the years 1915 to 1922. It describes in detail the genesis and the problematic path to performance of major works in his canon, and the life-changing experiences of living in war-torn and revolutionary Russia, and deciding to leave for the mythic America he had long dreamed of visiting. The Diaries chart the author's swings of fortune, the loneliness of the émigré, his encounters with a luminous range of personalities from music, theatre, art and literature, and the search for love and friendship, all cast in the burnished prose of a ... Read more
The second volume of Sergey Prokofiev's recently uncovered Diaries covers the years 1915 to 1922. It describes in detail the genesis and the problematic path to performance of major works in his canon, and the life-changing experiences of living in war-torn and revolutionary Russia, and deciding to leave for the mythic America he had long dreamed of visiting. The Diaries chart the author's swings of fortune, the loneliness of the émigré, his encounters with a luminous range of personalities from music, theatre, art and literature, and the search for love and friendship, all cast in the burnished prose of a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
784
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
800
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571226306
SKU
V9780571226306
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About Sergei Prokofiev
Anthony Phillips learnt Russian in the 'Secret Classrooms' of National Service in the 1950s and later at Oxford. The language continued to play an important part during his later career in music administration, during which he became general manager of London's Royal Festival Hall. Story of a Friendship, his translation of Shostakovich's letters to Isaak Glikman, was published by Faber ... Read more
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