Two cloves of Prokofiev.

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[Glasha]

'm Just reading the "Diary " by Sergei Prokofiev - preuvlekatelnoe reading!

( until the Petersburg period , conservatory , his ( 22-year ), the first foreign trip in 1913, and his first encounter with Diaghilev's troupe - very interesting )

In 2002, there were published diaries Prokofiev. Edition carried Fund Sergei Prokofiev (The Serge Prokofiev Foundation) - an organization founded in 1983 by his first wife, Lina Prokofiev composer . Two volumes of the diary of about 1650 pages cover the period of 26 years - so much time Sergey every day recorded his biography. The diary he kept from his youth , describing it years of study at the conservatory , giving colorful characteristics - sometimes unflattering , but very expressive and precise - the people with whom he had ever communicate, and events that have been very rich life as a young composer .

[Glasha]

p.s. curious to see the diaries in 1913 - an opportunity to look a little bit , what was the current day exactly 100 years ago,
for example: ( a new style of March 6)

« 21 February.
Tercentenary of the Romanov dynasty. Celebrations in the streets and the announcement the mayor, that the public was more cautious and did not come out into the street shout, sitting at home . We at the Conservatory of Music morning. ...
In the evening ... hired motor and went to see the illuminations : Mom , Mlle, Max and me. Nothing special , but at the Marine and Neva this crowd and crews and a crush, not so much that we went, how many there were . ... We took an Nicholas Station , I loved the automatic issuing stamps and receiving registered letters - and then walked along Nevsky Prospekt, gasivshemu its illuminations , and quietly went home . »

So, today - a century 300th anniversary of the Romanov >