Diaries 1915-1923: Behind the Mask The composer dodges gunfire in Petrograd during the February Revolution, but as a rule pays attention to political events only as they affect him personally. On August 24, after an epic trek that car
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| Title | : | Diaries 1915-1923: Behind the Mask |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.93 (383 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 080144702X |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 848 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2008-04-17 |
| Genre | : |
Editorial : "Prokofiev had an extremely dry wit, which results in some fine, bitchy one-liners, from his disdain for Mahler's Seventh Symphony ('like kissing a stillborn child') to his fear of the futurist poet Vladimir Mayakovsky ('I always wonder: is he going to hit me, not for any particular reason, just because?') to his pride at being proclaimed 'best-dressed man in Chicago.' At his best he has a gift for the surprising phrase, the unexpected insight and the occasional laugh-out-loud bon mot. This is an impressively edited work, with Anthony Phillips's footnotes, indexing and appendices all scrupulously detailed and informative."Owen Hatherley, New Statesman, 1 May 2008
"Anthony Phillips rises to all the demands made by Prokofiev's lucid but delicately nuanced Russian. His translation is accurate almost without a lapse, his tone is consistently faithful to the original, and from time to time he pulls out something truly brilliant. Dedicated professional that he was, Prokofiev still
"'To go to America!' Here was wretchedness; there life brimming over. Such was the flag under which I greeted the New Year. Surely it will not disappoint my hopes'"With these words Sergey Prokofiev closed his diary for the revolutionary year 1917. He would not be disappointed by 1918. On August 24, after an epic trek that carried him across strife-torn Russia to the Pacific and the breadth of North America, he stepped from a stifling Grand Central Terminal onto the streets of New York. This marked the beginning of his exile, which would lastwith one brief exceptionuntil 1934. This second volume of Prokofiev's diary records an astonishing record of artistic accomplishment against a backdrop of cataclysmic change. The composer dodges gunfire in Petrograd during the February Revolution, but as a rule pays attention to political events only as they affect him personally. Composition and performance are the main concerns, along with the persistent and ultimately failed struggle to arrange a
I couldn't put it down. When I first picked up this book, I thought "WOW! this story could be about me!" Having just had my own forty-something identity crisis I, too, went "joyriding" to Europe for a break from the difficulties in my life. Billie Regent has wonderfully conveyed such interesting and fascinating insights about the Monarch Butterfly, the most regal of all, with lifelike and awesome pictures that will delight youngster in this special kindle edition – my daughter is amazed that a butterfly doesn't look anything like a caterpillar and the changes it has gone through to achieve its beauty. Many times you will find yourself thinking to yourself, asking"What would I do?"
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