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Let us turn our attention to Prokofiev...

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« Reply #30 on: December 02, 2011, 09:05:50 am »

It is strange to me that he should be given medal by German general, but I think it reflects our strange present time. ( I had a laugh).

Ah, that's my fault for describing the new ending badly! :(  In fact it's a German journalist who arrives in the hospital, researching a story about the famous Russian air ace who lost his legs.  He finds the pilot, but he has no medal for him, and no apartment either. The pilot sees the irony that the only people who are interested in his life story are the former enemy - in his own country he isn't wanted or needed.  This is really a substantial shift in the story at the end.

There were nearly fights in the auditorium at the premiere - between those who supported the new ending, and those who were outraged by it.  It remains true that with the exception of May 9th, the Russian Government of today does little or nothing to help disabled war veterans in any practical way. You can't eat a medal.
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« Reply #31 on: December 10, 2011, 09:48:30 am »

The Independent has a podcast interview with controversial Russian conductor Alexander Vedernikov - in which he names Prokofiev as "the last of the great pianist-composers".

Make what you wish of Vedernikov's conducting, his views are certainly interesting in this interview.
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« Reply #32 on: December 10, 2011, 10:08:07 am »

I know many people that think that interest in classical music among population is basically killed.
Everyone takes what they like from classical music and it is impossible to impose what people like to listen to. People just vote with their feet!!!!

In the past most composers were good performers on their instrument (or several instruments). Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Clementi, Chopin, Prokifiev, Rachmaninoff. Shosktakovich was very good pianist too. There was Vivaldi of course.

This doesn't mean that there are no good music being written in our day. Here is amazing piece by composer Judith Weir.
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« Reply #33 on: December 10, 2011, 12:07:20 pm »

Thank you for that piece by Judith Weir :)

Yes indeed, most of the genuinely good composers have also been fine performers themselves - Perotinus, Dufay, Josquin, Monteverdi...  Bach and Handel each excelled on several instruments... Beethoven, Brahms.  Shostakovich & Prokofiev were excellent pianists.
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« Reply #34 on: January 09, 2012, 10:19:30 am »

Vladimir Jurowski opens a new Prokofiev-themed festival this week in London, running until Feb 1st.

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/features/sergei-prokofiev-beyond-peter-and-the-wolf--the-rehabilitation-of-stalins-composer-6286438.html
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« Reply #35 on: January 14, 2012, 04:42:30 pm »

Prokofiev’s Betrothal in A Monastery  produced in Glasgow.

Prokofiev has good exposure in South Bank now. Vladimir Jurowski and the London Philharmonic start their festival Prokofiev: Man of the People? at the Southbank Centre.
Prokofiev had to change his style because of pressures. However according to his son he did want to be understood by the audience. In the west Yorowski names Poulenc and Honeger and British composers that were looking to the audience and to keep them interested.
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