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    Any resemblance to Matthew Taylor is purely co-incidental

    SERGEI PROKOFIEV (1891 1953) - Part 1. The Early Years t 1918

    Th!s Se"te#$er %atthe& Taylr '##e'es h!s ser!es le't*res the &r+s Pr+!e,. Th!s te es t atte#"t t es'r!$e the #*s!' &h!'h %atthe& &!ll!ll*strate a aalye. It !s a atte#"t t /!,e a l!ttle $!/ra"h!'al $a'+/r* a !t!s $y #eas '#"rehes!,e. S E 0 O E.

    T all !tets a "*r"ses Ser/e! Pr+!e, &as R*ss!a. I "!t a't he &as$r a reare at Sts,+a! the +ra!e. 2& t reer t a +ra!!a as R*ss!a

    !s a$*t as a''*rate as reerr!/ t le4 Fer/*s as a E/l!sh t$all #aa/er.&e,er6 ! the 'ase Pr+!e, h!s "arets &ere R*ss!a a ha ly set *"h#e s#e te years earl!er ! Sts,+a &here h!s ather ha $ee a""!te asa a/r!'*lt*ral e/!eer a estate #aa/er. Pr+!e, &as t therere a!!/e*s +ra!!a ! the sa#e &ay that 7se Stal! &as a !!/e*s Ger/!a.Pr+!e, &*l ha,e see h!#sel as a *t a *t R*ss!a a !t &as t R*ss!ar &h!'h he ha "!e a t &here he ret*re ! 193.

    !s #ther6 %ar!a Gr!/rye,a Pr+!e,a, &as #*s!'al a "laye eeth,e6:h"! a s#e eas!er ;!st. &e,er6 her /reat "ass! &as r T'ha!+,s+y a6e,e #re s6 r t R*$!ste!. Pr+!e, &as "r!/y < la %art s #*'h

    as a re#ar+a$ly "re''!*s 'h!l &hse !terest ! #*s!' &as #at'he $y h!sst*!es s'!e'es6 #aths a es"e'!ally 'hess ! &h!'h he &as sel ta*/ht a"laye all h!s l!e. !s #ther e'*ra/e h!s e,el"!/ !terest a he starte tlear the "!a &!th her at the a/e 5 at &h!'h a/e he &rte h!s !rst '#"s!t!6a I!a Gall". t the a/e 8 he &as !rst ta+e t St Peters$*r/ a the t%s'& t ,!s!t relat!,es &here he ha h!s !rst "erat!' e'*ters &!th G*=sFa*st a r!=s Pr!'e I/r. The res*lt &as h!s &r!t!/ h!s !rst "era6 >the G!at?at the a/e 9 a "reset!/ !t ! a h#e "r*'t! ! 19@1.

    V!s!ts t St Peters$*r/ a %s'& $e'a#e a*al e,ets a !t ha $e'#e 'lear$y the t!#e he &as te that Pr+!e, &as est!e r a #*s!'al 'areer &!th the"!a at the rert. Thr*/h the a/e'y a r!e at St Peters$*r/ 'ser,atry!t &as arra/e that Rhe!hl Gl!Are6 $est +& t-ay r h!s Re P""y S*!te6

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    &*l '#e t Sts,+a t tea'h Pr+!e, &h!'h he ! ,er t& s*##ers. The"r*'t!,e *t'#e &as the "era6 a sy#"hy a se,eral s#all "!a "!e'es&h!'h Ser/e! 'alle h!s "*""!es.

    y 19@B6 at the a/e 136 Ser/e! &as ta+e t St Peters$*r/ :ser,atry. Its

    "r!'!"al &as le4aer Gla*, ($est +& r h!s $allet6 The Seass6 a r!!sh!/ the r'hestrat! Pr!'e I/r). It &as he &h s*//este that Pr+!e,ta+e the etra'e e4a#!at!. Pr+!e, es'r!$es !t ! h!s $!/ra"hy asC

    >The etra'e e4a#!at! &as D*!te sesat!al. The e4a#!ee $ere #e &as a#a &!th a $ear &h ha th!/ t sh& the e4a#!ers $*t a s!/le r#a'e&!th*t a''#"a!#et. The I 'a#e !6 $e!/ *er the &e!/ht t& h*/elers 'ta!!/ *r "eras6 t& satas6 a sy#"hy a a / #ay"!arte "!e'es. ere !s a "*"!l ater #y & heart $ser,e R!#s+y-Krsa+,6&h heae the e4a#!!/ $ar.?

    Pr+!e, t ly /a!e h!s etra'e $*t at the a/e 13 &as the y*/est t s. (%y resear'h sh&s that Taeye, /a!e etry t %s'& :ser,atry a/e 9).s ar as %ar!a Gr!/rye,a &as ''ere Ser/e! &as l e*/h t eter the'ser,atry $*t she hersel &*l #,e t St Peters$*r/ t ta+e 'are her st&!thsta!/ the "rtests a :he+,!a threats s*!'!e $y her h*s$a.The #*s!'al s'ee ! R*ss!a *r!/ the !rst e'ae the t&et!eth 'et*ry &as e l*4. It ha 'ha/e r# the R*ss!a the %!/hty a*l6 thse at!al!sts &hha ll&e ! Gl!+a=s tste"s a &h e!ther ha e"!'te h!str!'al R*ss!a r"se*-r!etal!s#. I ttal 'trast t the# ha $ee the R*ss!a Ger#a!'s le$y the R*$!ste! $rthers6 2!'la! a t6 &hse #*s!' &as es'ee &the l!e eeth,e a %eelssh. S#e&here ! $et&ee &as T'ha!+,s+y&hse lea!/s &ere t&ars the rth4 s'hl $*t h!s eet &ere e,er D*!teetre'he ! e!ther 'a#". 2& ! the t&et!eth 'et*ry there &as a !st!'t'ser,at!,e rea't!. Gla*,=s earl!er "r#!se as a +! #*s!'al e4e'*tr tr! ha y!ele t a *ll 'ser,at!s# ! '#"ar!s &!th &h!'h rah#s= #*s!'6r !sta'e6 s*s "s!t!,ely e4tra,a/at. ED*ally rea't!ary &as Taeye,6 r#er"*"!l T'ha!+,s+y6 &h ha !##erse h!#sel !t '*ter"!t6 a'h aPalestr!a ! "art!'*lar. I ha,e e !s' Taye,=s #*s!' ! #y 'lle't! &h!'h Ire'+ sh*l ha,e re'e!,e a Gra#"he &ar r *!s"!rat!al $re#. I'trast &ere the #er!sts e4e#"l!!e $y the e#er/e'e S'r!a$! &h &as a

    +! R*ss-R!'har Stra*ss $*t #re e4tre#e. e see#e t re/ar h!#sel as a#*s!'al %ess!ah a #et h!s :al,ary ! 1915. ls "r#!et ! the 't!*!/r#at!' s'hl &ere Ra'h#a! a %eter $th &h# &ere te#!/rate ater 191.

    Ser/e! &as t s"e the e4t te years ! st*y6 #stly re$ell!*s. e t+ *" h!s"la'e &!th st*ets &h &ere all #*'h ler tha h!# $*t th!s ! t a""ear t$ther h!#. The a#es tea'hers he ha &*l ! the!r &ay !t #st ''ert"r/ra##es6 ;!a,6 R!#s+y-Krsa+,6 Gla*,6 T'here"! a Taeye,. Ser/e!&as t ,era&e $y the!r re"*tat!. e &as !rr!tate $y R!#s+y=s le't*res a !t ha,e the sa#e ess r h!# as ! Stra,!s+y. s t ;!a, &h le't*re

    har#y6 Ser/e! '#"!le a s"reasheet l!st all the har#!' errrs ;!a, &*l"!'+ *t - 19 the# a''r!/ t Ser/e! &h +e"t a re'r the #!sta+es #ae

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    $y all h!s ell& st*ets. ;!ttle &er they resete the "rese'e th!s ales'et+&-all.

    The e4t year6 19@56 sa& the *t$rea+ a *"r!s!/. It '*l $e sa! t ha,e $ee

    a rehearsal r 191. There &as #*t!y ! the a,y6 a#*sly re'alle !E!setste!=s !l# >the attlesh!" Pte#+!?. I the '*try there &as a 'all r thesett!/ *" the H*#a. The *rest &as elt at the 'ser,atry at St Peters$*r/&here the st*ets &et str!+e a se,eral t*trs &ere s*s"ee. R!#s+y-Krsa+, &as !s#!sse r h!s s*""rt $*t &as later re-!state. Pr+!e, #ayha,e elt the thr!ll $*t he &as e!ther the r later ! l!e a "l!t!'al "ers. Fr h!#the 'a'ellat! le't*res &as a *!sa'e.

    he he &as 1 Ser/e! #et %yas+,s+y &h &as te years h!s se!r a ha$ee a "ress!al sl!er a &as & "*rs*!/ h!s #*s!'al st*!es. The t&r#e a $ &h!'h laste t!ll %ya+,s+y=s eath ! 19B9 a they 't!*e t

    'rres" a se ea'h ther the!r s'res e,e *r!/ the "er! Pr+!e,=sres!e'e ! #er!'a. t the 'ser,atry they &*l 'all ay &r+ they !s"ara/eas >R*$!ste!?6 a 'e e*"he#!s# r #ere. S #*'h r Pr+!e,=s estee# rh!s #ther=s a,*r!te '#"ser %! y*6 the e4"ress! &as ! &!er '!r'*lat!as Stra,!s+y re'alls R!#s+y Krsa+, '##et!/ S'r!a$! as >'=est *R*$!ste!?. ere all& #e t re'r a "ersal &r "rtest. %y "ateral/ra#ther=s #a!e a#e &as als R*$!ste! a I re'all &e!/ !,!tat!sr# relat!,es that a#e &h# I ! t +&. 2e,ertheless &h!lst a#!ly'e't! #ay 'a*se #e t J! !ss*e6 ! res"e't S'r!a$! I et!rely a/ree &!thR!#s+y=s set!#ets. S'r!a$! &as t start &!th a !s"!r!/ !l*e'e Pr+!e,a %!as+,s+y$*t th!s &as t &ae. %a4 Re/er6 a "art!'*lar a,*r!te %atthe&Taylr6 &as als the la,*r the ay .

    t the sa#e t!#e Ser/e! &as $e/!!/ t $e +& r h!s "!a!st!' "r&ess. I19@8 he &as atte!/ a !r#al /r*" >E,e!/s :te#"rary %*s!'? "lay!/h!s & #*s!' as &ell as that 'erta! e#er/!/ 'te#"rar!es. y$y &h&as ay$y6 '#"ser6 "err#er r 'r!t!' &as t $e see there a Pr+!e,=sre"*tat! &as s"rea!/ a#/st the '/s'et! alth*/h h!s "art!'!"at! /a,e''er t h!s "ressrs. I 19@9 h!s '#"s!/ a thery '*rse 'a#e t a e&!th the ll&!/ '##et $y Gla*,C

    >Te'h!'al "re"arat! e4'ee!/ly $r!ll!at. Iter"retat! *!D*e6 r!/!al6 $*t tal&ays ! the $est art!st!' taste.?

    Ser/e! re#a!e erlle at the :ser,atry st*y!/ "!a *er a Es!",a6re&e !terat!al "!a!st6 a '*'t!/ *er the '#"ser6 2!'la!T'here"! r# 19@9 t 191B. I 191 he "*$l!she h!s !rst "!a ''ert s t$e ll&e $y h!s se' &h!'h re'e!,e e,e #re s'ath!/ re,!e&s tha ! the!rst. Pr+!e, see#e t thr!,e 'r!t!'!s#6 *l!+e T'ha!+,s+y r Ra'h#a!,&h &*l &!lt *er the sla*/ht. Fr Pr+!e,6 the /reater the 'r!t!'!s#6 the#re "r,'at!,e &*l $e the e4t res"se.

    The !rst ''ert !s ! a't D*!te shrt6 less tha @ #!*tes $*t "&er*l a#*s'*lar. It !s ! three #,e#ets r "ss!$ly !t '*l $e 'alle e #,e#et !

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    three "arts as there are $rea+s a !t es *ll '!r'le &!th the "e!/ the#e. It/t a r*$$!/ r# the #er!'a 'r!t!'s later ! the 19@=s. The se' "!a''ert !s e,e #re "&er*l $*t less attra't!,e. It &as re&r!tte ! 1936 $e'a*sePr+!e, ha let the s're $eh! &he he &et t #er!'a. ""aretly the''*"ats h!s lat the * the s're a $*rt !t t '+ a #elette. (They

    s* as ! they #!/ht ha,e $ee *t ;a hA#e). Pr+!e, &as t re&r!te a*#$er h!s "*$l!she '#"s!t!s r ,ar!*s reass. "art r# lea,!/ h!s#*s!' $eh! a the $,!*s &!sh ''as! t #a+e !#"r,e#ets !t &*lte $e &!th the !tet! "reset!/ the #*s!' ! a !eret a#$!a'e t that r&h!'h !t &as r!/!ally ''e!,e. The res*lt !s t the !t'h!/ a !er!r &r+$*t the 'reat! a alterat!,e a a!/ the s*!4 >$!s? t the r!/!al "*s*#$er. e als &rte "r$a$ly #re r'hestral s*!tes '#"!le r# h!s "erasa $allets tha ay h!s 'te#"rar!es t #a+e s*re that a*!e'es &h ha thear the sta/e &r+ &*l st!ll /et t +& the #*s!'. S6 e,e th*/h a "r*'t! the sta/e &r+ #!/ht t /et #*te6 e& *s &!ll t ha,e hear the %ar'ha S'her r# the ;,e Three Ora/es. e t th!s &as the !!'*lty

    Pr+!e, '*l 'reate r h!#sel $y the a#*t #e#ra$le the#es he &as a$let "*r *t. e'e6 the reas r three !eret s*!tes r R#e a 7*l!et ale.

    y 19136 the 'ser,atry years &ere '#!/ t the!r e ater te years $*t therere#a!e e *rther /l!tter!/ ""rt*!ty r Ser/e! t ta'+le6 the t R*$!ste!Pr!e6 a&are t the $est "!a st*et. Ser/e! e'!e t eter $*t !stea 'hs!/ a &ell +& ''ert he e'!e t "lay h!s & !rst "!a ''ert.hat 'h*t"ah $*t there &as th!/ ! the r*les t "re,et th!s a Ser/e! ha tarra/e "r!ts the s're r the J*/es &h &*l t $e a#!l!ar &!th the &r+.'t*ally6 !t &as a 'le,er etra"#et. The J*/es &*l ha,e +& the!rT'ha!+,s+y6 R*$!ste!6 :h"! et' &ell e*/h t ha,e "!'+e hles ! the "layer=ste'h!D*e a t ha,e /e t t& ! 'r!t!'!s!/ the !ter"retat!. ere they ! t+& the &r+6 ! t l!+e the &r+ $*t the!r 'r!t!'al a'*lt!es &*l ha,e $ee t$l*te t $e a$le t #a+e ay !e"eet assess#et the!r &. &e,er they&ere 'learly $&le ,er $y Pr+!e,=s "!a!st!' $ra,*ra. S6 t ly ! he &! a"!a '#"et!t! t eha'e h!s ,!rt*s re"*tat!6 #*'h t the 'ha/r! Gla*, &hse *ty !t &as t a*'e the J*/es= e'!s!6 $*t als !t ae t&hat Ser/e! ha set h!s s!/hts *"6 a $!/ s"lash r h!s re"*tat! as a '#"ser.

    !th th!s tr!*#"h $eh! h!# Pr+!e, set *t ! 7*e 191B r $!//er a $etterth!/s. H!a/h!le, a h!s allets R*sses ha '#e t ; t "err# the $allets

    &h!'h ha st*e Par!s a !t &as a/a!st th!s $a'+/r* that Ser/e! Pr+!e,6&at!/ "art the a't!6 &as t '#e t ; t see+ *t H!a/h!le,. e $r*/ht&!th h!# the se' "!a ''ert &h!'h he "laye t H!a/h!le, &h &as!#"resse s*!'!etly t 's!er *s!/ !t as a $allet alth*/h he e'!e a/a!st !t.Istea6 H!a/h!le, 'a#e *" &!th the !ea sett!/ the tale la a ;ll! t #*s!'r a $allet a &as ha""y t '##!ss! the &r+. It &as t $e $ase the"r!#!t!,e r!tes the &arl!+e S'yth!as &h $et&ee 9@@ a @@ : ''*"!e &hat!s & atl!a ! T*r+ey. :#!/ a year ater Stra,!s+y=s R!te S"r!/ thes!#!lar!t!es '*l t ha,e $ee '-!'!etal. Pr+!e, &as 'learly a!#!/ t *tStra,!s+y.

    The F!rst rl ar threatee. The la#"s &ere /!/ & all ,er E*r"e aPr+!e, #ae h!s &ay h#e t St Peters$*r/ J*st $ere the *t$rea+ hst!l!t!es

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    $et&ee Tsar!st R*ss!a &!th Ger#ay. Ser/e!=s ather ha !e ! 191@ aPr+!e, &as e4e#"te #!l!tary ser,!'e6 $e!/ the ly s a &!&6 I 1915 hetra,elle t %!la t see H!a/h!le, a t "lay t h!# "art the rat s're laa ;ll! $*t H!a/h!le, the 'ha/e h!s #! a reJe'te !t. E,er res*r'e*l6Pr+!e, &as t /!/ t &aste a year=s ert a !##e!ately e'!e t re&r!te !t

    as a r'hestral s*!te t $e 'alle >The S'yth!a S*!te?. There has $ee s#ee$ate as t J*st &hy H!a/h!le, t*re !t &. %*s!'ally la a ;lly &as t as!ssat as The R!te S"r!/. It see#s "ss!$le that H!a/h!le, ! t &at are"eat The R!te S"r!/ e$a'le. It !s 'erta! that he ha at least s#e'!e'e ! Pr+!e,s '#"s!/ a$!l!ty $e'a*se as ast as he reJe'te la a;lly6 he '##!ss!e Pr+!e, t &r!te ather $allet6 >:h*t?6 als +& as>The Tale the *?. E,e the H!a/h!le, "*t that e the $a'+ $*rer &h!'h#ay ha,e $ee $e'a*se there &as l/er the #ey t #*t the la,!sh"r*'t!s the "re-&ar years. es!es ash!s &ere ast 'ha/!/ aH!a/h!le, &as a #a &h al&ays eee t $e e ste" ahea6 ,/*e-&!se.

    The "er! t 191 "r*'e a *#$er &r+s. The S'yth!a S*!te &as a&a!te&!th +ee at!'!"at! $y #e#$ers the E,e!/ :te#"rary %*s!' Gr*". It&as /!,e !ts !rst "err#a'e ! St Peters$*r/ ! 7a*ary 191 a re'e!,e $ys#e $*t t all &!th a''la!#. Pr+!e, a""eare t &!ll a re"eat the e$a'le"re,!*sly a''re t the R!te S"r!/ ! Par!s. >H y* +& that the "r!'e rtte e//s a a""les has /e *" ! St. Peters$*r/L Thats &hat theyll thr& at#e? Its re"*te &as ly t $e hel"e $y Gla*,6 e,er the #as'h!st6 &al+!/ *t.

    There the ll&e &r+ a e& "era6 The Ga#$ler6 $ase the shrt ,el $yHste,s+y. It &as 'a'elle a e,er t $e "err#e r #ay years. F!rstly !t&as e'r!e $y the s!/ers at the %ary!s+y a the e,ets 191 "*t "a! t ay"las r "r*'t!.

    2e,er "*t 6 Pr+!e, starte early &r+ &!th*t '##!ss! a e& "era6 the;,e Three Ora/es6 $ase a e!/hteeth 'et*ry Ital!a "lay $y :arl G!.It &*l t $e !!she *t!l later ater he ha let r #er!'a.

    H*r!/ th!s "er! he &as &r!t!/ e4tes!,ely als r the sl "!a a "art!'*larlyte&rthy are the V!s!s F*/!t!,es a the th!r a *rth "!a satas. e als#ae a start h!s th!r "!a ''ert &h!'h &*l t*r *t t $e the #st ""*lar the !,e he &rte.

    The !rst re,l*t! 191 ! %ar'h lea!/ t the Keres+y /,er#et &as"art!'*larly !sr*"t!,e ! St Peters$*r/6 & rea#e Petr/ra. It &as there thatPr+!e, '#"lete h!s !rst sy#"hy6 the :lass!'al. It !s a a!r ass*#"t! t saythat #st "e"le &*l ha,e !rst e'*tere Pr+!e, &!th >Peter a the l?. It!s a a!rly sae $et t say that the se' #st ""*larly +& &r+ h!s !s the:lass!'al Sy#"hy. It has the eel $e!/ a !rst &r+ $*t !t 'erta!ly &as t a!t '#es as a sh'+ that th!s '#"s!t! 'a#e ater the S'yth!a S*!te. Pr+!e,&rte Until this time I had always composed at the piano, but I noticed that thematicmaterial composed without the piano was often better. ther '##et has $ee

    #ae that Pr+!e, '*l ly +ee" ! +ey &he &r!t!/ at the "!a a that th!s&as a atte#"t t t stray *t +ey. I th!s re/ar !t #*st $e aJ*/e a a!l*re6

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    e &h!'h has /!,e r!se t a s"e'ta'*lar s*''ess. There are a *#$er art!'lesreerr!/ t th!s &r+ as e-'lass!'al. I D*est! that la$el. 2e-'lass!'!s# &as tress *" l '#"sers ! e& 'lthes (< la Stra,!s+y ! P*l'!ella) r t &r!te#er #*s!' !s"!re $y l r#s l!+e the ''ert! /rss! %art!* ! the 193@=sa &h!'h t !,+e the "ast $*t s* l!+e the 193@=s. The :lass!'al Sy#"hy

    es t 'ta! D*tes $y ay r $y ay$y elseM !t !s "ast!'he $*t #re thathat !t e,+es the s"!r!t a earl!er a/e rather tha !ts r#. I th!s !t !s #re l!+e thePer'y Gra!/er ael ! the Stra.... &!th*t the t&ee. Fr Pr+,!e, th!s &as ae ,!s!t t the "ast. e h!#sel &as later t es'r!$e Stra,!s+y=s e-'lass!'al#*s!' as >a'h &!th &r/ tes.? Stra,!s+y &as +!er ! es'r!$!/ Pr+!e, asthe /reatest R*ss!a '#"ser h!s ay... ater h!#sel. The :lass!'al Sy#"hy&as ll&e $y the !rst V!l! :'ert6 a ,!rt*s r#at!' &r+ &h!'h eser,es t$e a ''ert hall "t $!ler.

    y Se"te#$er Pla ha se!e the +ra!e a !t &as htt!/ *" ! Petr/ra &!ththreats Ger#a !,as!. Pr+!e, &et t ,!s!t h!s #ther ! the :a*'as*s. The

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