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Tables of Contents for Prokofiev
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Illustrations
ix
Preface
x
Acknowledgments
xv
A note on transliteration and dates
xvii
Part One Russia: childhood and youth, 1891---1918
Prologue Speak, memory
3
2
Of giants and battleships, 1891--1904
5
20
Youth and early works
Prokosha in St Petersburg, 1904--6
25
16
First steps at the St Petersburg Conservatory
A friend for life, 1906--9
41
20
Myaskovsky; other composers and influences; debut recitals
Classical, symbolical, 1909--13
61
28
Classicism and modernism; Maddalena; Second Sonata
Sun worship, 1913--15
89
27
Stravinsky and other currents; Second Piano Concerto; Ballets Russes; Diaghilev and first ballets
A game of chance, 1915--18
116
29
The Gambler; Revolution and departure
Part Two America, France and Germany, 1918--35
In quest of three oranges, 1918--19
145
21
Journey to America; first concerts in New York; The Love for Three Oranges
Devil's work, 1919--22
166
20
Chout in Paris; European residences and tours; Stravinsky and Diaghilev; French summers; Third Piano Concerto
Passion play, 1922--3
186
11
Bavaria; marriage; re-established Soviet links
Three steps of steel, 1923--5
197
23
Paris triumphs; extreme modernism; a constructivist ballet
From America to Bolshevizia, 1925--7
220
23
Success in the USA; first tour of the USSR
Stage and symphony, 1927--9
243
25
The Fiery Angel and The Prodigal Son; Third and Fourth Symphonies
Outlines of a real face, 1929--32
268
30
`New simplicity'; European concert tours; uneasy relations with the USSR
Sound and vision, 1932--4
298
22
Recordings in London and Paris; Lieutenant Kije in Leningrad; renewed ties with Soviet artistic life
The path to happiness, 1934--5
320
17
The Soviet scene; Romeo and Juliet; summer in the country; the eve of a decision
Notes
337
20
Bibliography
357
4
Appendices
361
12
Works
363
6
Recordings
369
1
Recital programmes
370
2
A game of chess
372
1
Index
373