Word: prokoflew
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...Prokoflew is little known in this country outside of his opera "The Love for the Three Oranges" and two piano concertos, due to the unfavorable condition of Russian music publishing houses. In Paris his reputation ranks with that of Strawinsky, and his "Song Without Words" written for Mme. Koshetz seems to bear this statement out. In the weird middle section with its dissonant rustling of strings, which would tax the pitch of any singer, the voice rang true. The Moussorgsky "Dance and Revery" from "The Fair of Sorotchinsk" was sung with great dash and vigor, although Liadow's orchestration...
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