{"product_id":"18701-prokofiev-sergei-defauw-desire-autograph-letter-signed","title":"Prokofiev, Sergei. (1891-1953)  [Defauw, Désiré. (1885–1960)] Autograph Letter Signed","description":"ALS from the great Russian composer concerning the orchestrations of \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eLes Nuits égyptiennes\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci style=\"\"\u003eEgyptian Nights\u003c\/i\u003e), addressed to Belgian conductor and violinist Désiré Defauw. Dated 28th January, 1936, on postcard.  Middle fold, else fine, 5.9 x 4.13 inches (15 x 10.5 cm.). Translated from the French, in full: \"My friend, The orchestra for \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eEgyptian Nights\u003c\/i\u003e includes a piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone (or an alto sax if there is no tenor), 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 2 trombones, 4 cornets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, 3 men for drums, glockenspiel, harp, piano, strings. I'm on my way to Strasbourg, then on the 31st I play in Antwerp.  I will try to arrive in Brussels after the concert on the 31st, or early the next day. Leave me a message at the Palace Hotel about rehearsals. Sincerely, Serge Prokofieff.\"\u003cp style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e[\"Cher Ami, L'orchestre des ‘Nuits d'Egypte' se compose de: Pic, 2 Fl, 2 Ob, Corno inge, 2 Cl, Cl. bus, Saxophone tenore (ou sax. alto s'il y a pas de ténor), 2 Fg., C.F, 2 T-be, 4 Cor, 3 T-ni, Tuba, Timp., 3 hommes pour la batterie, campanelli, Arpa, Piano, Quart. Je suis en route pour Strasbourg, puis le 31 je joue à Anvers. Je tâcherai d'arriver à Bruxelles après le concert le 31 ou bien le lendemain de bonne heure. Laissez-moi un mot au Palace hôtel en ce qui concerne la répétition.Très amicalement. Serge Prokofieff.\" ]\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\" style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\" style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\" style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\t\t\t\t\u003c\/div\u003eFrom 1934–1935, Sergei Prokofiev composed interstitial music for a play based on \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eLes Nuits égyptiennes\u003c\/i\u003e, an unfinished monologue by Alexander Pushkin (1799–1837), which \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eby amalgamating some Shaw and Shakespeare, Tairov put together into a play, first produced in 1938\u003c\/span\u003e.  \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eThe seven numbers making up Op. 61 have exotic sounding titles, but the music is not Prokofiev’s best.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\" style=\"\"\u003eDésiré Defauw was the first conductor of the Orchestre National de Belgique.  He moved to Montréal in 1940, and served as music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1943–1947.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\t\t\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093691551903,"sku":"18701","price":1600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Prokofiev_2C_Sergei_Autograph_Letter_Signed_18701.png?v=1722189715","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/18701-prokofiev-sergei-defauw-desire-autograph-letter-signed","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}