S1E29: A Figment of the Imagination - Prokofiev and Lieutenant Kijé

Yury Tynyanov’s fictitious adaptation of a non-existent lieutenant who rises through the ranks in the army of a true historical emperor of Russia was brilliantly adapted for film by the Soviet film director Aleksandr Faintsimmer. Today, this film, Lieutenant Kijé, has fallen to the wayside, but composer Sergei Prokofiev’s ingenious score for the film has certainly persisted and remains as one of the most popular concert suites performed in concerts today. Become a member of The Composer Chronicles on Patreon to get ad-free versions of all the episodes, early access to those ad-free versions, access to the member-only podcast Unscripted, and other things podcast related! https://patreon.com/thecomposerchronicles Join me and an incredible, growing community living healthier lifestyles in a body positive space with Roy Belzer Fitness: https://roybelzerfitness.com/signup and use offer code chronpodcast at checkout! Alexandrian Media Teespring: https://teespring.com/stores/alexandrianmedia Theme music is by Daryl Banner: https://darylbanner.bandcamp.com/ Music used in this episode: "March" from A Midsummer Night's Dream by Felix Mendelssohn Patchwork by Ever So Blue And We Walk After by Trevor Kowalski Micro Evolution by Howard Harper-Barnes Sources used for this episode: Creating the Lieutenant Kizhe Suite (sprkfv.net) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecomposerchronicles/message

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