Geniuses
tv show
6 total episodes
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3 seasons
First Aired January 01, 2003
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Overview
The TV cycle" Geniuses " is dedicated to the great Russian composers Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Stravinsky, Scriabin, and Shostakovich. This year, the world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Prokofiev's death and the 60th anniversary of Rachmaninoff's death, and in 2005, the 30th anniversary of Shostakovich's death and the 90th anniversary of Scriabin's death. The importance of Russian music is difficult to exaggerate. We want to draw Parallels in this TV series between the life that surrounded each of our five characters and the music that he wrote. Each of them has a tragic fate in their own way, and their creativity has significantly influenced the world music process.
Sergey Prokofiev
Season 1 - Episode 2 - 1h 55m
Air Date
January 08, 2003
Overview
"The first part of his 2nd Concerto, Scherzo, Prokofiev called "Running from the bogeyman". In fact, the whole life of a composer is a run from a bogeyman. In 1917,he went abroad. Unfortunately, Prokofiev could not organize his creative destiny abroad: he was disgusted with publishers, managers, impresarios, and businessmen from the world of music. Returning to the USSR in the late 20s, he was by no means full of hope and happiness. He had no illusions about the revolution and all that followed. But even in the West, it was getting harder to breathe, and the cloud of fascism was gathering. From one monster he ran to another."..