Richard Temple Savage in Queen's Hall - 18 July, 1940
from A voice from the Pit: Reminiscences of an Orchestral Musician, page 72:
One thing was certain, money for the orchestra had to be raised at all costs on on 8th July 1940 the "Musical Manifesto" concert was given at Queen's Hall with Boult conducting Elgar's "Cockaigne" Overture, Basil Cameron conducting Eileen Joyce playing the Grieg Piano Concerto and the Second Symphony of Sibelius with Sargent.
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Richard Temple Savage, A voice from the Pit: Reminiscences of an Orchestral Musician (Newton Abbot, 1988), p. 72. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1429268558674 accessed: 19 April, 2024
Listeners
Richard Temple Savage
clarinettist music librarian, writer, music librarian, Clarinetist, Writer
clarinettist music librarian, writer, music librarian, Clarinetist, Writer
1909-
Listening to
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'Cockaigne' (In London Town) op. 40
written by Edward Elgar |
performed by Sir Adrian Boult, London Philharmonic Orchestra |
Piano concerto in A minor, op. 16
written by Edvard Grieg |
performed by Basil Cameron, Eileen Joyce, London Philharmonic Orchestra |
Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 43
written by Jean Sibelius |
performed by Malcolm Sargent, London Philharmonic Orchestra |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 18 July, 1940 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by iepearson on Fri, 17 Apr 2015 12:02:38 +0100
Approved on Sun, 20 Dec 2015 15:57:35 +0000