Benjamin Britten in London - 31 January, 1932, 09:15 PM
from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, page 98:
Barbara comes to supper. Listen to Tchaikovsky's marvellous Romeo & J.* on wireless at 9.15.
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John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 98. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1434293854252 accessed: 18 April, 2024
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Romeo and Juliet Overture
written by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky |
performed by BBC Symphonic Orchestra, Nikolai Malko |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 31 January, 1932, 09:15 PM |
| Medium | broadcast |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |
Notes
*Tchaikovsky's fantasy overture Romeo and Juliet was performed by the BBC Orchestra (Section B) conducted by Nikolai Malko.
Originally submitted by gkw on Sun, 14 Jun 2015 15:57:34 +0100
Approved on Tue, 27 Sep 2016 11:47:15 +0100