Benjamin Britten in Lowestoft - 29 January, 1935

from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, page 246:

F.B. (who phones about 9.0) conducts at light L.S.O. concert at 10.20. A lovely show of Ravel Pavane (d.I.) & Tsh. very entertaining Cap. Italien. The orch. hadn't settled down in the Rim. Korsakov ov. May night. Anyhow it is rather a scratch lot of players. Massenet's Scénes Pittoresque - quite amusing.*

cite as

John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 246. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1438269214841 accessed: 28 March, 2024

location of experience: Lowestoft

Listeners

Benjamin Britten
Composer
1913-1976

Listening to

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Scènes pittoresques
written by Jules Massenet
performed by Frank Bridge, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Overture to May Night
written by Nikolai Andrejewitsch Rimski-Korsakow
performed by Frank Bridge, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Pavane pour une infante défunte
written by Maurice Ravel
performed by Frank Bridge, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Capriccio Italien
written by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
performed by Frank Bridge, London Philharmonic Orchestra

Experience Information

Date/Time 29 January, 1935
Medium broadcast
Listening Environment in private, indoors, solitary

Notes

*Ravel Pavane pour une infante défunte; Tchaikovsky Capriccio Italien; Rimsky-Korsakov Overture to May Night; Massenet Scènes pittoresques.


Originally submitted by gkw on Thu, 30 Jul 2015 16:13:34 +0100
Approved on Wed, 27 Apr 2016 13:01:54 +0100