Benjamin Britten in Royal College of Music - 5 December, 1930

from Diary of Benjamin Britten, Dec 5 1930, page 58:

I write until 10.45 & then go & practise till 12.45. I practise 2.30-4.30 in afternoon. Write a little after tea. I go after dinner to a concert at the R.C.M. (1st Orchestra). Cockaigne (Elgar) J. Ireland pft. concerto (which I like better each time - Helen Perkin played it beautifully) [Beethoven] 5th Symphony (ensemble bad) & suite - Boutique Fantastique (I cannot think why Vienna went mad over Rossini). Back at 10.15
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Benjamin Britten, Diary of Benjamin Britten, Dec 5 1930. In John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London), p. 58. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1396017122524 accessed: 14 October, 2024

location of experience: Royal College of Music

Listeners

Benjamin Britten
Composer
1913-1976

Listening to

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Cockaigne Overture
written by Edward Elgar
performed by Royal College of Music Orchestra
Piano Concerto
written by John Ireland
performed by Royal College of Music Orchestra, Helen Perkin
Symphony No. 5
written by Antonín Dvorák, Beethoven
performed by Royal College of Music Orchestra

Experience Information

Date/Time 5 December, 1930
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by Simon Brown on Fri, 28 Mar 2014 14:32:02 +0000