Miss Gwynne et al. in Royal Albert Hall - 25 January, 1931
from Diary of Benjamin Britten, Jan 25 1931, page 62:
Church at 8.0 (Malcolm Sargent takes collection) at St. Matthews, & 11.0 with Tumpty Henderson at Holy Trinity, Paddington. The Hendersons take Miss Gwynne & me to L.S.O. Albert Hall concert & Mengelberg. Mendelssohn Midsummer's night's dream. Mozart Prague Symph. [K.504] Liszt 2nd pft concerto (Vronsky), Wagner Prelude & Finale (Tristan). Quite good, very enjoyable. Go to Supper at Bridges & then to B.B.C Studio (at Waterloo) for Symphony concert which He conducts. Marvellous show. Glinka (Russian, ov.). Mozart K.543. Miriam Licette in Willow & Ave Maria (Otello - Verdi), Bridge Poem 2 … more >>
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Benjamin Britten, Diary of Benjamin Britten, Jan 25 1931. In John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London), p. 62. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1396427159319 accessed: 19 April, 2024
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'Willow Song' and Ave Maria from the final scene of Otello
written by Giuseppe Verdi |
performed by Miriam Licette, BBC Symphonic Orchestra |
A Midsummer Night's Dream
written by Felix Mendelssohn |
performed by London Symphony Orchestra |
Mozart K.543
written by Mozart |
performed by BBC Symphonic Orchestra |
Piano Concerto No. 2
written by Franz Liszt |
performed by London Symphony Orchestra |
Prague Symphony K.504
written by Mozart |
performed by London Symphony Orchestra |
Russian Overture
written by Mikail Ivanovich Glinka |
performed by BBC Symphonic Orchestra |
Wagner Prelude & Finale (Tristan)
written by Richard Wagner |
performed by London Symphony Orchestra |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 25 January, 1931 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by Simon Brown on Wed, 02 Apr 2014 09:25:59 +0100