Benjamin Britten in London - 28 January, 1931
from Diary of Benjamin Britten, Jan 28 1931, page 62:
I finish copy of To the Willow-tree, & write a short, unsatisfactory song "Autumn". This I copy out in spare moments, after lunch & tea. Go to College at 2.40 for Pft. lesson. Benjamin seems more pleased, although I play even more abominably than usual. Listen all the evening to St[r]avinsky concert. Remarkable, puzzling. I quite enjoyed the pft. concerto. Sacre, - bewildering & terrifying. I didn't really enjoy it, but I think it's incredibly marvellous & arresting.
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Benjamin Britten, Diary of Benjamin Britten, Jan 28 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/1396427611866 accessed: 18 December, 2024
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Apollo Musagetes
written by Igor Stravinksy |
performed by BBC Symphonic Orchestra, Ernest Ansermet |
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1923-4)
written by Igor Stravinksy |
performed by BBC Symphonic Orchestra, Igor Stravinksy |
Four Studies for orchestra (1928)
written by Igor Stravinksy |
performed by BBC Symphonic Orchestra, Ernest Ansermet |
Le Sacre du printemps
written by Igor Stravinksy |
performed by BBC Symphonic Orchestra, Ernest Ansermet |
'Mavra'
written by Igor Stravinksy |
performed by BBC Symphonic Orchestra, Ernest Ansermet |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 28 January, 1931 |
| Medium | broadcast, live |
Originally submitted by Simon Brown on Wed, 02 Apr 2014 09:33:32 +0100