Miss Bicknell et al. - 14 March, 1931

from Diary of Benjamin Britten, March 14 1931, page 67:

...Go to concert – Maud Randall in afternoon – with Miss Bicknell – the lady-cook here – who was at school at St. Anne’s. & afterwards tea at Maison Lyons with her. There was nothing striking abt. the concert – only competant playing. – Schuman Symph Var Etudes. Group of modern pieces & Chopin B min. sonata.
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Benjamin Britten, Diary of Benjamin Britten, March 14 1931. In John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 67. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1401880273543 accessed: 14 December, 2024

Listeners

Benjamin Britten
Composer
1913-1976

Listening to

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B minor Sonata
written by Chopin, Franz Liszt
performed by Maud Randall
Group of modern pieces performed by Maud Randell
Symphonic Etudes
written by Robert Schumann
performed by Maud Randall

Experience Information

Date/Time 14 March, 1931
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, in public

Originally submitted by Simon Brown on Wed, 04 Jun 2014 12:11:13 +0100