Benjamin Britten - 22 April, 1931
from Diary of Benjamin Britten, April 22 1931, page 70:
Walk with Mum before Lunch Go to John Nicholson’s to tea at 2.45. & to hear Gramophone records on his new Radio-Gram Hear. Brahms. Pft. Concerto Mov. 1. (Rubenstein) Tchaik. Pft. Con. (Solomon). Hear my prayer (E. Lough – beautifully sung) & Schubert Bb Trio (v. well played by D’Aranyi, Salmond, & Hess). Play Pingpong also after tea. I am reading Drinkwater’s Abraham Lincoln; marvellous play.
cite as
Benjamin Britten, Diary of Benjamin Britten, April 22 1931. In John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, volume 72 (:London, 2009), p. 70. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1401961835032 accessed: 27 December, 2024
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Hear My Prayer
written by Ernest Lough, Felix Mendelssohn |
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Piano Concerto
written by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky |
performed by Solomon |
Piano Concerto No.1, Op.15
written by Brahms |
performed by Rubenstien |
Piano Trio in B flat, D898
written by Franz Schubert |
performed by D’Aranyi, Hess, Salmond |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 22 April, 1931 |
| Medium | broadcast |
| Listening Environment | in private |
Originally submitted by Simon Brown on Thu, 05 Jun 2014 10:50:35 +0100