Benjamin Britten in Lowestoft - 25 April, 1931
from Diary of Benjamin Britten, April 25 1931:
Very windy & rainy all day, so only go out after breakfast with Caesar, & after tea with Pop, Beth & Caesar up north end via Morlings to pay for “Hear my prayer”, which we have chosen after much discussion and now with many misgivings. 2 Astles, 2 Phillipps, Ethel Boyd, & Mrs. Owles come in to sing Beethoven rounds after supper. We have a very hilarious time, if we don’t give very perfect performances of these lovely little creations! I play 2 movs. of Beethoven op. 10 no 3. & a Prokoview prelude. Bobby & Marjorie go to a dance.
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Benjamin Britten, Diary of Benjamin Britten, April 25 1931. In John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, volume 72 (:London, 2009). https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1408013636193 accessed: 7 November, 2024
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Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10, No. 3
written by Beethoven |
performed by Benjamin Britten |
The Prelude (No. 7) from Ten Pieces for Piano, Op. 12
written by Sergei Prokofiev |
performed by Astles, Ethel Boyd, Mrs Owles, Phillipps, Benjamin Britten |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 25 April, 1931 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |
Originally submitted by Simon Brown on Thu, 14 Aug 2014 11:53:56 +0100