US Servicemen in Aleutian Islands - 1945
from Unfinished Journey, pages 154-155:
For the troops stationed there life was not tragic or even dangerous, natural hazards apart, for the Japanese had been expelled from the westernmost islands some months earlier; but it was miserable. Marooned on empty rocks, they found in the remoteness, dampness, boredom, new levels and subtleties of feeling, and music had space to spread itself in their minds; and particularly in hospital. The man in hospital who has strength to think and feel at all feels unaccustomed emotions waken in his heart. In this tender, passive, softened mood, the most unexpected people are sensitive to the most … more >>
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Yehudi Menuhin, Unfinished Journey (London, April, 1977), p. 154-155. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1409776772448 accessed: 23 December, 2024
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Menuhin performs a concert for injured servicemen on the Aleutian islands
written by Pugnani-Kreisler, Bach |
performed by Yehudi Menuhin |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 1945 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by tlisboa on Wed, 03 Sep 2014 21:39:32 +0100
Approved on Wed, 24 Feb 2016 14:31:51 +0000