Benjamin Britten in London - 24 September, 1931
from Diary of Benjamin Britten, Sept 24 1931, page 84:
Go up to Harrods in morning to see abt a Pft for Pop to give to Bobby. Practise in Lounge 11–1.0. Practise in N. School of M. 2.40–3.40. Go to Madrigals at 6.0; General meeting as well as singing. Get back for dinner at 8.0, & listen afterwards, on wireless in Lounge to Prom – Ireland’s Pft Concerto & Holst’s Planets. I still think the first very loosely put together, & second too sugary (celeste); both have v. fine & beautiful moments; but I feel no music of that generation can be compared to works like Walton’s Viola Concerto
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Benjamin Britten, Diary of Benjamin Britten, Sept 24 1931. In John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 84. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1422985619518 accessed: 10 December, 2024
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Concerto for Piano in E flat major
written by John Ireland |
performed by Helen Perkin, BBC Symphonic Orchestra, Henry Wood |
The Planets, Op. 32
written by Gustav Holst |
performed by BBC Singers, BBC Symphonic Orchestra, Gustav Holst |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 24 September, 1931 |
| Medium | broadcast, live |
| Listening Environment | in private, indoors |
Originally submitted by Simon Brown on Tue, 03 Feb 2015 17:47:00 +0000