Benjamin Britten in Queen's Hall - 25 September, 1931, 08:00 PM
from Diary of Benjamin Britten, Sept 25 1931, page 84:
Practise here, 11.0–1.0, & in N.S. of M. 3.0–4.0. Go to College [illegible] after lunch to see Lauricella. Go to Prom. in evening with Floud’s sister (he cannot come). Beethoven 3. Leonoras – (I think I prefer 2. it is so dramatic), An de Ferne Geliebte, beautifully sung by Steuart Wilson as we[re] 3 Kodaly Songs in second ½ of programme. 5th Symphony (of which I am not v. fond – rather weary). Respighi’s Fountains of Rome – brilliant but not very deep. Orchestral playing – still moderate, with most astonishing slips!
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Benjamin Britten, Diary of Benjamin Britten, Sept 25 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/1422986597159 accessed: 27 November, 2024
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3 Songs, Op 14 No. 3 Stay, sweet bird
written by Zoltán Kodály |
performed by Berkeley Mason, Steuart Wilson |
An die ferne Geliebte, Op 98 (arr. Henry Wood)
written by Beethoven |
performed by Steuart Wilson, BBC Symphonic Orchestra, Henry Wood |
Fontane di Roma
written by Ottorino Respighi |
performed by BBC Symphonic Orchestra, Henry Wood |
Hungarian Folk Songs Tinker, Tailor
written by Zoltán Kodály |
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Hungarian Folk Songs Which one shall I marry?
written by Zoltán Kodály |
performed by Berkeley Mason, Steuart Wilson |
Overture 'Leonore' No. 1, Op 138
written by Beethoven |
performed by BBC Symphonic Orchestra, Henry Wood |
Overture 'Leonore' No. 2, Op 72a
written by Beethoven |
performed by BBC Symphonic Orchestra, Henry Wood |
Leonora Overture No. 3
written by Beethoven |
performed by BBC Symphonic Orchestra, Henry Wood |
Symphony No. 5 in C minor op.67
written by Beethoven |
performed by BBC Symphonic Orchestra, Henry Wood |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 25 September, 1931, 08:00 PM |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by Simon Brown on Tue, 03 Feb 2015 18:03:17 +0000