Benjamin Britten in London - 28 October, 1931
from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, page 87:
Listen to B.B.C Symp. concert on wireless in evening. Henry Wood. Beethoven - Coriolan; "Der [Die] Frist ist um" (Flying Dutchman)* - well sung by Herb. Janssen (wobbly intonation occasionally tho'). Sibelius 1st Symphony - amazingly fine - rather Brahm's like. He does some very commonplace things tho'. Har. Bauer in G maj Beethoven Concerto. 1st & 2nd movs magnificent. 3rd too fast, & rather ragged. To end - Liszt's brilliant & amazing Mephisto Walser.
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John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 87. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1434114972249 accessed: 3 May, 2025
Listeners
Listening to
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Mephisto Waltz
written by Franz Liszt |
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Symphony No. 1
written by Jean Sibelius |
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Coriolan Overture Op. 62
written by Beethoven |
performed by BBC Symphonic Orchestra |
Der fliegende Holländer
written by Richard Wagner |
performed by BBC Symphonic Orchestra, Herbert Janssen |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 28 October, 1931 |
| Medium | broadcast |
| Listening Environment | in private, indoors, solitary |
Notes
*The Dutchman's Act I aria from Wagner's opera, Der fliegende Holländer.
Originally submitted by gkw on Fri, 12 Jun 2015 14:16:12 +0100
Approved on Wed, 28 Sep 2016 11:24:57 +0100