Benjamin Britten in London - 7 January, 1932, 03:00 PM

from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, page 95:

Go to tea with John Nicholson at 3.0 for his gramophone & records. Hear Beethoven Bb (op 90 odd) Trio* (Cortot, Thibaud, Casals) Superb music & playing. Also Mendelssohn Concerto (Kreisler) - of course efficiently played.
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John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 95. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1434289292347 accessed: 9 December, 2024

location of experience: London

Listeners

Benjamin Britten
Composer
1913-1976

Listening to

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Piano Trio in B flat, 'Archduke', Op. 97
written by Beethoven
performed by Alfred Cortot, Pablo Casals, Jacques Thibaud
Violin Concerto in E minor
written by Felix Mendelssohn
performed by Fritz Kreisler

Experience Information

Date/Time 7 January, 1932, 03:00 PM
Medium playback
Listening Environment in the company of others, in private, indoors

Notes

*Beethoven Piano Trio in B flat, 'Archduke,' Op. 97


Originally submitted by gkw on Sun, 14 Jun 2015 14:41:32 +0100
Approved on Wed, 28 Sep 2016 11:18:07 +0100