Benjamin Britten et al. in Queen's Hall - 27 January, 1932
from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, pages 97-98:
Go to dinner with Bridge's at 6.20. & to concert afterwards with them (Mr. Bridge coming at half time). Ansermet (Queen's Hall) conducting B.B.C. Eroica, badly played under not inspired conducting. Stravinsky Capriccio for Pft (Strav. himself) & Orch. Amusing but not much more. Marvellous Symphony of Psalms (Strav.) tho'. Bits of it laboured I thought but the end was truly inspired. Chorus, not too bad (National) & orch. better in 2nd half of programme. The performance left much to be desired tho' Ansermet was good. Back at 11.15.
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John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 97-98. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1434293092165 accessed: 16 September, 2024
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Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra
written by Igor Stravinksy |
performed by BBC Symphonic Orchestra, Ernest Ansermet, Igor Stravinksy |
Eroica Symphony
written by Beethoven |
performed by BBC Symphonic Orchestra, Ernest Ansermet |
Symphony of Psalms
written by Igor Stravinksy |
performed by National Chorus, BBC Symphonic Orchestra, Ernest Ansermet |
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| Date/Time | 27 January, 1932 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, in public |
Originally submitted by gkw on Sun, 14 Jun 2015 15:44:52 +0100
Approved on Wed, 28 Sep 2016 11:14:53 +0100