Benjamin Britten in London - 17 March, 1932
from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, page 102:
Practise Pft in aft. Go to Bridge's to supper at 6.30 (Miss Fass is there as well.). All 4 of us go to Audrey Chapman Orch. concert at Clerkenwell which F.B. conducts. Lauricella & Richards also go; Mr & Mrs Brosa as well. Magnificent playing for an amateur orchestra from strings. Wind not so good - only 2nd rate professionals. Oberon ov. Brahm's Vln Concerto - Eda Kersey, a v. sensitive performance - showing wonderful promise. Meistersingers Apprentice's dance. Scheherazade (R. Korsakov) is amazingly well played considering that the wind had only 1 rehearsal. What wonders F.B. can do! Come … more >>
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John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 102. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1434482402554 accessed: 14 January, 2025
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Apprentice's Dance from Die Meistersinger
written by Richard Wagner |
performed by Audrey Chapman Orchestra, Frank Bridge |
Overture to Oberon
written by Carl Maria von Weber |
performed by Audrey Chapman Orchestra, Frank Bridge |
Scheherazade
written by Nikolai Andrejewitsch Rimski-Korsakow |
performed by Audrey Chapman Orchestra, Frank Bridge |
Violin Concerto
written by Brahms |
performed by Audrey Chapman Orchestra, Eda Kersey, Frank Bridge |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 17 March, 1932 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by gkw on Tue, 16 Jun 2015 20:20:02 +0100
Approved on Tue, 27 Sep 2016 11:44:00 +0100