Benjamin Britten in London - 11 October, 1932, 05:00 PM
from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, page 117:
Go to St John's Institute at 5.0. for a Concert of the Music Club: - Mangeot's International St. Quart. (pretty poor) play some Locke & Purcell & then with B.B.C. wind a long meandering Pastoral Phantasy by Helen Perkin who plays Ireland's fine Sonatina rather poorly, & with Mangeot Delius' 3rd Sonata.* Also a work by Van Dieran in memory of Warlock with John Goss etc.**
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John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 117. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1434899931669 accessed: 18 January, 2025
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Hommages: In Memoriam Philip Heseltine
written by Bernard van Dieren |
performed by Mangeot International String Quartet |
Pastoral Phantasy for Piano
written by Helen Perkin |
performed by BBC Wind Orchestra |
Sonatina
written by John Ireland |
performed by Helen Perkin |
Violin Sonata No. 3
written by Delius |
performed by BBC Wind Orchestra, Mangeot International String Quartet |
unspecified quartet
written by Locke, Purcell |
performed by Mangeot International String Quartet |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 11 October, 1932, 05:00 PM |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
*Perkin Pastoral Phantasy for piano; Ireland Sonatina (1926-7) for piano; Delius Violin Sonata No. 3 (1930) **Bernard van Dieren Hommages: In Memoriam Philip Heseltine (1931) for voice and seven instruments.
Originally submitted by gkw on Sun, 21 Jun 2015 16:18:52 +0100
Approved on Tue, 27 Sep 2016 11:35:40 +0100