Benjamin Britten in London - 18 October, 1932
from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, page 118:
Go to dinner with Iris Lemare at 7.0. & afterwards to the first of the MagNaghten-Lemare concerts. R.O. Morris Canzon no. 6. (Dull & academical I thought). Dorothy Gow's Phant. some amusing music, but bad str. writing. Stuart Wilson sings 8 Oliver Gotch songs - works of a clever Amateur. Maconchy Vln Sonata (Helen Perkin & Anne MacN) interesting tho' lacking in individuality & Haydn's 1st quart. played v. roughly.*
cite as
John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 118. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1434902388415 accessed: 4 March, 2025
Listeners
Listening to
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Canzon No. 6
written by R. O. Morris |
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Phantasy
written by Dorothy Gow |
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String Quartet No. 1 in B flat
written by Joseph Haydn |
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Violin Sonata
written by Dame Elizabeth Maconchy |
performed by Helen Perkin, Anne MacNaghten |
unspecified songs
written by Charles Wood, Oliver Gotch |
performed by Stuart Wilson |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 18 October, 1932 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
*Hadyn String Quartet in B flat (Hob.III:1).
Originally submitted by gkw on Sun, 21 Jun 2015 16:59:48 +0100
Approved on Tue, 27 Sep 2016 11:33:52 +0100