Benjamin Britten et al. in London - 19 March, 1933
from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, page 135:
After supper write letters & Grace comes in to hear wireless; Henry Wood conducting slack & incompetent perfs of Haydn Drum Symp. Hindemith's Vla Concerto (with H.), which has some awfully fine & exhilarating things in it; & L'oiseau de feu, 1st Suite.*
cite as
John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 135. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1435325790866 accessed: 22 December, 2024
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Concert Suite No. 1
written by Igor Stravinksy |
performed by Henry Wood |
Symphony No. 103 'Drumroll'
written by Joseph Haydn |
performed by Henry Wood |
Viola Concerto
written by Paul Hindemith |
performed by Paul Hindemith, Henry Wood |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 19 March, 1933 |
| Medium | broadcast |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |
Notes
*Stravinsky Concert Suite No. 1 (1911) from his ballet, L'oiseau de feu (1910).
Originally submitted by gkw on Fri, 26 Jun 2015 14:36:31 +0100
Approved on Mon, 26 Sep 2016 23:28:40 +0100