Benjamin Britten in London - 25 July, 1933
from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, page 146:
F.B. conducts a Symphony Conct at Waterloo Studio (no. 10) of B.B.C. at 9.35. Dvovak (in Der Natur). Debussy (L'Après Midi). His own very brilliant Dance poem (v. orig since written (& hissed in 1913) & Schumann (4th Symph.).* Everything is thoroughly thought out & done in the right & only way. Orch. always plays much better under F.B. than any one.
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John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 146. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1437337061248 accessed: 31 December, 2024
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Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune
written by Claude Debussy |
performed by BBC Symphonic Orchestra, Frank Bridge |
Amid Nature
written by Antonín Dvorák |
performed by BBC Symphonic Orchestra, Frank Bridge |
Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120
written by Robert Schumann |
performed by BBC Symphonic Orchestra, Frank Bridge |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 25 July, 1933 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
*Dvorak Overture Amid Nature, Op. 63; Debussy Prelude a l'apres midi d'un faune; Bridge Dance Poem (1913); Schuman Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120.
Originally submitted by gkw on Sun, 19 Jul 2015 21:17:41 +0100
Approved on Mon, 26 Sep 2016 23:06:33 +0100