Benjamin Britten in London - 8 November, 1933
from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, page 153:
Go to B.B.C. Symphony concert, cond. so called, by A. Boult. Rimsky Korsakov's Easter ov. sounded dead. Bartok (a v. fine pianist) played his 2nd Conc. I don't want it. To finish with Bliss's truly dated Morning Heros. Massacre of fine words. Scherzo was best - but, what a concert! The Bridges bring Grace (who went with me) & me back in their car.
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John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 153. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1437660847824 accessed: 19 December, 2024
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Easter Overture
written by Nikolai Andrejewitsch Rimski-Korsakow |
performed by Adrian Boult |
Morning Heroes (1930)
written by Arthur Bliss |
performed by Adrian Boult |
Piano Concerto No. 2
written by Béla Bartók |
performed by Adrian Boult, Béla Bartók |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 8 November, 1933 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by gkw on Thu, 23 Jul 2015 15:14:08 +0100
Approved on Mon, 26 Sep 2016 22:51:18 +0100