Benjamin Britten in Prestatyn - 22 April, 1934
from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, page 209:
Listen to an Ansermet Concert from B.B.C. at 9.5. H. Perkin plays Ireland's 'Legend' with orch. - an attractive idea, but he hasn't the creative power or technique to do it - tho' there is fine atmosphere in parts of it. Also Debussy - Jeux (Nigensky) - not super Debussy, but very interesting & attractive, with wonderful scoring & colouring.*
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John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 209. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1438028821851 accessed: 12 May, 2024
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Legend for piano and orchestra
written by John Ireland |
performed by Helen Perkin, Ernest Ansermet |
Jeux
written by Claude Debussy |
performed by Ernest Ansermet |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 22 April, 1934 |
| Medium | broadcast |
| Listening Environment | in private, indoors, solitary |
Notes
*Debussy Jeux, ballet written in 1913 for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, one of Debussy's most progressive scores.
Originally submitted by gkw on Mon, 27 Jul 2015 21:27:02 +0100
Approved on Mon, 26 Sep 2016 14:26:15 +0100