Mrs. Britten et al. in Basel - 27 October, 1934
from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, page 230:
In morning I go to the final rehearsal of a Symphony Concert to which Mum goes with me at 8.p.m. Weingartner conducting the very fine Basel orchestra (only a few instrumentalists needing revision). A. Strauss programme - Macbeth, Heldenleben & 7 songs (delightfly sung by Elizabeth Schumann, that great artist - although they were badly chosen - not enough variety). W. does not like Strauss, consequently the ensemble was occasionally slack, the music was stilted, & had, more often than not, no vitality. Luckily alot of it plays itself & Heldenleben had some really thrilling … more >>
John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 230. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1438195312459 accessed: 3 November, 2024
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Macbeth
written by Richard Struass |
performed by Basel Orchestra, Felix Weingartner |
unspecified Strauss songs
written by Richard Strauss |
performed by Basel Orchestra, Elizabeth Schumann, Felix Weingartner |
Heldenleben
written by Richard Struass |
performed by Basel Orchestra, Felix Weingartner |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 27 October, 1934 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
*Strauss Macbeth (1886-8), his first tone poem for orchestra, described by Strauss himself as 'the precise expression of my artistic ideas and feelings.'