Benjamin Britten in Lowestoft - 17 January, 1935
from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, page 243:
Listen to wireless after dinner. An amusing concert from Basel - Bekker cond. the v. good Symphony orchestra in J. Strauss & Offenbach (the difficult Polka v. good). Then F.B. conducting Section C (or E) & a Serenade Conct. The orchestra isn't good enough, but even then he gave a very brilliant show of Bizet's Adorable Jeux d'enfants & the Prince Igor Dances; and a very lively Seraglio Ov. The Orch. wasn't up to the Midsummer N.D. Scherzo though. (The Dirge in the 1st work was rather lovely).*
John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 243. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1438266950654 accessed: 30 December, 2024
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'Polovtsian Dances' from Prince Igor
written by Aleksandr Borodin |
performed by Frank Bridge |
'Scherzo' from the incidental music to Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61
written by Felix Mendelssohn |
performed by Frank Bridge |
Overture from The Abduction from the Seraglio, K384
written by Mozart |
performed by Frank Bridge |
Jeux D'Enfants
written by Edouard Souberbielle, Georges Bizet |
performed by Frank Bridge |
unspecified orchestral music
written by J. Strauss, Offenbach, Franz Schubert, Delius, Brahms, Paul Dukas, Pierre Boulez, Richard Strauss, Mozart |
performed by Bekker |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 17 January, 1935 |
| Medium | broadcast |
| Listening Environment | in private, indoors, solitary |
Notes
*Bizet Jeux d'enfants (Children's games), Op. 22, for orchestra; Borodin 'Polovtsian Dances' from Prince Igor; Mozart Overture from The Abduction from the Seraglio, K384; Mendelssohn 'Scherzo' from the incidental music to Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61.