Benjamin Britten in Lowestoft - 18 January, 1935
from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, page 244:
Listen to a Contemporary B.B.C.concert. I can't judge the Suite (Black Masquers) by Roger Sessions - it seemed very hysterical & over elaborate, tho' int. Arthur Bliss's Mèlée Fantasque was dull and unoriginal. Gerschwin's 2nd Pft & Orch Rhapsody was in the typical style. By far the best work was a Dance Symph. by Aaron Copland.* Most of this was really beautiful & exhilerating.
John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 244. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1438267320754 accessed: 3 January, 2025
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Second Rhapsody
written by George Gershwin |
performed by Edward Clark, Solomon, BBC Symphonic Orchestra |
Dance Symphony
written by Aaron Copland |
performed by Edward Clark, BBC Symphonic Orchestra |
Mèlée fantasque
written by Arthur Bliss |
performed by BBC Symphonic Orchestra, Arthur Bliss |
Suite from The Black Maskers
written by Roger Sessions |
performed by Edward Clark, BBC Symphonic Orchestra |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 18 January, 1935 |
| Medium | broadcast |
| Listening Environment | in private, indoors, solitary |
Notes
Sessions Suite from The Black Maskers; Bliss Mèlée fantasque; Gershwin Second Rhapsody for piano and orchestra; Copland Dance Symphony - performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edward Clark and Arthur Bliss, with Solomon as soloist in the Gershwin.