John Sutton et al. in Royal Albert Hall - 2 February, 1935
from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, page 246:
Early breakfast with Mum & catch 8.30 to town - where I go straight to Bridges, where I have lunch with Mr. & Mrs, Miss Fass, Mrs. L. Sutton & John. After that we all go to a concert at the Albert Hall - Royal Choral Soc. where among other things F.B. conducts quite a good show (all considered) of his sincere & touchingly beautiful Prayer.* Malcolm Sargent conducts a virile (but not much more) perf. of Walton's Belshazzar's Feast - which seems to wear worse & worse - the 2nd half particularly being threadbare. Dyson's In honour of the City wasn't worth doing - being … more >>
John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 246. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1438269989249 accessed: 24 November, 2024
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In Honour of the City, fantasia for chorus and orchestra
written by Dyson |
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Belshazzar's Feast
written by Sir William Walton |
performed by Malcolm Sargent |
Romeo and Juliet: A Prayer, for chorus and orchestra
written by Frank Bridge |
performed by Frank Bridge, Royal Choral Society |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 2 February, 1935 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
*Bridge Romeo and Juliet: A Prayer, for chorus and orchestra (1916). **Dyson In Honour of the City, fantasia for chorus and orchestra (1918).