Benjamin Britten in London - 5 May, 1931
from Diary of Benjamin Britten, May 5 1931:
I finish my rewritten Variations in morning & after lunch. Practise 11.30–12.45, & 2.15–4.15 with Lauricella, with whom I play Greig G min. Sonata & Mov 1 of Dvorak’s Vln Concerto (A min) which he plays magnificently. Go to H Reeves after tea & get Saint Saen’s 4th Pft. Concerto, soiled soiled (where, I know not!) for 3/- instead of 4/-. Play cards (Rummy) with Mr Gates & Mr Summers 2 of the new people here. Barbara rings up.
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Benjamin Britten, Diary of Benjamin Britten, May 5 1931. In John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, volume 72 (:London, 2009). https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1408014244135 accessed: 1 December, 2024
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First Movement of Violin Concerto in A minor
written by Antonín Dvorák |
performed by Benjamin Britten, Remo Lauricella |
Piano Sonata in G minor
written by Edvard Grieg |
performed by Benjamin Britten |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 5 May, 1931 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |
Originally submitted by Simon Brown on Thu, 14 Aug 2014 12:04:04 +0100