Benjamin Britten in Lowestoft - 10 September, 1931
from Diary of Benjamin Britten, Sept 10 1931, page 83:
Go in car up town in morning with Mum. & Beth, & walk back with Caesar. Play tennis, 3.30–4.30, 5.30–7.30 on cort opp. with Beth, K. Mead, Mr. Amery, Mrs Sewell, Teddy Rogers & after tea Mr. Sewell. Listen to Prom. after dinner; British Composers’ night. Walton’s wonderful Vla Concerto (beautifully played by Tertis) stood out as a work of genius. Lamberts’ Rio Grande very interesting & beautiful, as was Holst’s Ballet from Perfect Fool, & Warlock’s Capriol Suite. Boughton’s 2 songs (beautifully sung by Trefor Jones) amusing, quite delightful. Smyth’s songs Chrysella, & the … more >>
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Benjamin Britten, Diary of Benjamin Britten, Sept 10 1931. In John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 83. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1422902196249 accessed: 15 September, 2024
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Chrysella
written by Smyth |
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The Dance
written by Smyth |
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2 Songs
written by Boughton |
performed by Trefor Jones |
Capriol Suite
written by Peter Warlock |
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The Ballet from 'The Perfect Fool'
written by Gustav Holst |
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The Rio Grande
written by Constant Lambert |
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Viola Concerto
written by William Walton, Sir William Walton |
performed by Lionel Tertis |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 10 September, 1931 |
| Medium | broadcast |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |
Originally submitted by Simon Brown on Mon, 02 Feb 2015 18:36:36 +0000