Benjamin Britten in London - 10 December, 1931
from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, page 92:
Go at dinner with Bridges & then to Northampton Polytechnic institute (Clarkenwell)* for concert for poor people by Audrey Chapman Orchestra cond. by F.B. Amateur strings (marvellous) & pro. wind (quite good). They play Brahms Tragic ov. Schubert B min. Simp.** Dvorak Serenade for strings (rubbish) & Tchaikovsky's adorable Romeo & Juliet. Harold William's sing Non piu Andrai (Figaro)*** not too well, but Song of the Flea (Mussorgsky)**** marvellously so that it has to be repeated. The orch is magnificent althro', & F.B. of course superb. The performance of Tchaikovsky drives me potty.
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John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 92. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1434287616014 accessed: 11 December, 2024
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Serenade for strings
written by Antonín Dvorák, Edward Elgar |
performed by Audrey Chapman Orchestra, Frank Bridge |
Song of the Flea
written by Modest Mussorgsky |
performed by Audrey Chapman Orchestra, Frank Bridge |
Symphony in B minor 'Unfinished'
written by Franz Schubert |
performed by Audrey Chapman Orchestra, Frank Bridge |
Nozze di Figaro
written by Mozart, Mozart |
performed by Audrey Chapman Orchestra, Harold Williams, Frank Bridge |
Tragic Overture
written by Johannes Brahms |
performed by Audrey Chapman Orchestra, Frank Bridge |
Romeo and Juliet
written by Charles Gounod, Berlioz, Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, Sergei Prokofiev |
performed by Audrey Chapman Orchestra, Frank Bridge |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 10 December, 1931 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
*A Technical College in St John's Street, London, EC1, now part of the City University **The 'Unfinished', D759 ***Figaro's famous Act I aria from Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro ****Mussorgsky Mephistopheles's Song of the Flea (Goethe).
Originally submitted by gkw on Sun, 14 Jun 2015 14:13:36 +0100
Approved on Wed, 28 Sep 2016 11:20:19 +0100