Benjamin Britten in Royal Albert Hall - 31 January, 1932

from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, page 98:

Go with Lauricella to a L.S.O. concert at Albert Hall - Beecham. Hänsel & Gretel ov. - charming. Haydn's delightful 3rd Symph.* v. well played. Delius' Pft. Conc. (Katherine Goodson). Don't like the work - Liszt & Tchaikovsky, not much Delius. Beethoven Symp. 2 very well played. V. spirited under Beecham only first mov. too fast.
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John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 98. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1434293679140 accessed: 11 December, 2024

location of experience: Royal Albert Hall

Listeners

Benjamin Britten
Composer
1913-1976

Listening to

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Hänsel und Gretel Overture
written by Engelbert Humperdinck
performed by Sir Thomas Beecham, London Symphony Orchestra
Piano Concerto
written by Delius
performed by Katherine Goodson, Sir Thomas Beecham, London Symphony Orchestra
Symphony no 2
written by Edward Elgar, Gustav Mahler, Beethoven
performed by Sir Thomas Beecham, London Symphony Orchestra
Symphony No. 3 in G (Hob:1/3)
written by Joseph Haydn
performed by Sir Thomas Beecham, London Symphony Orchestra

Experience Information

Date/Time 31 January, 1932
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Notes

*Haydn Symphony No. 3 in G (Hob:1/3)


Originally submitted by gkw on Sun, 14 Jun 2015 15:54:39 +0100
Approved on Tue, 27 Sep 2016 11:47:25 +0100