Benjamin Britten in Queen's Hall - 17 February, 1932, 08:15 PM
from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, page 99:
Go (Area) to B.B.C. concert at 8.15, Queen's Hall. Henry Wood. Mozart Flute (typical up-to-date Mozart - presto & fff). Strauss's Master-piece of Characterization Don Quixote.* Cassordo (Cassadò) solo 'cello. Quite good but not perfect. This work is too diff. for performance under modern conditions. 20 rehearsals are needed. Hindemith's Konzertmusic (Brass & Strings).** Some magnificent stuff & lovely scoring, quite well played. In 1st 1/2, Maggie Teyte sang Ravel's Schererazarde marvellously - gems of songs as they are. to end Concerto in G. min (Wood-Handel(!)) - Marcel Dupré. I suppose … more >>
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John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 99. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1434399439736 accessed: 20 April, 2024
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Concerto for Flute
written by Mozart |
performed by BBC Symphonic Orchestra, Henry Wood |
Concerto in G minor
written by George Frideric Handel |
performed by Marcel Dupre, BBC Symphonic Orchestra, Henry Wood |
Don Quixote
written by Richard Strauss |
performed by BBC Symphonic Orchestra, Gaspar Cassadó, Henry Wood |
Konzertmusik for brass and strings, Op. 50
written by Paul Hindemith |
performed by BBC Symphonic Orchestra, Henry Wood |
Sheherazade
written by Maurice Ravel |
performed by Maggie Teyte, BBC Symphonic Orchestra, Henry Wood |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 17 February, 1932, 08:15 PM |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
*Strauss Don Quixote, fantastic variations on a theme of knightly character, for cello and orchestra, Op. 35 (1896-7) **Hindemith Konzertmusik for brass and stings, Op. 50 (1930), here given its first performance in the UK.
Originally submitted by gkw on Mon, 15 Jun 2015 21:17:20 +0100
Approved on Tue, 27 Sep 2016 11:46:18 +0100