Benjamin Britten in Queen's Hall - 25 February, 1932
from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, page 100:
Go out afterwards to Phil. concert (Queen's Hall) - Malcolme Sargent - Idomeneo ov. & Surprise Symphony - tepid performances - rather bad in detail.* Ravel's New pft. concerto which I cannot take seriously. Brilliantly played by Marguérite Long & inefficiently conducted by Ravel.** The slow movement is piffle! Léon plays Eugene Goosen's attractive Oboe Conc.*** superbly as can only he. De Falla's El Amor Brujo, which wears very well, to end an interesting concert. Sargent not too bad in modern works seemed out of place in classical.
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John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 100. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1434400071804 accessed: 19 April, 2024
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El Amor Brujo (1914–15)
written by Manuel de Falla |
performed by Malcolm Sargent, London Philharmonic Orchestra |
Idomeneo Overture
written by Mozart, Joseph Haydn |
performed by Malcolm Sargent, London Philharmonic Orchestra |
Oboe Concerto, Op. 45
written by Eugene Goossens |
performed by Leon Goossens, Malcolm Sargent, London Philharmonic Orchestra |
Piano Concerto in G
written by Maurice Ravel |
performed by Marguerite Long, Maurice Ravel, London Philharmonic Orchestra |
Symphony No. 94 in G (Hob:1/94)
written by Joseph Haydn |
performed by Malcolm Sargent, London Philharmonic Orchestra |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 25 February, 1932 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, in public |
Notes
*Haydn Symphony No. 94 in G (Hob:1/94) **The UK premiere of Ravel's Piano Concerto in G (1929-32), performed by dedicatee, Marguerite Long, with the composer conducting. ***Eugene Goossens Oboe Concerto, Op. 45 (1927), written for his brother Leon.
Originally submitted by gkw on Mon, 15 Jun 2015 21:27:52 +0100
Approved on Tue, 27 Sep 2016 11:46:04 +0100