Mrs. Britten et al. in Queen's Hall - 8 March, 1933
from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, page 134:
Tickets from B.B.C. I take Mrs Bridge to Symphony Concert at Q.H. at 8.15. H. Wood conducting. Egmont ov. (a la Valse), Haydn Symp. Horn Call & D. with some first-rate horn playing. Busch plays E maj. Bach Vln concerto badly for a first-rate fiddler. 3 Excerpts from Berg's Wozzeck - thoroughly sincere & moving music. God & Verklärung seemed dull & banal after this.* Orchestral playing throughout evening technically good but dull & uninspired as usual. Back via Bridges
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John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 134. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1435322658390 accessed: 30 October, 2024
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Egmont Overture
written by Beethoven |
performed by Henry Wood |
Symphony No. 73 in D, 'La chasse' (Hob.1:73)
written by Joseph Haydn |
performed by Henry Wood |
Three Fragments from Wozzeck
written by Alban Berg, Hermann Scherchen |
performed by May Blyth, Henry Wood |
Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24
written by Richard Strauss |
performed by Henry Wood |
Violin Concerto in E (BWV 1042)
written by Bach |
performed by Adolf Busch, Henry Wood |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 8 March, 1933 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
*Beethoven Egmont Overture, Op. 84; Haydn Symphony No. 73 in D, 'La chasse', (Hob.1:73); Bach Violin Concerto in E (BWV1042); Hermann Scherchen's concert suite of Three Fragments (1924) from Berg's opera Wozzeck (1914-22) with May Blyth (soprano); Strauss Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24, tone poem for orchestra.
Originally submitted by gkw on Fri, 26 Jun 2015 13:44:18 +0100
Approved on Mon, 26 Sep 2016 23:31:46 +0100