Benjamin Britten in Lowestoft - 12 January, 1934
from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, page 196:
Listen to last Brit. Music Concts inc. J. Irelands new Legend for Pft (Helen Perkin - inadequate) & Orch.* Seemed unsatisfactory & meandering - & rather reminiscent - tho' some nice things in it. Moeran's 2nd conventional folksongy Rhapsody** & Belshazzer's feast of Walton. V. exhilerating in parts - but he looses too many opportunities & workmanship is often too bad. I'm afraid there isn't quite enough left when the glitter & icing is taken away.
John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 196. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1437902536646 accessed: 19 April, 2024
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Belshazzar's Feast
written by Sir William Walton |
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Rhapsody No. 2 in E for orchestra
written by Moeran |
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Legend for piano and orchestra
written by John Ireland |
performed by Helen Perkin |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 12 January, 1934 |
| Medium | broadcast |
| Listening Environment | in private, indoors, solitary |
Notes
*Ireland Legend for piano and orchestra (1933). **Moeran Rhapsody No. 2 in E for orchestra (1924; rev. 1941).