Found: Benjamin Britten’s Proms debut
mainThe British Library has been given a recording made of the composer’s first appearance at the BBC Proms – as soloist in the premiere of his piano concerto. Britten later rewrote the third movement, so the document is a rare isight into a work in progress. More here from the curator, Jonathan Summers.
Thanks for sharing this !! It’s quite easy to make an appointment at the Sound Archive section of the library
They should have contacted Maldoror YouTube Cleaner (google!!) to remove the needle hiss. He/she has done wonders with Caruso, etc. It nonetheless sounds amazing for its age in that clip.
This is a real find! I hope somebody is allowed to release it commercially so that everyone has access to it. And, please, without too much overprocessing… that only ruins the basic tone of the instruments.