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ReferencePG/1953/1008

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Programme for A Morning Concert at Harewood House on 8 October

Date8 Oct 1953

DescriptionWorks performed:
Hindemith: Kleine Kammermusik No. 2; Bridge: Divertimenti for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, and Bassoon; Ibert: Three Short Pieces for Wind Quintet; Britten: Hardy Songs; Mozart: Quintet in E flat
Venue:
Harewood House, Harewood
Performers:
Peter Pears (tenor); Benjamin Britten (pianoforte); Wind Ensemble of the London Symphony Orchestra
Further information:
First performance of Britten's Hardy Songs. Concert part of the Leeds Musical Festival. Reverse of programme has extensive handwritten note on the selection of Thomas Hardy's poems for Winter Words and Hardy's subjects and upbringing. Bottom left corner reads 'from Red House Room 24 1999'.

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