Queen's Hall, 1893-1941 / by Robert Elkin ; with a foreword by Dr. Malcolm Sargent.
| Author/creator |
Elkin, Robert author. |
| Other author/creator | Sargent, Malcolm, 1895-1967, writer of foreword. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | London : Rider & Co., [1944] |
| Description | 160 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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| Contents | Site and building -- The doors open -- Newman, Wood, and the Proms -- Other London orchestras -- Philharmonic -- Choral societies -- Interlude: manners and modes -- Festivals -- Some notable series -- Visiting orchestras and choirs -- Amateur orchestras -- No. 15 door (artists' entrance) -- Divers occasions -- Last days -- Appendix I. The Queen's Hall organ -- Appendix II. Queen's Hall in fiction -- Appendix III. The story of Queen's Hall, London (script of broadcast programme). |
| Abstract | Queen's Hall, for nearly fifty years London's premier concert-hall and the acknowledged musical centre of the Empire, has endeared itself to thousands of people in all walks of life. Here is its eventful story, from its opening in November 1893 to its destruction by a German incendiary bomb in May 1941; the story of great music-making, of world-famous conductors, singers and players, of fine orchestras (both professional and amateur) and choral societies, of memorable occasions, both musical and non-musical, and the unique romance of the Promenade concerts. Whether or not a new and more splendid hall arises in its place, as is hoped, Queen's Hall will not easily be forgotten; and this book, which records its greatest hours, will be found a worthy memento of a building which had a personality all its own. |
| General note | Includes indexes. |
| LCCN | 44043967 |
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