Benjamin Britten in Lowestoft - 13 February, 1933

from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, page 131:

Listen to the Kolisch Quart. playing astoundingly, Berg's astounding Lyric Suite.* The imagination & intense emotion of this work certainly amaze me if not altogether pleases me.
cite as

John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 131. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1435271265685 accessed: 29 March, 2024

location of experience: Lowestoft

Listeners

Benjamin Britten
Composer
1913-1976

Listening to

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Lyric Suite
written by Alban Berg
performed by Kolisch Quartet

Experience Information

Date/Time 13 February, 1933
Medium broadcast
Listening Environment in private, indoors, solitary

Notes

*Berg Lyric Suite (1925-6)


Originally submitted by gkw on Thu, 25 Jun 2015 23:27:45 +0100
Approved on Mon, 26 Sep 2016 23:36:52 +0100