Jack Brymer in South Shields - mid , month unknown, the 1920's
from Beginnings and Endings, pages 31-32:
At the time I had, shamefully, hardly even heard of Beecham. It was quite remarkable how one could be isolated from the rest of the musical world in that remote north-easterly corner. Not even all the wonders of the BBC could really make contact with us then because although symphony concerts were a daily part of their broadcast menu, the wireless sets (not radios, yet) of the day were incapable of delivering anything like the sound of an orchestra. I feel sure that anyone who had actually been in the presence of a great orchestra could reconstruct the sound from the attenuated version … more >>
Jack Brymer, Beginnings and Endings (1979), p. 31-32. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1422132629383 accessed: 3 December, 2024
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Date/Time | mid , month unknown, the 1920's |
Medium | broadcast |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |