Benjamin Britten in London - 7 March, 1932
from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, page 101:
Listen to Leners (on wireless) playing Schubert D min. quart.* which irritated every feeling of taste I've got. Sentimentalized, exaggerated, violated in every way - playing suited for a provincial Lyons. Debussy G min - followed was also bad - with shocking intonation. So much for them!
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John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 101. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1434402023128 accessed: 21 January, 2025
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String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, 'Death and the Maiden', D810
written by Franz Schubert |
performed by Lener Quartet |
String Quartet in G minor
written by Claude Debussy |
performed by Leners Quartet |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 7 March, 1932 |
| Medium | broadcast |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |
Notes
*Schubert String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, 'Death and the Maiden', D810
Originally submitted by gkw on Mon, 15 Jun 2015 22:00:23 +0100
Approved on Tue, 27 Sep 2016 11:44:59 +0100