Benjamin Britten in London - 13 May, 1933
from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, page 140:
Listen to the winning 3 of Telegraph comp on wireless. Armstrong Gibbs 4tet. competent I suppose, dull as ditchwater & v. unoriginal. E. Maconchy Ob. 5tet. Not so competent, but one or two fresh Ideas. Eric Cundell (1st prize), technically efficient I suppose. Superficially brilliant & disonent fast move. Ordinary & rather cheap slow ones.*
cite as
John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 140. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1435697408485 accessed: 19 April, 2024
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Oboe Quintet
written by E. Maconchy |
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String Quartet in A, Op. 73
written by Armstrong Gibbs |
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String Quartet in C, Op. 27
written by Edric Cundell |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 13 May, 1933 |
| Medium | broadcast |
| Listening Environment | in private, indoors, solitary |
Notes
*Armstrong Gibbs String Quartet in A, Op. 73; Maconchy Oboe Quintet (1933) Cundell String Quartet in C, Op. 27. All three works were recorded by the Griller Quartet in April and May 1933, and are now available on a Dutton remastered CD transfer.
Originally submitted by gkw on Tue, 30 Jun 2015 21:50:09 +0100
Approved on Mon, 26 Sep 2016 23:23:48 +0100