Benjamin Britten in Lowestoft - 14 March, 1934
from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, page 202:
Listen to broadcast of concert performance of Wozzeck (1st in England) from Q.H. - by B.B.C. orch & Adrian Boult with Bitterauf as Wozzeck (superb) & May Blyth as Marie (Seemed excellent) & large & efficient cast.* It wasn't very satisfactory as a broadcast - voices too loud, & blurring. Only the third Act (& bits of second) were intelligible. The music of this is extraordinarly striking without the action, while that of the first isn't - except for the exciting march & beautiful little lullaby. The hand of Tristan is over alot of the intense emotion, but Berg … more >>
John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 202. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1437922167593 accessed: 20 April, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers
Wozzeck
written by Alban Berg |
performed by Bitterauf, Mary Jarred, May Blyth, Parry Jones, Tudor Davies, Walter Widdop, Adrian Boult, BBC Symphonic Orchestra |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 14 March, 1934 |
| Medium | broadcast |
| Listening Environment | in private, indoors, solitary |
Notes
*The cast also included Walter Widdop, Tudor Davies, Parry Jones and Mary Jarred.