Benjamin Britten in Lowestoft - 16 January, 1935, at night

from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, page 243:

Dreadful journey back - running out of water, in the thick fog. However a good dinner, and the Mahler gram. records (Kindertodtenlieder) restores my faith in life. 

When F.B. conducts the chief advantage is to be able to listen to the music without bothering about the interpretation. The shows are always 'just right'.

cite as

John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 243. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1438266523731 accessed: 25 December, 2024

location of experience: Lowestoft

Listeners

Benjamin Britten
Composer
1913-1976

Listening to

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Kindertotenlieder
written by Gustav Mahler
performed by Frank Bridge

Experience Information

Date/Time 16 January, 1935, at night
Medium playback
Listening Environment in private, indoors, solitary

Originally submitted by gkw on Thu, 30 Jul 2015 15:28:43 +0100
Approved on Wed, 27 Apr 2016 13:08:08 +0100