Benjamin Britten in Lowestoft - 11 August, 1932
from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, page 113:
Get Walton's Portsmouth Point, ov., on gram record.* Disappointed. Ineffective & apparently bad & careless workmanship.
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John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 113. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1434665560427 accessed: 26 December, 2024
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Portsmouth Point Overture
written by Walton |
performed by Anthony Bernard, New English Symphony Orchestra |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 11 August, 1932 |
| Medium | playback |
| Listening Environment | in private, indoors, solitary |
Notes
*Recorded for Decca by the New English Symphony Orchestra conducted by Anthony Bernard. Britten's copy is preserved in the Britten-Pears Library.
Originally submitted by gkw on Thu, 18 Jun 2015 23:12:40 +0100
Approved on Tue, 27 Sep 2016 11:38:45 +0100