Benjamin Britten in Lowestoft - 2 April, 1933

from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, page 137:

After supper listen to Bazil Cameron cond. Sibelius Impressive (tho' there are some things that irritate me) 3rd Symp. & Till [Strauss Till Eulenspiegel]. Dull & lacklustre.
cite as

John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 137. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1435519794770 accessed: 29 March, 2024

location of experience: Lowestoft

Listeners

Benjamin Britten
Composer
1913-1976

Listening to

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Symphony No. 3
written by Jean Sibelius
performed by Basil Cameron
Till Eulenspiegel
written by Richard Strauss
performed by Basil Cameron

Experience Information

Date/Time 2 April, 1933
Medium broadcast
Listening Environment in private, indoors, solitary

Originally submitted by gkw on Sun, 28 Jun 2015 20:29:54 +0100
Approved on Mon, 26 Sep 2016 23:26:42 +0100