Benjamin Britten in Lowestoft - 10 August, 1933

from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, pages 146-147:

Read (Beginning 'Scenes of Clerical Life') Gramophone (Sacre, & Tristan), Pft. (Beethoven & Bach mostly - especially that marvellous op. 103(?) - D maj. Sonata of the former).

cite as

John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 146-147. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1437340056429 accessed: 28 November, 2024

location of experience: Lowestoft

Listeners

Benjamin Britten
Composer
1913-1976

Listening to

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Le sacre du printemps (1911-13)
written by Igor Stravinksy
Tristan und Isolde
written by Richard Wagner

Experience Information

Date/Time 10 August, 1933
Medium playback
Listening Environment in private, solitary

Originally submitted by gkw on Sun, 19 Jul 2015 22:07:36 +0100
Approved on Mon, 26 Sep 2016 23:02:14 +0100