Alexander Mackenzie in London - April, 1886

from A Musician's Narrative , page 153:

One morning, long before breakfast, we met in the spacious music room leading to a conservatory in which stood Roubiliac's famous statues of Handel. "At, der Alte!" (Oh, the old fellow!), was his cheerful greeting, "I used to play a fugue of his–in G Minor. H'm, let me see," and, sitting down, he began to play it to an audience of one. It was my last chance of hearing him.
cite as

Alexander Mackenzie, A Musician's Narrative (London, 1927), p. 153. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1432074377784 accessed: 29 March, 2024

location of experience: London

Listeners

Alexander Mackenzie
Violinist
1847-1935

Listening to

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Fugue in G Minor
written by George Frideric Handel

Experience Information

Date/Time April, 1886
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, in private, indoors

Originally submitted by gkw on Tue, 19 May 2015 23:26:18 +0100
Approved on Wed, 28 Sep 2016 11:37:07 +0100