Louisa Harris et al. in London - May, 1775
from Letter from Frances Burney to Samuel Crisp, May 1775, pages 56-59:
Our Concert proved to be very much the Thing...
....Mr Burney... Fired away, with his usual successful velocity, to the amazement and delight of all present...
[He] played a concerto of Schobert, and one of my Father's , and a great deal of Extemporary Preluding.
[M]y Father petitioned the Baroness... and she was at length prevailed with. She played a Lesson of Schobert. I think her the best lady player I ever heard. She is a good musician, - does not blunder or make false steps, - has a remarkable strong left Hand - and plays with such meaning, as well as … more >>
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Frances Burney, Letter from Frances Burney to Samuel Crisp, May 1775. In Frances Burney, and Peter Sabor and Lars E. Troide (ed.), Journals and Letters (London, 2001), p. 56-59. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1392224691455 accessed: 4 October, 2024
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Lesson by Charles Burney
written by Charles Burney |
performed by Esther Burney |
Lesson of Schobert
written by Johann Schobert |
performed by Baroness Deiden |
Rondeau from Piramo and Tisbé
written by Venanzio Rauzzini |
performed by James Harris and Miss Harris |
concerto by Johann Schobert
written by Johann Schobert |
performed by Charles Rousseau Burney |
harp music | performed by Edward Jones |
harpsichord duet
written by Johann Gottfried Muethel |
performed by Esther Burney and Charles Rousseau Burney |
piece by Johann Gottfried Eckard
written by Johann Gottfried Eckard |
performed by Esther Burney |
song by Sacchini
written by Antonio Sacchini |
performed by James Harris Miss Harris |
Experience Information
Date/Time | May, 1775 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |
Originally submitted by Baglet on Wed, 19 Feb 2014 18:12:38 +0000