Amy Fay in Berlin - February, 1870
from Music-Study in Germany: The Classic Memoir of the Romantic Era, pages 37-39:
I have heard both Rubinstein and Tausig in concert since I last wrote. They are both wonderful, but in quite a different way. Rubinstein has the greatest power and abandon in playing that you can imagine, and is extremely exciting. I never saw a man to whom it seemed so easy to play. It is as if he were just sporting with the piano, and could do what he pleased with it. Tausig, on the contrary, is extremely restrained, and has not quite enthusiasm enough, but he is absolutely perfect, and plays with the greatest expression. He is pre-eminent in grace and delicacy of execution, but seems to … more >>
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Amy Fay, Music-Study in Germany: The Classic Memoir of the Romantic Era (2011), p. 37-39. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1422398662824 accessed: 8 November, 2024
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Aufforderung zum Tanz
written by Max Weber |
performed by Carl Tausig |
Ballade Op. 47
written by Chopin |
performed by Carl Tausig |
Barcarole Op. 60
written by Felix Mendelssohn |
performed by Carl Tausig |
Bourrée
written by Bach |
performed by Carl Tausig |
Kreisleriana Op. 16, 8 Phantasie Stücke
written by Robert Schuman |
performed by Carl Tausig |
Presto Scherzando
written by Felix Mendelssohn |
performed by Carl Tausig |
Sonata in C. Op. 53
written by Beethoven |
performed by Carl Tausig |
Ständchen von Shakespeare nach Schubert
written by Franz Liszt |
performed by Carl Tausig |
Ungarische Rhapsodie
written by Franz Liszt |
performed by Carl Tausig |
Zwei Mazurkas Op. 59 u 33
written by Chopin |
performed by Carl Tausig |
Experience Information
Date/Time | February, 1870 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
The programme of music refers to that played by Carl Tausig in his concert.
Originally submitted by Meg Barclay on Tue, 27 Jan 2015 22:44:23 +0000