Brahms in Detmold - 10 October, 1857
from Letters of composers : an anthology, 1603-1945 / compiled and edited by Gertrude Norman and Miriam Lubell Shrifte., page 223:
Yesterday I had the Singverein. While practising I felt as if I had already been at the work for twenty-five years. My voice is of no little use to me on these occasions, because I have to shout so loud, and it is an advantage that, like every other, I exploit to the full. My voice sounds quite majestic. While the choir is singing I exercise it and yell above the din, really only on my own account in order to get practice. We intend to do the Zigeunerleben and I am sure it will soon go splendidly. How childishly easy such things are compared with old church music, and my Salve Regina is … more >>
Gertrude Norman and Miriam Lubell Shrifte (ed.), Letters of composers : an anthology, 1603-1945 / compiled and edited by Gertrude Norman and Miriam Lubell Shrifte. (New York, 1979), p. 223. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1424695222129 accessed: 18 January, 2025
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Date/Time | 10 October, 1857 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others |
Notes
Letter from Johannes Brahms to Clara Schumann, Detmold, October 11, 1857.