Herr Oertling in Berlin - May, 1875

from Music-Study in Germany: The Classic Memoir of the Romantic Era, page 348:

Well, dear, my little début was a decided success, and I had one encore, beside being heartily applauded after every piece. I went on to Frankfurt on Monday morning, and when I got there Herr Oertling, the Philharmonic Director, was at the station to meet me with a droschkie. We drove to the Deutches Haus, an excellent hotel, where I was shown into a large and comfortable room. Here I rested until dinner time, and after dinner, about five o'clock, Herr Oertling came back. He took me to the house of a musical friend of his who was to lend me his grand piano, and there we tried our sonata. As …   more >>
cite as

Amy Fay, Music-Study in Germany: The Classic Memoir of the Romantic Era (2011), p. 348. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1425152303758 accessed: 29 March, 2024

location of experience: Berlin

Listeners

Herr Oertling
Director of the Berlin Philharmonic

Experience Information

Date/Time May, 1875
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, in private, outdoors

Originally submitted by Meg Barclay on Sat, 28 Feb 2015 19:38:23 +0000
Approved on Fri, 21 Aug 2015 18:06:25 +0100