Gregor Piatigorsky - November, 1923

from Cellist- Gregor Piatigorsky, pages 100-101:

In the morning I was awakened by the orchestra playing a Schumann symphony. I thought it was rather nice to rest on the couch there, unseen, and enjoy fine music in the morning. During the intermission it was quite easy to get dressed un-noticed behind the drapery and to slip out of the loge. / In the men’s room I found soap and a clean towel, and in the pocket of my cello case a toothbrush, toothpaste, and razor. With Petronian solemnity I completed the morning with a thorough attendance to my external self. The orchestra was still rehearsing when I walked out of the building.
cite as

Gregor Piatigorsky, Cellist- Gregor Piatigorsky (New York, 1976), p. 100-101. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1425512667568 accessed: 29 March, 2024

Listeners

Gregor Piatigorsky
Cellist
1903-1976

Listening to

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Schumann Symphony
written by Robert Schumann
performed by Berlin Philharmonic

Experience Information

Date/Time November, 1923
Medium live
Listening Environment in private, indoors, solitary

Originally submitted by tlisboa on Wed, 04 Mar 2015 23:44:27 +0000
Approved on Tue, 02 Feb 2016 16:18:41 +0000