Gregor Piatigorsky in District of Columbia - 1930
from Cellist- Gregor Piatigorsky, page 246:
After losing our way in a labyrinth of corridors and antechambers we finally emerged in a large foyer in which we saw a small orchestra in uniformed jackets playing the Minuet by Bocherini. It sounded so nice, so inviting, that I could not resist following the music, with my arms around the cello, in a slow and graceful minuetto step. Bey [Emanuel Bey] joined me with equal elegance. It was not until I heard Bey’s voice that I felt alarmed. “For heaven’s sake,” he said, “stop dancing. Look behind you.” I saw the President, Mrs. Hoover, all the dignitaries and guests following us in … more >>
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Gregor Piatigorsky, Cellist- Gregor Piatigorsky (New York, 1976), p. 246. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1426807836782 accessed: 12 December, 2024
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Minuet
written by Luigi Boccherini |
performed by Gregor Piatigorsky |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 1930 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | indoors |
Notes
Piatigorsky listening experience while listening to an orchestra playing the Minuet by Bocherini at the White House.
Originally submitted by tlisboa on Thu, 19 Mar 2015 23:30:36 +0000
Approved on Tue, 02 Feb 2016 14:48:17 +0000