Charles Halle et al. in Paris - the 1840's
from Life and letters of Sir Charles Hallé; being an autobiography (1819-1860) , page 72:
One morning Hiller and I were playing together one of Bach's organ pieces on the piano, one of no particular interest, but which we wished to know better. When we were in the middle of it, a part hardly to be distinguished from many other similar ones, the door opened, Mendelssohn entered, and, without interrupting us, rose on tip-toes, and with his up-lifted finger pointed significantly at the next bar which was coming and contained an unexpected and striking modulation. So from hearing through the door a bar or two of a, for Bach, somewhat commonplace piece, he not only recognised it at … more >>
Charles Halle, and Marie Hallé and Charles E Halle (ed.), Life and letters of Sir Charles Hallé; being an autobiography (1819-1860) (London, 1896), p. 72. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1427385243706 accessed: 11 December, 2024
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A Bach organ piece
written by Bach |
performed by Charles Halle, Hiller |
Experience Information
Date/Time | the 1840's |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |