in Manchester - the 1850's

from Life and letters of Sir Charles Hallé; being an autobiography (1819-1860) , page 126:

During my annual sojourns in London I made the acquaintance of Robert Browning and his gifted wife, who were both passionate lovers of music, and especially of Beethoven's sonatas, which I had often the privilege of playing to them at my own house in Mansfield Street.
cite as

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. 126. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1427473623222 accessed: 29 March, 2024

location of experience: Manchester

Listening to

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Piano sonata
written by Beethoven
performed by Charles Halle

Experience Information

Date/Time the 1850's
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, in private, indoors

Originally submitted by Meg Barclay on Fri, 27 Mar 2015 16:27:03 +0000
Approved on Tue, 20 Oct 2015 14:55:12 +0100