The Emperor of Prussia et al. in Potsdam - 1844
from A Memoir of Baron Bunsen Volume II, page 60:
Letter from Bunsen to his wife, Palace of Sans Souci, Potsdam: Whit Sunday, 1844, twelve o'clock - Here, as at Berlin, all is in the greatest excitement—the courier announcing the Emperor's arrival having come but two minutes before him. The Emperor had accomplished the 250 German miles in 106 hours, including the four hours that he passed before the gate of Berlin (in order not to rouse the Meyendorfs out of their sleep), changed his dress, drove to the Greek Russian Church, which was decorated with fresh flowers and branches for the festival, and all present on their knees, the Mass… more >>
Baroness von Bunsen, A Memoir of Baron Bunsen Volume II, volume 2 (London, 1868), p. 60. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1434013139475 accessed: 8 November, 2024
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Te Deum
written by George Frideric Handel |
performed by Congregation at the Greek Russian Church Potsdam |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 1844 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors |