King Frederick William IV in Berlin - September, 1857
from A Memoir of Baron Bunsen Volume II, page 441:
Letter from Bunsen to Fanny and Theodore, The Palace at Berlin, Friday early, 11th September, 1857 -
Then, I presented to the King, in succession, three Australians (natives of Germany), then about eighty English, then the Magyars, then the Belgians, then the Dutch (among them Cappadou, a converted Jew), then the Swiss(Merle d'Aubigne), then the French (Matter-Pressense was there), then those of German tongue, and the Berlinese last. All made short and good addresses. At the close ' Lebe hoch!'—then sudden silence—the Germans had formed a circle, and as the King entered the portal of his … more >>
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Baroness von Bunsen, A Memoir of Baron Bunsen Volume II, volume 2 (London, 1868), p. 441. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1434373459886 accessed: 21 November, 2024
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hide composers| Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott | performed by Austrailian English, Magyars, Belgians, Dutch, Swiss, French and Berlinese |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | September, 1857 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors |
Originally submitted by Gill on Mon, 15 Jun 2015 14:04:20 +0100
Approved on Sat, 19 Sep 2015 16:54:00 +0100