Alexander Ewing in London, England - 3 May, 1876
from Impressions That Remained Memoirs, page 128:
Chopin's Sonata (the one with the Funeral March) came next. We read, in that Leipzig notice, how great his [Rubinstein’s] playing of Chopin is. It was the best thing of all. Totally different to everything else. The Funeral March — I have known it (or thought so) from childhood. Well, I tell you, (I won't tell anybody else, except … more >>
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Dame Ethel Mary Smyth, Impressions That Remained Memoirs (New York City, 1946), p. 128. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1438183778939 accessed: 11 October, 2024
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Chopin's Sonata (Funeral March)
written by Chopin |
performed by Anton Rubinstein |
Chopin's Etudes (four)
written by Chopin |
performed by Anton Rubinstein |
Valse Caprice
written by Rubinstein |
performed by Anton Rubinstein |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 3 May, 1876 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by 5011Henning on Wed, 29 Jul 2015 16:29:39 +0100
Approved on Mon, 29 Jun 2020 19:06:27 +0100