Lowell Mason in Grote Kerk, Haarlem - in the beginning of 1853
from Musical letters from Abroad, page 303:
Everybody has heard of the Haarlem Organ. It was for many years the largest in the world, and is famed for its size the world over. We thought it as good as it is great, and listened to its tones with delight. It is indeed very powerful, but its full power is seldom heard, and never in public worship. There are now several organs as large, or larger; for example, the organ in the Town Hall, at Birmingham; but although the Haarlem organ is now equaled in size, and although various improvements (especially within a few years past) have been made both in action and in pipes, yet there is … more >>
Lowell Mason, Musical letters from Abroad. In Musical Letters from Abroad (New York, 1854), p. 303. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1462037999108 accessed: 8 November, 2024
Listeners
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Experience Information
Date/Time | in the beginning of 1853 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |