Hans Haym in Elberfeld - 1904
from Delius: A Life in Letters 1862-1908, pages 245-246:
How there can be any doubts about the choice between Appal. & Sinf. dom. I do not understand. What a watery concoction from Strauss this time! I have already had a rehearsal of it too & found the impression gained by my initial reading fully confirmed. Absolutely nothing new, no humour, no depth, really a terrible void. I had an argument with Buths over this too, of course he can't bring himself to drop Strauss so easily & is too much under the spell of the leges tabulaturae for this new "masterpiece" not to impress him highly. Next Sunday I hope to play the Appal. on 2 pianos … more >>
Delius, and Lionel Carley (ed.), Delius: A Life in Letters 1862-1908 (), p. 245-246. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1462040430995 accessed: 16 October, 2024
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Symphonia Domestica, op. 53
written by Richard Strauss |
performed by Hans Haym |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 1904 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
Letter from Hans Haym to Fritz Delius, 1904, Elberfeld.