Denis Matthews in Royal Leamington Spa
from In Pursuit of Music, page 13:
My father’s tastes were simple and middle-brow: on Sunday mornings he would strum on the old Dimoline upright with its rattling candlesticks and its twangy tone that became smothered in cotton-wool when the left pedal was used out of mercy to the neighbours. Our rising social position eventually demanded … more >>
cite as
Denis Matthews, In Pursuit of Music (London, 1966), p. 13. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1476996244398 accessed: 1 September, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composerspopular ballads | performed by Mother of Denis Matthews |
'Charming Chloe'
written by Edward German |
performed by Mother of Denis Matthews |
The Druid's Prayer | performed by Arthur Matthews |
French Bergerettes | performed by Mother of Denis Matthews |
Prelude in C sharp minor
written by Sergei Rachmaninoff |
performed by Arthur Matthews |
Country Gardens | performed by Arthur Matthews |
'The Pipes of Pan'
written by Lionel Monckton |
performed by Mother of Denis Matthews |
'Villanelle'
written by Eva Dell’Acqua |
performed by Mother of Denis Matthews |
Experience Information
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in private, indoors, solitary |
Originally submitted by lcc5 on Thu, 20 Oct 2016 21:44:04 +0100
Approved on Tue, 16 May 2017 11:13:37 +0100