Denis Matthews in Glasgow - at the end of the 1940's

from In Pursuit of Music, page 121:

[Walter Susskind] was, at that time, the regular conductor of the Scottish Orchestra in Glasgow, where we were often to meet, and the thing that astonished me most about him was the absolute perfection of his own piano-playing.  I once stayed over purposely to hear him play chamber music with some of the Scottish players and particularly remember the immaculate way he negotiated the …   more >>

cite as

Denis Matthews, In Pursuit of Music (London, 1966), p. 121. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1477557923369 accessed: 4 October, 2024

location of experience: Glasgow

Listeners

Denis Matthews
Broadcaster, Musicologist, Pianist
1919-1988

Listening to

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Clarinet Trio
written by Mozart
performed by Players from the Scottish Orchestra, Walter Süsskind

Experience Information

Date/Time at the end of the 1940's
Medium live
Listening Environment indoors

Originally submitted by lcc5 on Thu, 27 Oct 2016 09:45:23 +0100
Approved on Tue, 16 May 2017 16:37:49 +0100