Louisa Harris et al. - May, 1775
from Diary of Frances Burney, May 1775, page 59:
We have had a charming Concert.... Mr. Jones, the harper, began the Concert. He has a fine instrument of Merlin's construction; he plays with great neatness and delicacy; but as expression must have meaning, he does not abound in that commodity. After him, at the request of the Baronness Deiden, Mr. Burney went to the harpsichord. He played with his usual successful velocity and his usual applause. When he had received the compliments of the nobility and gentry, my father begged the Baronness to take his place…. The character she has acquired of being the first of lady harpsichord … more >>
cite as
Frances Burney, Diary of Frances Burney, May 1775. In Annie Raine Ellis (ed.), The Early Diary of Frances Burney, 1768-1778. With a Selection from Her Correspondence and from the Journals of her Sisters, Susan and Charlotte Burney, volume 1 (London, 1889), p. 59. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1377792353 accessed: 24 November, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composersunspecified vocal music | performed by Louisa Harris |
harp music | performed by Edward Jones |
harpsichord duet
written by Johann Gottfried Muethel |
performed by Miss Burney, Charles Burney |
keyboard music
written by Echard, Schobert, Charles Burney |
performed by Miss Burney, Baroness Deiden, Charles Burney |
Experience Information
Date/Time | May, 1775 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |
Originally submitted by hgb3 on Fri, 06 Dec 2013 16:46:49 +0000