Baroness von Bunsen in London - 31 December, 1851

from Letter from Baroness Bunsen to her son Henry, 2 Jan. 1852, page 149:

On the last evening of 1851, Ernest walked to us by half-past eleven, sang to us ‘He shall feed his flock,’ and joined in the choral, ‘Gottlob! ein Schritt zur Ewigheit,’—and when the clock of Westminster Abbey had struck twelve, led ‘Nun danket alle Gott.’
cite as

Baroness von Bunsen, Letter from Baroness Bunsen to her son Henry, 2 Jan. 1852. In Augustus Hare (ed.), The Life and Letters of Frances Baroness Bunsen, volume 1 (London, 1879), p. 149. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1383326797891 accessed: 8 November, 2024

location of experience: London

Listeners

Baroness von Bunsen
Painting, Writer
1791-1876

Listening to

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Gottlob! ein Schritt zur Ewigheit performed by Ernest Bunsen
He shall feed His flock
written by George Frideric Handel
performed by Ernest Bunsen
Nun danket alle Gott
written by Johann Sebastian Bach
performed by Ernest Bunsen

Experience Information

Date/Time 31 December, 1851
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, in private, indoors

Originally submitted by hgb3 on Wed, 04 Dec 2013 12:01:18 +0000