Amy Fay et al. in Weimar - September, 1873

from Music-Study in Germany: The Classic Memoir of the Romantic Era, pages 263-264:

We had our last lesson from Liszt a few days ago, and he leaves Weimar next week. He was so hurried with engagements the last two times that he was not able to give us much attention. I played my Rubinstein concerto. He accompanied me himself on a second piano.We were there about six o'clock P. M. Liszt was out, but he had left word that if we came we were to wait. About seven he came in, and the lamps were lit. He was in an awful humour, and I never saw him so out of spirits. "How is it with our concerto?" said he to me, for he had told me the time before to send for the second piano …   more >>

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Amy Fay, Music-Study in Germany: The Classic Memoir of the Romantic Era (2011), p. 263-264. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1425038372169 accessed: 28 March, 2024

location of experience: Weimar

Listeners

Amy Fay
Pianist
1844-1928
Franz Liszt
Franciscan Tertiary, Composer, Conducting, Pianist […]
1811-1886

Listening to

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Concerto
written by Arthur Rubinstein
performed by Amy Fay, Franz Liszt

Experience Information

Date/Time September, 1873
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, in private, indoors

Originally submitted by Meg Barclay on Fri, 27 Feb 2015 11:59:32 +0000
Approved on Fri, 21 Aug 2015 16:45:07 +0100