George Grove - April, 1886
from Letter from George Grove to Mrs. Wodehouse, 10 April 1886, page 311:
I went to Liszt's reception on Thursday and was delighted (1) by his playing, so calm, clear, correct, refined–so entirely unlike the style of the so-called 'Liszt School'–(2) by his face. Directly he sat down he dismissed that very artificial smile, which he always wears, and his face assumed the most beautiful serene look with enormous power and repose in it. It was quite a wonderful sight.
cite as
George Grove, Letter from George Grove to Mrs. Wodehouse, 10 April 1886. In Charles L. Graves (ed.), The Life and Letters of Sir George Grove, C.B. (London, 1903), p. 311. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1429131998239 accessed: 24 April, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| Franz Liszt | performed by Franz Liszt |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | April, 1886 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, in public |
Originally submitted by gkw on Wed, 15 Apr 2015 22:06:38 +0100
Approved on Wed, 28 Sep 2016 12:00:03 +0100