Joseph Szigeti in Hungary - in the beginning of the 1900's
from With strings attached- Reminiscences and reflections, 2nd edition, enlarged, pages 35-36:
I was still surrounded by quaint personalities like one Schreier, who billed himself on the windows of the cafes where he appeared as “King of Harmonics,” this being a speciality that he exploited to great effect in fantasias depicting the twittering of birds and which invariably produced a considerable increase of nickels and silver coins on his collection plate.
cite as
Joseph Szigeti, With strings attached- Reminiscences and reflections, 2nd edition, enlarged (New York, 1967), p. 35-36. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1432308000014 accessed: 17 September, 2024
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Experience Information
| Date/Time | in the beginning of the 1900's |
| Listening Environment | outdoors, in public |
Originally submitted by tlisboa on Fri, 22 May 2015 16:20:00 +0100
Approved on Mon, 11 Jan 2016 18:09:23 +0000