William Gardiner in Leicester
from Music and Friends: Or, Pleasant Recollections of a Dilettante, page 526:
Sir Charles Hudson, who was very fond of music, used, every year, to entertain Mr. Greatorex and his companions for a fortnight. It was at the season of the autumnal assize, and under this gentle man's patronage, that Miss Greatorex held her annual concert. It was a common practice for the Judges to stop and dine with Sir Charles on their way to Leicester. In compliment to the baronet I have seen them both at the concert on the following evening. It was there that I caught something like true notions of taste. I had not then been to town, and the superior style with which the Londoners sang… more >>
William Gardiner, Music and Friends: Or, Pleasant Recollections of a Dilettante, volume 2 (London, January, 1838), p. 526. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1433882745816 accessed: 6 March, 2025
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hide composersUnknown Violincello piece | performed by William Gardiner, Bartleman |
Concert Song |
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Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |