Baron von Bunsen in Germany - 25 November, 1855
from A Memoir of Baron Bunsen Volume II, page 391:
Letter from Bunsen to Mrs. Schwabe, Christmas Day, 1855 - How shall I describe to you my astonishment, I might say my pleasure in sadness, when, on entering yesterday evening at six o'clock the room closed throughout the day, then brilliant with the Christmas tree, I was greeted by the soft organ tones to which I was accustomed on the Capitol, and afterwards in Carlton Terrace, sounding forth from a hidden corner the ' Pastorale ' of Handel and then the German 'Chorale' to which the voices of twenty children and many others, those of Frances and Theodora and Sternberg prevailing, intoned … more >>
Baroness von Bunsen, A Memoir of Baron Bunsen Volume II, volume 2 (London, 1868), p. 391. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1434291374903 accessed: 26 December, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composersChorale | |
Pastorale
written by Scarlatti, George Frideric Handel |
performed by Sternberg, Theodora, Unknown Children, Baroness von Bunsen |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 25 November, 1855 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors |