Clement Scott et al. in Sorrento - at the end of 1892
from Memories of a Musician: Reminiscences of Seventy years of Musical Life, pages 243-4:
After leaving Rome I went with Clement Scott to Naples, where we took our rooms at the Hotel Vesuvius, which stands on the long, beautiful esplanade facing the bay. The manager, who knew Scott from having been manager of the "Greyhound" at Hampton Court, was much pleased to see him, and very attentive to us. We drove together to Sorrento, which lies in the Bay of Naples a little way from the town, and had our lunch at a restaurant, sitting at the open window, to the accompaniment of some mandoline players, who sang Tosti's songs and folk-melodies and made us feel quite happy and contented. … more >>
Wilhelm Ganz, Memories of a Musician: Reminiscences of Seventy years of Musical Life. In Internet Archive (London, 1913), p. 243-4. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1436435912176 accessed: 15 October, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composersUnspecified folk-melodies | performed by mandolin players |
Unspecified songs
written by Francesco Paolo Tosti |
performed by mandolin players |
Experience Information
Date/Time | at the end of 1892 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |